UN urges US, Iran to allow five fertilizer ships daily through Hormuz

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Iran and the United States should immediately allow fertilizer shipments through the Strait of Hormuz to prevent millions of people in vulnerable countries from falling into…

Iran and the United States should immediately allow fertilizer shipments through the Strait of Hormuz to prevent millions of people in vulnerable countries from falling into poverty, a senior United Nations official said Saturday.

Speaking at the COP31 climate summit in Antalya, Turkey, Jorge Moreira da Silva, head of the UN Office for Project Services, called for a temporary arrangement allowing five fertilizer vessels to pass through the strait daily, independently of broader US-Iran negotiations.

He said a third of the world's fertilizers passed through the waterway before the conflict, while prices had risen 30 percent since the blockades began.

Moreira da Silva warned that shortages were already affecting countries including Sudan, Somalia, Kenya, Nepal and Bangladesh. He said Sudan's finance minister had reported that food prices had doubled in six months, while farmers in Nepal were struggling to afford fertilizers.

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