Geneva, June 5, 2026 (AFP) - Feared global hunger crisis 'coming to pass' as Mideast war lingers: UN

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2026-06-05

"Pessimistic" predictions that the Middle East war could push tens of millions more people into acute hunger if drawn out are being proven right, the United Nations said Friday. A few weeks after the US-Israeli strikes against Iran on February 28 sparked the conflict and plunged world energy markets into turmoil, the UN's World Food Programme warned that soaring oil prices were devastating global food security. If oil prices were to remain around......

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