UN: Fertiliser disruption due to Hormuz crises may spark humanitarian emergency

A senior UN official warned that prolonged disruption of fertiliser shipments through the Strait of Hormuz could push an additional 45 million people into hunger, with Jorge Moreira da Silva stating the world has only "a few weeks" to restore trade before a "massive humanitarian crisis" emerges. Approximately one-third of global fertiliser normally transits the waterway; continued blockage threatens food production and supply chains worldwide.