The United Nations warned on Thursday of Fresh risk to global Food security, saying that Russia limits the number of Allowing ships to collect Ukrainian grain from Black Sea ports.
It is said that turbulence is part of Russia strategy to force Kyiv to open a key Pipeline for Transportation of an essential component of fertilizer to international markets.
UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said he was very concerned that only 33 ships had departed from Ukrainian ports. in maybe, half The number compared to April, exports of Total grains and other nutrients just 1.3 million metric tons last month, less than half the amount of Previous Month.
He said that Russia had informed the center in Istanbul coordination of arrival, departure and inspection of ships are involved in Black Sea Grain Initiativeof that it decision To reduce registrations in port of Yuzhny as long as ammonia is not exported, and currently it’s not.”
ammonia is key the components for Fertilizers and Moscow wants Ukraine to open a pipeline from Russia city of Togliatti to the Ukrainian port of Odessa, which I used before the war to ship ammonia to it global Client.
Türkiye and the United Nations mediated the breakthrough initiative with Russia and Ukraine last July, opening a path for Ukrainian grain exports of three of that it key Black Sea ports: Odessa, Chernomorsk and Yuzhny.
The United Nations said in a separate note that it would do so work To overcome obstacles to Russian food and fertilizer shipments made by the United Nations trade Chief Rebecca Greenspan was trying to do for months, but Moscow criticized the shortage of results.
Ministry of Ukraine of renovation and infrastructure on Al-Khamis said the grain deal had been halted again Because Russia blocked the registration of Ships to all Ukrainian ports.
Joint Coordination Center in Istanbul (which is overseeing the initiative) has announced It is impossible to draw up inspection plan for June 1 because of Another unjustified refusal of Russian delegation to register the upcoming fleet for sharing in initiative, “said the Ukrainian ministry on Facebook.
To promote failure To export fertilizers to Russia in March unilaterally decided to renew the grain deal for 60 days instead of 120 days indicated in the agreement. And just before it expires, in Another example of It agreed to Moscow’s brinksmanship on May 17 for another two-month extension through July 17.
After Russia on February 24, 2022 invasion of ukraine, one of the world’s main breadbasket, global Food prices skyrocketed, hitting the poorer, the developing countries especially hard.
After the July Accords, food prices began to rise drop But Dujarric cautioned that “global hunger Hotspots are increasing and ghosting of food and swell market volatility lurks in everyone countries. “
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tweeted Wednesday that the port of Yuzhny was banned over 1.5 million tons of Agricultural products are waiting there for shipment to at least 10 countries Including Türkiye, China, Egypt and Bangladesh.
He urged everyone to put pressure on Russia to unblock food supplies, saying: “It is clear that less food is being supplied to these countries than to these regions.” higher Food prices are more people in these countries lose who family budgets. “
Dujarric pointed it out in Only three ships have left port of Yogni.
He said that since the May 24 issue of teams Ship inspection reduced from three to two. This, along with deceleration in Ship registration is creating dangerous situation.
Ukraine called move “gross violation” of The initiative.
developed by the United Nations forward Practical suggestions “at a strategic and operational level” and will continue to be involved with Russia and Ukraine said Dujarric.
In particular, we are looking for Commitments on Unconditional access of Ships to all three ports under the initiative, the number increased of Successful searches performed daily and expected registrations in avoid excessive delay of ships and exports of Fertilizers, including ammonia, and appeal of Togliatti-Odesa ammonia pipeline,” said Dujarric.
