UN warns wars are driving up cost of survival

The United Nations Secretary-General is warning that the world's expanding wars are driving up the cost of survival — and deepening the inequalities fueling public anger.

António Guterres says the consequences of conflict are reaching far beyond the battlefield, pushing up prices and squeezing already struggling households.

Ahead of a visit to Egypt, he is also demanding action over restricted aid to Gaza and escalating Israeli settler violence in the occupied West Bank.

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