The UN bought another 60,000 tons of Ukrainian grain for Ethiopia
6.01.2023 - 09:20
The UN World Food Program bought another 60,000 tons of Ukrainian agricultural products for Ethiopia as part of the Grain from Ukraine humanitarian initiative.
Humanitarian grain will be loaded onto two ships in the port of Chornomorsk and sent to Ethiopia, the deputy director of the World Food Program in Ukraine Marianna Ward said, the Ministry of Agricultural Policy reported.
The first vessel, Amira Hana, is already awaiting inspection by the Joint Coordination Center at the entrance.
Within the ongoing dialogue regarding Grain from Ukraine, representatives of the World Food Program and the Minister of Agricultural Policy of Ukraine, Mykola Solskyi, discussed the current state and further prospects for the implementation of the humanitarian food initiative.
Grain from Ukraine is a food program aimed at providing grain to countries on the brink of famine. The initiative is implemented in partnership with the World Food Programme. The amount of accumulated funds provided by international partners for Grain from Ukraine is about 200 million dollars.
