The World Food Program (WFP), part of the United Nations system, has leased the truck Brave Commander, which is carrying 23,000 tons of wheat bound for Ethiopia.
The first ship with grain for Africa chartered by the United Nations has left the Ukrainian port of Pyvdevni, the governor of the Odesa region, Maxim Marchenko, announced.
The World Food Program (WFP), part of the United Nations system, has leased the truck Brave Commander, which is carrying 23,000 tons of wheat bound for Ethiopia.
The UN and Turkey brokered a deal in late July that will allow Ukraine to resume exporting grain through its Black Sea ports, despite the war with Russia.
Since the beginning of the month, more than ten cargo ships with grain have sailed from Ukrainian ports. However, the first shipments were commercial.
The UN has long warned that there is a risk of food shortages and famine in the world’s poor nations if Ukraine, a major supplier of grain to the world, cannot resume its exports, which were suspended when Russia’s military invaded its territory. on the 24th of February.
Ships and their cargoes are inspected before they pass through the Bosphorus.
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