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 while funding shortfalls force aid agencies to scale back assistance, the U.N. World Food Programme said on Friday.Joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran in February triggered a regional conflict stretching across the Gulf and into Lebanon, disrupting key shipping routes, including the Strait of Hormuz, forcing vessels to reroute and sharply constraining global energy flows and supply chains.

GENEVA, June 2 (Reuters) - Surging global transport costs and supply chain disruptions linked to the Middle East crisis are threatening the delivery of lifesaving aid to children,…

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.

Households in Afghanistan, Somalia and Sri Lanka are among the most seriously affected and face mounting pressure

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

Households in Afghanistan, Somalia and Sri Lanka are among the most seriously affected.

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.

Analysis in Three Vulnerable Countries Found Over Six Million Additional People Struggling to Meet Their Basic Food Needs, the World Food Program Said

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

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Price shock to fuel and fertiliser is leading farmers around the world to delay planting, says Ifad chief