The Mideast Conflict Spreads—Beyond the Strait of Hormuz & towards the UN Cafeteria By Thalif Deen Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/05/the-mideast-conflict-spreads-beyond-the-strait-of-hormuz-towards-the-un-cafeteria/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Days_No_Outcry_The_Cost_of_Speaking_Out_UN_Staff_Advised_to_Keep_Off_Campaign_for_New_SecretaryGener UNITED NATIONS, May 8 2026 (IPS) - The 10-month-old Middle East conflict—which has triggered a rise in the cost of living worldwide, and an increase in the prices of food, groceries and gasoline—is likely to impose burdens on hundreds of UN staffers, delegates, journalists and civil society representatives– and thousands more, during the General Assembly sessions beginning September. Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.