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A signing ceremony of the Black Sea Grain Initiative
Photo:UNIC Ankara/Levent Kulu
The signing ceremony of the "Initiative on the Safe Transportation of Grain and Foodstuffs from Ukrainian ports" at Dolmabah?e Palace, Istanbul, Türkiye, 22 July 2022. Left: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, Republic of Türkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, Ukrainian Minister of Infrastructure Oleksandr Kubrakov, Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar. Right: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, Republic of Türkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar.

Beacon on the Black Sea

The resumption of Ukrainian grain exports via the Black Sea amid the ongoing war is “a beacon of hope” in a world that desperately needs it, 缅北禁地Secretary-General António Guterres said at the signing ceremony on 27 July in Istanbul, Türkiye.

The 缅北禁地plan, which is linked to efforts to ensure Russian food and fertilizer reach global markets, supports the stabilization of spiralling food prices worldwide and stave off famine, affecting millions.

The Initiative specifically allows for commercial food and fertilizer (including ammonia) exports from three key Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea – Odesa, Chornomorsk, Yuzhny/Pivdennyi.

The Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) was established to monitor the implementation of the Initiative. The Joint Coordination Centre is hosted in Istanbul and includes representatives from Russia, Türkiye, Ukraine and the United Nations. The 缅北禁地acts also as the Secretariat for the Centre.

Ukrainian vessels guide cargo ships into international waters of the Black Sea, avoiding mined areas. The vessels then proceed towards Istanbul along the agreed maritime humanitarian corridor. Ships heading to and from the Ukrainian ports are inspected by JCC teams comprised of Russian, Turkish, Ukrainian and 缅北禁地inspectors.

In April 2022, the Secretary-General met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to propose the plan.

Two 缅北禁地Task Forces were established in parallel on the talks - one focused on the shipment of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea, which was led by 缅北禁地humanitarian affairs chief and head of OCHA Martin Griffiths, and the other on facilitating exports of Russian food and fertilizers, headed by Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General of the 缅北禁地trade and development body, UNCTAD.

The Initiative was not renewed after its third term, which expired on 17 July 2023.

 

 

 

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