UN: US buying big Ukraine grain shipment for hungry regions
2 years, 4 months ago

UN: US buying big Ukraine grain shipment for hungry regions

Associated Press  

BULLA HAGAR, Kenya — The United States is stepping up to buy about 150,000 metric tons of grain from Ukraine in the next few weeks for an upcoming shipment of food aid from ports no longer blockaded by war, the World Food Program chief has told The Associated Press. The keenly awaited first aid ship from Ukraine is carrying 23,000 metric tons of grain, enough to feed 1.5 million people on full rations for a month, Beasley said. Particularly since these are their neighbors, these are their brothers, their family.” He asserted the World Food Program could save “millions of lives” with just one day of Gulf countries’ oil profits. Despite grain leaving Ukraine and hopes rising of global markets beginning to stabilize, the world’s most vulnerable people face a long, difficult recovery, the WFP chief said. “Even if this drought ends, we’re talking about a global food crisis at least for another 12 months,” Beasley said.

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People ‘dying of starvation’ in Sudan, UN food agency says
11 months, 1 week ago

People ‘dying of starvation’ in Sudan, UN food agency says

Al Jazeera  

The World Food Programme has called on Sudan’s warring sides to provide immediate security guarantees to deliver aid. The United Nations food agency says it is receiving reports of people dying of starvation in Sudan and the number of hungry people has doubled over the past year as the ongoing war cuts civilians off from aid. “The situation in Sudan …

Halted Ukraine grain deal, funding shortages rattle UN food aid programs
1 year, 5 months ago

Halted Ukraine grain deal, funding shortages rattle UN food aid programs

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — A halted landmark grain deal that allowed Ukrainian grain to flow to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, along with donor’s fatigue, is rattling the operations of the United Nations food agency, its deputy executive director said Tuesday. “What we have to do now is to look elsewhere of course,” Carl Skau, deputy executive director of …

Putin promises no-cost Russian grain shipments to 6 African countries
1 year, 5 months ago

Putin promises no-cost Russian grain shipments to 6 African countries

Associated Press  

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Vladimir Putin told leaders and officials from most African countries Thursday that Russia is making every effort to avert a global food crisis despite concerns that its withdrawal from a deal allowing grain shipments from Ukraine will cause price spikes. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre also said Russia’s promise to donate grain to African nations …

Russia comes under pressure at UN to avoid global food crisis and revive Ukrainian grain shipments
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia comes under pressure at UN to avoid global food crisis and revive Ukrainian grain shipments

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Russia came under pressure at the United Nations Security Council on Friday from its ally China and developing countries as well as Western nations to avert a global food crisis and quickly revive Ukrainian grain shipments. In response to Russia declaring wide areas in the Black Sea dangerous for shipping, the U.N. warned that a military incident …

Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
1 year, 5 months ago

Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world

LA Times  

Russia has suspended a wartime deal designed to move grain from Ukraine to parts of the world where millions are going hungry. The International Rescue Committee calls the grain deal a “lifeline for the 79 countries and 349 million people on the frontlines of food insecurity.” Losing millions of tons of food from Ukraine at a time when many countries …

Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia's war matters to the world
1 year, 5 months ago

Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia's war matters to the world

The Hindu  

Agreements that the United Nations and Turkey brokered with Ukraine and Russia to allow food and fertilizer to get from the warring nations to parts of the world where millions are going hungry have eased concerns over global food security. The Black Sea Grain Initiative has allowed 32.8 million metric tons of food to be exported from Ukraine since last …

Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia's war matters to the world
1 year, 5 months ago

Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia's war matters to the world

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Black Sea Grain Initiative has allowed 32.8 million …

Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
1 year, 5 months ago

Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world

Associated Press  

LONDON — Russia has suspended a wartime deal designed to move grain from Ukraine to parts of the world where millions are going hungry. The Black Sea Grain Initiative, brokered by the U.N. and Turkey, has allowed 32.9 million metric tons of food to be exported from Ukraine since August, more than half to developing countries, according to the Joint …

Russia’s threat to pull out of Ukraine grain deal raises food safety concerns
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia’s threat to pull out of Ukraine grain deal raises food safety concerns

The Hindu  

Concerns are growing that Russia will not extend a United Nations-brokered deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to parts of the world struggling with hunger, with ships no longer heading to the war-torn country’s Black Sea ports and food exports dwindling. Russian intentions If the deal isn’t extended, “the countries that had relied on Ukraine for their imports …

Russia's threat to pull out of Ukraine grain deal raises fears about global food security
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia's threat to pull out of Ukraine grain deal raises fears about global food security

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Concerns are growing that Russia …

Russia’s threat to pull out of Ukraine grain deal raises fears about global food security
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia’s threat to pull out of Ukraine grain deal raises fears about global food security

Associated Press  

LONDON — Concerns are growing that Russia will not extend a United Nations-brokered deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to parts of the world struggling with hunger, with ships no longer heading to the war-torn country’s Black Sea ports and food exports dwindling. If the deal isn’t extended, “the countries that had relied on Ukraine for their imports …

UN warns of new threat to global food security after Russia limits Ukraine grain shipments
1 year, 7 months ago

UN warns of new threat to global food security after Russia limits Ukraine grain shipments

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Warning of a new threat to global food security, the United Nations said Thursday that Russia is limiting the number of ships allowed to pick up Ukrainian grain at Black Sea ports in its campaign to get Kyiv to open a pipeline for a key ingredient of fertilizer to get to world markets. He said Russia informed …

Russia agrees to extend Ukraine grain deal, in a boost to global food security
1 year, 7 months ago

Russia agrees to extend Ukraine grain deal, in a boost to global food security

LA Times  

Russia has agreed to extend a deal that allows Ukraine to ship grain through the Black Sea to parts of the world struggling with hunger, Turkey’s leader announced Wednesday, in a boost to global food security after the war launched more than a year ago drove up prices. “With the efforts of our country, the support of our Russian friends …

Russia: 60-day extension of wartime grain deal acceptable
1 year, 9 months ago

Russia: 60-day extension of wartime grain deal acceptable

Associated Press  

GENEVA — A Russian delegation at talks with senior U.N. officials said Monday that Moscow is ready to accept an extension to a grain export deal that has helped bring down global food prices amid the war in Ukraine — but only for 60 days as the Kremlin holds out for changes to how the arrangement is working. The United …

Hunger Pangs: How Russia's war in Ukraine is starving the world
2 years ago

Hunger Pangs: How Russia's war in Ukraine is starving the world

Firstpost  

An enduring global food crisis has become one of the farthest-reaching consequences of Russia’s war in Ukraine, contributing to widespread starvation, poverty and premature deaths. “We’re dealing now with a massive food insecurity crisis,” Antony Blinken, the US secretary of state, said last month at a summit with African leaders in Washington. “It’s the product of a lot of things, …

25,000 tons of Ukraine grain reach east Africa amid drought
2 years, 1 month ago

25,000 tons of Ukraine grain reach east Africa amid drought

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — The first shipment of grain as part of Ukraine’s own initiative to supply countries in need arrived in Djibouti Monday for delivery to neighboring Ethiopia amid the region’s worst drought in decades. Ukraine’s embassy in Ethiopia confirmed that the “Grain from Ukraine” shipment of 25,000 tons is separate from a United Nations World Food Program effort that …

Russia-Ukraine grain deal extended in win for food prices
2 years, 1 month ago

Russia-Ukraine grain deal extended in win for food prices

Deccan Chronicle  

Ankara: A wartime agreement that unblocked grain shipments from Ukraine and helped temper rising global food prices will be extended by four months, the United Nations and other parties to the deal said on Thursday, preventing a price shock to some of the world's most vulnerable countries where many are struggling with hunger. “I was deeply moved to know that …

What does Russia’s withdrawal from a grain deal with Ukraine mean for global hunger?
2 years, 2 months ago

What does Russia’s withdrawal from a grain deal with Ukraine mean for global hunger?

CNN  

CNN — Russia’s decision to pull out of an agreement that guaranteed safe passage for ships carrying vital grain exports from Ukraine has sparked “grave concerns” over global food supply at a time when the world is already facing a growing hunger crisis. Asked if it was possible to maintain grain shipments without Russia’s participation, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told …

UN optimistic on Ukraine grain deal; Russia has reservations
2 years, 2 months ago

UN optimistic on Ukraine grain deal; Russia has reservations

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — A senior U.N. official said Wednesday he is “relatively optimistic” the deal for returning Ukrainian grain and Russian grain and fertilizer to world markets will be extended beyond mid-November, but Russia’s U.N. ambassador said Moscow needs to see movement on its own exports first. We’re working hard.” Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine cut off shipments of …

October 25, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
2 years, 2 months ago

October 25, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news

CNN  

Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov has cast doubt on the future of a UN-backed grain deal, saying there is a “lot of work” to do before the agreement can be renewed next month. Lavrov said Moscow wanted the UN to provide evidence that the exports, which must pass through a monitoring center in Istanbul, are being directed to the world’s …

U.N. warns up to 345 million people marching toward starvation
2 years, 3 months ago

U.N. warns up to 345 million people marching toward starvation

The Hindu  

The U.N. food chief warned Thursday that the world is facing “a global emergency of unprecedented magnitude,” with up to 345 million people marching toward starvation — and 70 million pushed closer to starvation by the war in Ukraine. “The hungry people of the world are counting on us, and … we must not let them down.” Mr. Griffiths said …

UN warns up to 345 million people marching toward starvation
2 years, 3 months ago

UN warns up to 345 million people marching toward starvation

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. food chief warned Thursday that the world is facing “a global emergency of unprecedented magnitude,” with up to 345 million people marching toward starvation — and 70 million pushed closer to starvation by the war in Ukraine. David Beasley, executive director of the U.N. World Food Program, told the U.N. Security Council that the 345 …

Ukrainian grain export helping in curbing global food inflation: UN spokesperson
2 years, 4 months ago

Ukrainian grain export helping in curbing global food inflation: UN spokesperson

Live Mint  

Highlighting the impact of Ukrainian export in the international market, the United Nation spokesperson for the Black Sea Grain Initiative, on Wednesday said that global wheat prices dropped last month partly due to the resumption of wheat export from Ukraine, reported Reuters. The comment made by the spokesperson came after President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said that he want to …

Ukraine says grain coming to Somalia, but Russia skeptical
2 years, 4 months ago

Ukraine says grain coming to Somalia, but Russia skeptical

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Ukraine’s president says tons of grain from his country will arrive in the coming weeks in Somalia, where famine approaches and the global crises of food security and climate change put millions at risk. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s comment came as Russian President Vladimir Putin accuses the West of sending most of the grain from Ukraine’s reopened ports …

Ukraine says grain coming to Somalia, but Russia skeptical
2 years, 4 months ago

Ukraine says grain coming to Somalia, but Russia skeptical

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s comment came as Russian President Vladimir …

U.S. buying big Ukraine grain shipment for hungry regions: U.N.
2 years, 4 months ago

U.S. buying big Ukraine grain shipment for hungry regions: U.N.

The Hindu  

The United States is stepping up to buy about 1,50,000 metric tons of grain from Ukraine in the next few weeks for an upcoming shipment of food aid from ports no longer blockaded by war, the World Food Program chief has told The Associated Press. The keenly awaited first aid ship from Ukraine is carrying 23,000 metric tons of grain, …

Ukraine grain shipments offer hope, not fix to food crisis
2 years, 5 months ago

Ukraine grain shipments offer hope, not fix to food crisis

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — A ship bringing corn to Lebanon’s northern port of Tripoli normally would not cause a stir. The Razoni, loaded with more than 26,000 tons of corn for chicken feed, is emerging from the edges of a Russian war that has threatened food supplies in countries like Lebanon, which has the world’s highest rate of food inflation — a …

US: Africa can buy Russian grain but risks actions on oil
2 years, 5 months ago

US: Africa can buy Russian grain but risks actions on oil

Associated Press  

KAMPALA, Uganda — African nations are free to buy grain from Russia but could face consequences if they trade in U.S.-sanctioned commodities such as Russian oil, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said Thursday. Lavrov blamed food shortages in the market on “the absolutely inadequate reaction of the West, which announced sanctions” following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine and …

First grain ship leaves Ukraine: What, where and why it matters
2 years, 5 months ago

First grain ship leaves Ukraine: What, where and why it matters

Al Jazeera  

Departure of vessel carrying 26,000 metric tonnes of corn raises hopes of easing growing global food crisis. A vessel carrying Ukrainian grain has left the Black Sea port of Odesa for the first time since Russia’s invasion in late February. The deal signed last month on reopening blocked Black Sea delivery routes to export grain and other agricultural goods is …

Explained | Will Russia-Ukraine deal ease global food crisis?
2 years, 5 months ago

Explained | Will Russia-Ukraine deal ease global food crisis?

The Hindu  

The story so far: In their first major deal since the February 24 war began, Russia and Ukraine on Friday agreed to resume grain exports from Black Sea ports as part of a deal negotiated by the United Nations and Turkey. The UN had initiated talks in April to unblock the millions of tonnes of wheat and other food items …

‘A beacon of hope’: Ukraine, Russia sign grain export deals
2 years, 5 months ago

‘A beacon of hope’: Ukraine, Russia sign grain export deals

LA Times  

A cargo ship is anchored in the Sea of Marmara off Istanbul waiting to cross the Bosporus strait. The deal will enable Ukraine — one of the world’s key breadbaskets — to export 22 million tons of grain and other agricultural products that have been stuck in Black Sea ports due toRussia’s invasion. “A deal that allows grain to leave …

Putin’s ‘food terrorism’ in Ukraine war leaves millions facing famine in Africa
2 years, 5 months ago

Putin’s ‘food terrorism’ in Ukraine war leaves millions facing famine in Africa

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Vladimir Putin’s forces are using “food terrorism” as a weapon …

Famine threatens wide swaths of world, now worsened by Ukraine war
2 years, 6 months ago

Famine threatens wide swaths of world, now worsened by Ukraine war

LA Times  

Somali children show symptoms of a severe protein malnutrition this month in Mogadishu, Somalia. “The current food security challenge that we’re facing due to these three Cs: climate, COVID, and conflict,” said Ramin Toloui, assistant secretary of State for economic affairs, one of several Biden administration officials tasked to food-security issues. “But what we know is this: We know that …

UN chief warns of 'catastrophe' from global food shortage
2 years, 6 months ago

UN chief warns of 'catastrophe' from global food shortage

India TV News  

Highlights United Nations chief warned that world faces “catastrophe” because of growing food shortage globally He said UN negotiators were working on a deal that would enable Ukraine to export food Russia exported as much wheat in May and June this year as in the same months of 2021 The head of the United Nations warned Friday that the world …

Food shortages: Why Russia is being accused of using food as a weapon of war
2 years, 6 months ago

Food shortages: Why Russia is being accused of using food as a weapon of war

CNN  

CNN — Russia’s war in Ukraine could push up to 49 million people into famine or famine-like conditions because of its devastating impact on global food supply and prices, the United Nations has said, in the latest dire warning over food insecurity. Russia’s blockade of Ukrainian ports has already raised global food prices and threatens to cause a catastrophic food …

Global hunger calls for a collective action
2 years, 6 months ago

Global hunger calls for a collective action

Live Mint  

The world system that feeds humankind has been under stress for the past two years. The Russia-Ukraine war strangled crucial sources of supply, as these two countries contribute 28% to world wheat exports and 15% to world maize exports. Eleven countries account for 70% of global wheat production: China and India for 31%, Russia and Ukraine for 15%, the US, …

UN report: Ukraine war is increasing suffering of millions
2 years, 7 months ago

UN report: Ukraine war is increasing suffering of millions

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The ripple effects of the war in Ukraine are increasing the suffering of millions of people by escalating food and energy prices and worsening a financial crisis, coming on top of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change, a U.N. report said Wednesday. Global Crisis Response Group said the war “has exacerbated a global cost-of-living …

Russia is trying to sell you stolen grain, US warns African nations
2 years, 7 months ago

Russia is trying to sell you stolen grain, US warns African nations

The Telegraph  

The US has warned drought-stricken African nations that Russia is attempting to sell them stolen grain, presenting them with a choice between feeding their population or endorsing war crimes in Ukraine. Officials in Washington last month alerted 14 mostly African countries that Russian cargo vessels were leaving ports filled with looted Ukraine food. The diplomatic cable, first reported by the …

Ukraine war ‘aggravating’ existing global food crisis, UN warns
2 years, 7 months ago

Ukraine war ‘aggravating’ existing global food crisis, UN warns

Al Jazeera  

‘Food is available,’ Luca Russo, the FAO’s lead analyst for food crises, tells Al Jazeera. As the cost of food soars around the world, the United Nations warns that the war in Ukraine risks aggravating inflating prices and causing a full-on global food crisis. Luca Russo, the FAO’s lead analyst for food crises, told Al Jazeera that as Russia’s invasion …

UN had ‘constructive’ talks in Moscow on Russian grain exports
2 years, 7 months ago

UN had ‘constructive’ talks in Moscow on Russian grain exports

Al Jazeera  

Talks took place on facilitating Russian grain and fertiliser exports to global markets, UN spokesman says. A senior UN official had “constructive discussions” in Moscow with Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov on facilitating Russian grain and fertiliser exports to global markets, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric has said. US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said the United …

Far from Ukraine, food prices and hunger rise in Africa because of the war
2 years, 7 months ago

Far from Ukraine, food prices and hunger rise in Africa because of the war

LA Times  

It now costs Ayan Hassan Abdirahman twice as much as it did just a few months ago to buy the wheat flour she uses to make breakfast each day for her 11 children in Somalia’s capital. Conflict, the climate crisis, COVID-19 and surging food and fuel costs have created a perfect storm — and now we’ve got the war in …

War in Ukraine adds to food price hikes, hunger in Africa
2 years, 7 months ago

War in Ukraine adds to food price hikes, hunger in Africa

Associated Press  

MOGADISHU, Somalia — It now costs Ayan Hassan Abdirahman twice as much as it did just a few months ago to buy the wheat flour she uses to make breakfast each day for her 11 children in Somalia’s capital. Conflict, the climate crisis, COVID-19 and surging food and fuel costs have created a perfect storm — and now we’ve got …

As the war grinds on, the world looks for a way to get Ukraine’s grain out
2 years, 7 months ago

As the war grinds on, the world looks for a way to get Ukraine’s grain out

LA Times  

Russia pressed Thursday for the West to lift sanctions imposed because of its war in Ukraine, claiming without proof that the punitive measures are preventing millions of tons of grain and other agricultural products from leaving Ukrainian ports, exacerbating a global food crisis. “This food crisis is real, and we must find solutions,” World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said …

Millions ‘marching to starvation’ as Putin unleashes global food catastrophe
2 years, 7 months ago

Millions ‘marching to starvation’ as Putin unleashes global food catastrophe

The Telegraph  

Hundreds of millions of people are "marching to starvation" after Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine unleashed the worst humanitarian crisis since the Second World War, the head of the UN’s World Food Programme has warned. David Beasley condemned Russia for “a declaration of war on global food security” after it blocked Ukrainian grain exports, and said that 325m people are …

Risk of unprecedented global wave of hunger as Ukraine food harvests worse than feared
2 years, 7 months ago

Risk of unprecedented global wave of hunger as Ukraine food harvests worse than feared

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The predictions come as the UN warned that the …

UN: 18 million facing severe hunger in West Africa’s Sahel
2 years, 7 months ago

UN: 18 million facing severe hunger in West Africa’s Sahel

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The U.N. is warning that 18 million people in Africa’s Sahel region face severe hunger in the next three months, citing the impacts of Russia’s war in Ukraine, the coronavirus pandemic, climate-induced shocks and rising costs. The largest number of people are at risk of severe hunger across the region since 2014, and four countries — Burkina Faso, …

US accuses Russia of weaponizing food in Ukraine war
2 years, 7 months ago

US accuses Russia of weaponizing food in Ukraine war

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused Russia on Thursday of weaponizing food and holding grain for millions of people around the world hostage to help accomplish what its invasion of Ukraine has not -- “to break the spirit of the Ukrainian people.” He told a U.N. Security Council meeting called by the United States that the …

UN chief `hopeful’ of Ukraine grain deal to help food crisis
2 years, 7 months ago

UN chief `hopeful’ of Ukraine grain deal to help food crisis

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — With global hunger levels at a new high, the United Nations chief said Wednesday he is in “intense contacts” with Russia and other key countries and is “hopeful” of an agreement to allow the export of grain stored in Ukrainian ports and ensure Russian food and fertilizer have unrestricted access to global markets. “There is no effective …

UN hopes to restore Ukraine grain exports amid global food crisis
2 years, 7 months ago

UN hopes to restore Ukraine grain exports amid global food crisis

Al Jazeera  

UN chief Guterres says he is in talks with multiple partners to take action before food, energy and economic crises in poor countries worsen. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he is in “intense contact” with Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, the United States, and the European Union in an effort to restore Ukrainian grain exports as a global food crisis worsens. “The …

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