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UN Forms Task Force to Secure Food and Fertilizer Passage Through Hormuz Strait

30 March, 2026.Gaza Genocide.3 sources

Key Takeaways

Calls for Hormuz initiative modeled on Black Sea Grain Initiative.
Aims to secure passage of food, fertilizers, and intermediate goods through Hormuz.
Calls follow Iran's attacks on ships, highlighting maritime security risks.

International Calls for Hormuz Initiative

The International Crisis Group called for a Hormuz initiative modeled on the Black Sea Wheat Initiative.

“The International Crisis Group and a number of prominent figures have called for launching an initiative modeled on the 2022 Black Sea Wheat Initiative to facilitate the passage of food, fertilizers, and related intermediate goods through the Hormuz Strait, in light of the ongoing Middle East conflict threatening global food security”

Al-Jazeera Net

Iranian attacks on ships led to a sharp slowdown in traffic through the Hormuz Strait.

Al-Jazeera Net

The United Nations announced a working group to develop technical mechanisms for transporting fertilizer and raw materials.

UN Working Group Composition

The UN working group is led by Jorge Moreira da Silva of UNOPS.

It includes representatives from UNCTAD, the IMO, and the ICC.

Ath-Thawābit Al-Mūrītānī

This is not about commercial oil shipments but mitigating effects on humanitarian needs.

Fertilizer Crisis Impact

The war's consequences would hit small farmers in poor countries hardest.

“The United Nations announced the formation of a working group to 'develop and propose technical mechanisms' for transporting fertilizer and other 'raw materials' through the Strait of Hormuz, according to Stéphane Dujarric, the spokesman for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres”