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Nutrition Security: UN’s Antonio Guterres hails departure of first Ukraine ship after grain deal

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

*Antonio Guterres, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, hopes this arrangement will bring much-needed stability and relief to global food security, especially in the most fragile humanitarian contexts

Isola Moses | ConsumerConnect

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres “warmly welcomes” the departure of a first ship carrying Ukrainian grain under a plan to lift Russia’s naval blockade Monday, August 1, 2022.

The UN Chief’s Spokesperson in a statement said: “The Secretary-General hopes that this will be the first of many commercial ships moving in accordance with the initiative signed, and that this will bring much-needed stability and relief to global food security, especially in the most fragile humanitarian contexts.”

Ukraine grain processing plant

ConsumerConnect had reported the African Union (AU), in a move to relieve the current global food crisis with timely intervention in the recent distortion in the  supply chain resulting from the Russian-Ukraine war, July 23, commended a landmark deal between the two countries.

The continental body stated the agreement between Russia and Ukraine would allow Kyiv to resume exports of grain through the Black Sea and relieve a global food crisis.

Ukraine’s farms are said to be a major source of grain for the world market, in particular in the Middle East and Africa, where food supplies are critically tight as of now.

Cereal prices in the world’s poorest continent have surged because of the slump in exports, sharpening the impact of conflict and climate change and sparking fears of social unrest, agency report also said.

The AU in a statement, also said: “The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat welcomes the signing by Russia and Ukraine of agreements.”

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