LONDON: The UN’s World Food Programme on Thursday repeated its warning over the energy and food shock arising from the Iran war, raising the alarm that 45 million people worldwide could be pushed into hunger. It came during a briefing by Carl Skau, acting executive director of WFP, which has been blighted by funding gaps amid a series of worsening country-specific crises. However, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz serves as the lynchpin of the global threat to food and energy security, he said, warning of disastrous consequences if oil remains around or above $100 per barrel until July.

What began as a geopolitical crisis in the Middle East nearly 100 days ago is increasingly becoming a food security crisis elsewhere, with UN agencies warning of rising hunger in…

LONDON: The UN’s World Food Programme on Thursday repeated its warning over the energy and food shock arising from the Iran war, raising the alarm that 45 million people worldwide…

By Olivia Le PoidevinGENEVA, June 5 (Reuters) - The Middle East conflict is pushing millions of people closer to hunger, as rising fuel and transport costs drive up food prices…

WFP warns that the war is causing substantial increases in food prices in a number of countries.

Predictions that the Middle East war could drive tens of millions more people into acute hunger are proving to be accurate, the United Nations said Friday, warning that higher…

The United Nations World Food Program warns that Trump's war with Iran is causing hunger crisis worldwide. Millions at risk of severe hunger by 2026.

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The U.N. food agency says millions of people are being pushed into acute hunger by the Iran war, as it warned would happen if the conflict escalated and oil prices remained high

The UN World Food Programme warns the Iran war and rising oil prices could push millions more into hunger, worsening food insecurity globally.

UN warns that the Iran war is pushing millions into hunger, exacerbating food insecurity in vulnerable countries worldwide.

The economic bleeding will not stop immediately, even if a diplomatic breakthrough occurs.