As the Hormuz strait crisis continues, the UN Office for Project Services (Unops) has warned that the disruption of fertiliser supplies threatens a global humanitarian catastrophe, Al Jazeera reports.

Unops executive director Jorge Moreira da Silva warned that continued maritime disruptions could push millions into a cycle of hunger and famine.

He stressed that raw material prices for fertilisers had increased to record levels, which now required urgent diplomatic action to secure supply chains.