The head of a UN food security agency warns that ongoing conflicts and disruptions to global energy markets are undermining progress against hunger. In a statement highlighted by multiple outlets, the UN official says fighting and instability can directly affect food production, supply routes and access to basic goods. At the same time, energy shocks—including tighter or more volatile global fuel markets—are raising costs across the food system. Higher fuel prices can increase transportation and storage expenses for food, while rising energy costs also affect fertilizer production, a key input for crop yields. The combined effect of conflict-related disruptions and energy-driven price increases could push additional people into hunger, the agency head cautions, potentially reversing gains made in recent years. The outlets report the warning focuses on the interaction between conflict and market volatility, with concerns that more expensive fuel, fertilizer and food will reduce affordability for vulnerable households in many countries.