Ukraine announced plans To feed at least 5 million people facing Seeing hunger at the end of Spring of 2023, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky.
We launched the initiative – ‘Grains from Ukraine,'” Zelensky said. in Video address for this week’s G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia. And the first Ship – Nordwind – Leaves for Ethiopia with 27,000 tons of wheat on board. This is the amount It could feed nearly 100,000 people for every year. “
he is added: “There could be many such ships from Ukraine, and therefore there will be a lot of them people in poor countries who from hunger.”
Zelensky announced The program as part of a set of 10 suggested solutions in in order to end the war with Russia that started last February.
Zelensky also He told the summit that the UN-brokered agreement eased the Russian blockade of Ukrainian Black Sea Ports should is being extended indefinitely and include two more Ports – Mykolaiv and Olivia.
Three outlets already included in The UN-brokered deal, which Zelensky said enabled Ukraine to export more more than 10 million tons of Food products since July. Deal set to finish on November 19 and talks are ongoing way on extended.
giving more details on The programAndrei Yermak, President of Zelensky of staff, he wrote on Telegram: its direct gist purchase of agricultural products by countries to share in The project From Ukrainian producers and transfer them to countries on the edge of famine.”
Noting that program will be conducted in partnership with The UN World Food Program Yermak confirmed that the Nordwind left for Ethiopia with The support of WFP and German government.
“The program It envisages providing grain to at least 5 million people at the end of Spring 2023, Yermak said.
he is added that he will ensure Coordination and implementation of The programwhich appears in part designed To address criticisms more than others of The Ukrainian grain that was exported under an agreement reached last July went to Western countries, not those in need countries.
that deal set to finish on Saturday, though, a lot global Actors, from the United Nations to Turkey — which helped broker the historic deal — pay for revamp it.
Yermak also A. said global group to me fight hunger It is created under the initiative of Ukraine.
International Coordination Group for ban of Hunger includes actors of governments of countriescompanies, sponsors who Can directly influence on judgment of food needs of millions of people in the world, Yermak said.
Ukraine one of The world’s largest exporter of grain and naval blockade after Russia invasion of Country in Feb contributed to a global food crisis.
Andrei Yermak, President of Said the Ukrainian presidential staff on The Telegram messaging app that Ukraine wants set by part of wheat crop for partner countries to me purchase on In my name or for me of African countries on the edge of famine.
The program envisages providing grain to at least 5 million people people at the end of Spring 2023,” adding that it will be implemented in partnership with World Food Program.
“We won’t give The Russians no chance of creating Holodomor 2.0 “Yermac addedIn reference to death by hunger of millions of people in What was then known as Soviet Ukraine in 30s.
He said that a ship carrying 27 thousand tons of Wheat was already left for Ethiopia as part of The program And the in Coordination with German government.
