Tens of millions risk hunger as Hormuz standoff blocks fertiliser, UN official says

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Tens of millions are at risk of hunger due to a standoff in the Hormuz region that is blocking fertilizer supplies, according to a UN official. This situation poses a critical threat to global food security, particularly affecting vulnerable populations in Africa and Asia.

The United Nations has been sounding the alarm of the threat the blockade poses to the world's food security, with countries in Africa and Asia likely to be particularly hard hit.