Ukraine grain export deal off to ‘a very good start’ – UN interim Coordinator

Under the Black Sea Initiative so far, 12 vessels have been “authorized to depart the Ukrainian ports,” the acting UN coordinator for the grain deal told UN journalists in New York on Wednesday.

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Ukraine: More than one million tonnes of grain and food items exported under Black Sea deal

27 Aug 2022

Exports of Ukrainian grain and other foodstuffs under a landmark UN-brokered agreement have surpassed one million metric tonnes, the Coordinator for the Black Sea Grain Initiative, Amir Abdulla, reported on Saturday.

Ukraine war: Guterres calls for continuation of ‘vital’ food and fertilizer agreement

20 Jun 2023

The Secretary-General on Tuesday said he was disappointed by the “slowing pace of inspections” under the UN-brokered Black Sea Initiative – the grain and fertilizer deal which has allowed millions of tonnes of food exports to leave Ukraine.

Russian strikes on Ukraine ports ‘further blow to global food security’

21 Jul 2023

Russia’s bombardment of Ukrainian ports along the Black Sea could have far-reaching impacts on global food security, UN political affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo said on Friday in a briefing to the Security Council.