'Driver of global instability': UN chief says Middle East fighting must stop

'Driver of global instability': UN chief says Middle East fighting must stop UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres has said that fighting must stop on all fronts in the Middle East as it is increasingly becoming a driver of global instability, according to Reuters. The UN chief noted that trade through the Strait of Hormuz has collapsed, energy markets have been upended, prices of food and key fertilisers have surged, and supply chains are buckling. The World Food Programme warned that as many as 45 million people

Localisation: Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East
Source: Middle East Eye
Categorie: economy
Date: Sat, 01 Aug 2026 05:40:00 +0100