GENEVA, March 31, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Disruptions in global supply chains brought on by the war in the Middle East are impacting the delivery of tens of thousands of tonnes of food aid, the United Nations warned Tuesday. The World Food Programme said deliveries of desperately-need food for aid operations around the world were facing long delays and increasing costs. She said the UN agency currently had 70,000 metric tonnes of food impacted by the war in the Middle East. WFP does not ship cargo directly through the Strait of Hormuz, but Fleischer warned the agency was "impacted by the ripple effects of what's happening there". They are people who already spend between 50 and 70 percent of their income on food," Fleischer said.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha March 31, 2026 17:40 UTC