The International Monetary Fund, World Bank and World Food Programme have warned that the ongoing conflict in the Middle East has severely disrupted global energy markets and could soon push up food prices worldwide, heightening the risk of food insecurity. In a joint statement, the heads of the three organisations said the burden of rising food prices will fall most heavily on the world’s most vulnerable populations. “The burden will fall most heavily on the world’s most vulnerable populations, particularly in low-income, import-dependent economies. The statement came a day after the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire to the hostilities that began on February 28. The United States and Israel had launched attacks on Iran after it refused to give up its stockpile of nuclear fuel.

Source: The Telegraph April 09, 2026 06:56 UTC