UN calls for resumption of fertilizer shipments through the Strait of Hormuz

The Executive Director of the United Nations Office for Project Services, da Silva, said on the 14th that Iran and the United States should immediately allow fertilizer shipments to pass through the Strait of Hormuz to alleviate the crisis facing vulnerable countries. Da Silva said that before the conflict, one-third of the world's fertilizer was transported through the Strait of Hormuz, and since the outbreak of conflict between the United States and Iran this year, global fertilizer prices have risen by about 30%. Da Silva warned that multiple countries are currently being hit by fertilizer supply problems, and if planting seasons in various places continue to be missed, as many as 45 million people worldwide may face severe food insecurity, and 30 million people may be forced into poverty. He called for at least five fertilizer ships to pass through each day, and said that the existing United Nations mechanisms could restore fertilizer transport within 7 to 10 days.