It has been revealed that the war is now causing the worst disruption to lifesaving human work since covid. Amid seemingly impotent US Security Council resolutions demanding an end to the conflict, including Iran’s retaliatory strikes on neighbouring Gulf states, the net effect is that the war is pushing 45m people into acute hunger. The US and Israeli war on Iran and Tel Aviv’s concurrent assault on South Lebanon are pushing humanitarian operations beyond their limits. We have long criticised the delays in building vital and long-overdue road building, rail development, energyinfrastructure, and harbour redevelopment. Now that the necessary tools are in place to fast-track such work, there can be no real room for complaint.

Source: Irish Examiner April 06, 2026 10:49 UTC