UN official: The world has weeks to avert a massive humanitarian crisis due to the Strait of Hormuz

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Jorge Moreira da Silva, executive director of the UN for Project Services (UNOPS) and head of the task force, told AFP.
“We could see a crisis that forces an additional 45 million people into famine.”