00:00Russia is intentionally weaponizing food and undermining global food security, in particular Africa, Asia and Middle East.
00:08To avoid further deterioration of the situation, the European Council calls for the immediate restoration of safe passage for civilian
00:18shipping,
00:19merchant and commercial vessels in the Black Sea.
00:22But the global food system is now facing a perfect storm, a super El Niño, drought in both hemispheres and
00:30conflict in the Middle East, straining fertilizer exports.
00:34There are now three choke points, Hormuz, Bab el-Mandeb and Black Sea.
00:41Russia's actions make it harder to put food on people's plates across the world.