Middle East Conflict Risks Rising Hunger
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned that the Middle East conflict could lead to an increase in the number of people at risk of hunger to 520 million by 2030, driven by deteriorating food security and declining supplies of essential commodities. Projections indicate that this increase will range between 510 and 520 million people, compared to 503 million before the outbreak of the crisis, with potential changes resulting from extreme weather events, rising energy and fertilizer prices, all of which impact production costs and food prices. The recent escalation in the conflict, which began in February between the United States and Israel on one side and Iran on the other, has led to increased hostilities and a halt in navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, causing global rises in fuel and food prices and deepening the humanitarian and security crisis in the region.
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