The UN Secretary-General welcomes the first shipment of grain from the port of Odesa since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, his spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in a statement on Monday.
The Secretary-General “warmly welcomes” the departure of the M/V Razoni, the first commercial ship leaving Ukraine’s port of Odesa since 26 February 2022, according to a statement.
“The ship is bound for the port of Tripoli, Lebanon, carrying a cargo of 26,527 tonnes of corn, and is the first vessel to depart under the Black Sea Grain Initiative signed in Istanbul, on 22 July,” it read.
The Secretary-General hoped that this will “bring much-needed stability and relief to global food security especially in the most fragile humanitarian contexts.”
The statement also said the Secretary-General hopes this will be the “first of many commercial ships” under the UN-brokered Black Sea Grain Initiative to transport grain.
