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UN official warns Hormuz dispute disrupting food supply

Season 2026 Episode 80 | 5m 35s

To discuss the global stakes of the impasse in the Strait of Hormuz and its impact on deepening humanitarian crises, Geoff Bennett spoke with Jorge Moreira da Silva, the executive director of the UN’s Office for Project Services and head of the UN task force on the strait.

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