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Spain will provide almost 15 million euros to strengthen Ukraine’s food security
The Spanish government will allocate an additional 14.5 million euros to Ukraine to continue the development of the global food security program.

Ukraine and the UN WFP discussed the prospects of the “Grain Initiative”
Ukraine and the UN World Food Program discussed further implementation of the Black Sea Initiative. The parties also noted the development of alternative logistics routes for Ukrainian grain.

The UN opened negotiations with russia regarding the Black Sea Initiative
The grain agreement between Ukraine, Turkey, russia and the UN can be extended for another 120 days. The preliminary term of the Agreement expires on March 18.

Ukraine and the UN have expressed their support for the continuation of the Grain Initiative after March 18
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and UN Secretary General António Guterres spoke in favor of extending the Grain Initiative after March 18, when the term of the previous agreement is coming to an end.

The UN is working on the continuation of the “grain agreement”
The initiative on the safe transportation of grain and food products from Ukrainian ports continues, the UN is working on the extension of the “grain agreement” in March.

The UN bought another 60,000 tons of Ukrainian grain for Ethiopia
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.

The UN appointed a new coordinator of the “grain initiative”
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has appointed Abdullah Abdul Samad Dashti as the new coordinator of the Black Sea Initiative.

The UN World Food Program will purchase 75,000 tons of agricultural products as part of Grain from Ukraine
The UN World Food Program (WFP) is conducting a tender for the purchase of 75,000 tons of agricultural products as part of the Grain from Ukraine humanitarian program.

WSJ: Europe agrees to sanctions exemptions for russian fertilizers under UN pressure
Earlier, the European Union introduced a new package of sanctions against russia, which at the same time is designed to alleviate the food security problems faced by poorer countries.

UN: in the near future it will not be possible to include the ports of Mykolayiv Region to the “grain initiative”
The “Grain Initiative” will not be expanded any time soon due to the addition of new shipping ports.