UN calls for opening Strait of Hormuz to fertilizer shipments

The UN has called on Iran and the US to allow fertilizer shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, warning that 45 million people could face food shortages.

Operativ Media reports that Jorge Moreira da Silva, head of the UN Office for Project Services, stated this at the COP31 conference.

According to him, a third of global fertilizer supplies passed through the Strait of Hormuz before the conflict, while current restrictions have driven prices up by 30 percent.

The UN official proposed ensuring the daily transit of five ships carrying fertilizer. He also warned that an additional 30 million people could face the risk of poverty.