This was the message given by UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths at a meeting held in Istanbul on Thursday. discuss the future Senior officials from the accord’s signatories, Russia and Ukraine, as well as the United Nations and Turkey, which also mediated the accord.
critical to global food security
one in Note issued to reporters From the Office of the UN Spokesperson at the meeting, Mr Griffiths congratulated the parties on the deal – which also runs joint coordination center Hub, located in Istanbul – from Ukraine on reaching the 30 million metric ton mark, and “reiterated the importance of the initiative to global food security”.
The UN relief chief also recognized the important contribution of food and fertilizer exports from Russia.
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The meeting discussed the recent proposals to take forward the deal made by the United Nations, namely Restoration of the Togliatti-Odessa ammonia pipelineThe long extension initiative, Improvement in JCC“For stable operations and exports as well as other issues raised by the parties.”
The parties presented their views and agreed to join is moving forward with those elements”, the spokesperson’s office said.
Mr Griffiths insisted that the United Nations “continue to work closely with all parties To achieve sustainability and full implementation of the initiative in pursuance of their broad shared commitment to address global food insecurity.
grain for the most needy
The latest detailed figures on the initiative, released Monday, show that nearly 600,000 tonnes of food grains have been sent by ships chartered by the World Food Program ,wfp) to support its humanitarian work in Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Yemen.
Last year, Ukraine supplied more than half of WFP’s total global wheat procurement, as of 2021.
As talks have continued over the past few months about an extension of the deal – which provides a secure Marine Human Corridor For shipping out of Ukrainian ports – exports declined by nearly 30 percent, with JCC inspection rates declining to an average of 2.9 completed inspections per day for the month of May.
Monday’s update from the Office of the UN Coordinator for the deal said the UN and Turkey’s delegation were working closely with Ukraine and Russia to “facilitate movements and inspections of inbound and outbound vessels.”within the framework of the initiative and agreed proceduresWhile discussions are on for the future of the initiative.
