Shipping turmoil threatening global food supplies: UN

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that disruptions to shipping in key maritime choke points such as the Strait of Hormuz, Red Sea, and Black Sea increasingly threaten global trade and food supplies. He called for restoring freedom of navigation to alleviate these risks amid converging regional conflicts impacting global shipments.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for the restoration of freedom of navigation in key maritime choke points, warning that disruptions to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, the Red Sea and the Black Sea were increasingly threatening global trade and food supplies. “Today, conflicts in different regions are converging in their impact ...

World Conflict Politics Markets Commodities Shipping United Nations Antonio Guterres shipping disruptions maritime choke points global trade food supplies Strait of Hormuz conflict

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