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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Rebecca Root

Calls for humanitarian corridor through strait of Hormuz as Iran war hits vital aid

A woman cooks on a small fire outside sitting on the ground. A child sits next to her. Makeshift tents can be seen behind them
Refugees in Chad who have fled Sudan. Food aid is taking weeks longer to arrive with the strait of Hormuz closed. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

The volatility of global oil prices caused by the US and Israel’s war on Iran is taking a toll on the most vulnerable people, by slowing or blocking food and medical aid from reaching them.

Now aid organisations are calling for a “humanitarian corridor” to be opened through the strait of Hormuz amid rocketing transportation costs.

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