United Nations (APP – Urdu Point / Pakistan Point News – 28 Mar, 2026) United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday announced the formation of a working group dedicated to developing mechanisms to ensure the safe passage of humanitarian supplies and basic agricultural goods through the Strait of Hormuz.
This step comes amid an almost complete halt to traffic through the main waterway due to the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran, which threatens the entire world. food Security and aid operations.
“The conflict is also in middle “The East is opening up and threatening to intensify, and disruptions to maritime trade across the Strait threaten to create ripple effects affecting humanitarian needs and agricultural production in the coming months,” UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters at UN headquarters in New York.
Dujarric added, “Immediate action is necessary to mitigate these consequences.”
The task force will be chaired by Jorge Moreira da Silva, Executive Director of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), and will include representatives of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the International Maritime Organization and the International Chamber of Commerce. Additional entities may be invited to participate as needed.
Dujarric added that it would be activated “in close consultation with relevant member states.” Pakistan It has been contacted between major countries so far.
“While the Secretary-General is committed to making every effort to achieve a comprehensive and lasting settlement of the conflict, immediate action is necessary to mitigate these consequences,” he said.
Dujarric said that the new Strait of Hormuz mechanism aims to facilitate fertilizer trade, including the movement of related raw materials, and will be activated in close consultation with relevant UN member states in full respect of national sovereignty and established international legal frameworks.
“If successful, it will also create confidence among member states about the diplomatic approach to the conflict and will constitute a valuable step towards a broader political settlement,” he said.
According to the spokesman, the working group is chaired by UN Under-Secretary-General Jorge Moreira da Silva, Executive Director of the United Nations Office for Project Services, and will include representatives of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the International Maritime Organization, and the International Chamber of Commerce. Additional entities may be invited to participate as needed.
Dujarric added that as part of his broader peacemaking mandate, the Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General, Jean Arnault, will lead political engagement with relevant UN Member States, with support from the Task Force.
According to the United Nations Maritime Organization, about 2,000 ships and 20,000 sailors were affected by the war and the shipping crisis in the strait.
Earlier this week, Iranian authorities, in a letter to the International Maritime Organization, said all “non-hostile” ships would be granted safe passage.
A short while ago, Brent crude oil was trading at $110.82 per barrel. One day before the start of the Israeli and American bombing campaign, price It was about $72.
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