UN Warns That Russia's, Failure to Uphold Grain Deal Will , Impact Already Desperate Nations.
UN Warns That Russia's, Failure to Uphold Grain Deal Will , Impact Already Desperate Nations.
On July 24, the United Nations Secretary General urged
Russia to resume an internationally-brokered deal to allow
grain shipments to move through Ukraine's Black Sea ports.
On July 24, the United Nations Secretary General urged
Russia to resume an internationally-brokered deal to allow
grain shipments to move through Ukraine's Black Sea ports.
ABC reports that Secretary General Antonio Guterres
warned that failing to uphold the deal would have the
most impact on the world's most vulnerable communities.
ABC reports that Secretary General Antonio Guterres
warned that failing to uphold the deal would have the
most impact on the world's most vulnerable communities.
The call to uphold the deal came during
Guterres' opening speech at a three-day
summit regarding the world's food systems.
Guterres stressed that both Russia and Ukraine are , "essential to global food security.".
According to Guterres, the two nations have historically
accounted for 30% of the world's total wheat and
barley exports and over half of all sunflower oil.
According to Guterres, the two nations have historically
accounted for 30% of the world's total wheat and
barley exports and over half of all sunflower oil.
For my part, I remain committed to
facilitating unimpeded access to global
markets for food products and fertilizer
from both Ukraine and the Russian
Federation and to deliver the food
security every person deserves, Antonio Guterres, United Nations
Secretary General, via ABC.
For my part, I remain committed to
facilitating unimpeded access to global
markets for food products and fertilizer
from both Ukraine and the Russian
Federation and to deliver the food
security every person deserves, Antonio Guterres, United Nations
Secretary General, via ABC.
I call on the Russian Federation
to return to the implementation
of the Black Sea Initiative,
in line with my latest proposal, Antonio Guterres, United Nations
Secretary General, via ABC.
I call on the Russian Federation
to return to the implementation
of the Black Sea Initiative,
in line with my latest proposal, Antonio Guterres, United Nations
Secretary General, via ABC.
ABC reports that the deal collapsed earlier in
July after Russia refused to renew the accord.
The deal had been negotiated by the U.N. and Turkey
as a means to maintain grain shipments to developing
countries amid Russia's war against Ukraine.
The deal had been negotiated by the U.N. and Turkey
as a means to maintain grain shipments to developing
countries amid Russia's war against Ukraine.
Initially, the deal allowed 725,000 metric tons
of humanitarian food aid to reach desperate
nations like Ethiopia, Afghanistan and Yemen.