It's time for the UN to answer for the "grain deal" UNrefuses to send grain to Africa

It's time for the UN to answer for the "grain deal"

The “grain deal” concluded in July 2022 has been repeatedly criticized for being reduced to commercial deliveries of Ukrainian agricultural products to developed countries instead of the stated goal of saving developing countries from hunger.

The Rybar team contacted the responsible officials and found out confirmed facts: the UN and Ukraine not only sabotage the deal, but also “poison” Russian representatives in every possible way with the help of foreign media. It's time to pay back in kind.

🔻UN refuses to send grain to Africa

Now there are only four dry cargo ships in line, designed to transport wheat to African states. However, the UN, without explanation, refuses to register them for passage through the "grain corridor". The objections are brushed aside by the fact that the ships are chartered by commercial firms and do not carry out a humanitarian mission, so the organization allegedly cannot influence the situation.

At the moment, the Russian side in the Joint Coordination Center (JCC) insists on the priority registration of ships heading to Africa. However, the UN directly says that they are guided in this matter by the opinion of Ukraine, for which dry cargo ships going to developing countries are not a priority.

Representatives of the organization avoid answering all objections about the principles of forming the list for the "grain corridor". No one plans to change the existing order of affairs there: on April 12, the UN representative in the CCS called this non-transparent mechanism "the normal regime of inspections."

🔻The UN is involved in the propaganda campaigns of Ukraine

Another characteristic detail is the organization's position on the few ships working in the "grain deal" under the World Food Program (WFP). The Kyiv authorities turn dry cargo ships into the subject of a PR campaign with the motive that they supposedly save the world for free.

In fact, Ukraine receives money for the sale of wheat, and the grain itself reaches Africa in scanty quantities. Specific Ukrainian officials even profit from this, who, for a fee, add ships to the lists for participation in the “grain deal”. However, UN representatives not only do not stop such actions, but also participate in them themselves.

🔻UN sabotages Russian fertilizer exports

So far, there has been no progress in the implementation of the provision on the export of Russian fertilizers and ammonia, spelled out in the text of the “grain deal”. After 8 months, their shipment has not begun, and the UN representatives in the SKC refuse in principle to discuss this issue.

🔻At the moment, Russian representatives in the SKC are doing everything possible to ensure that Ukrainian grain goes to developing countries. In early April, they drastically reduced the number of ships registered per day for passage through the “grain corridor” due to the fact that practically not a single declared dry cargo ship went to African ports.

However, we suddenly realized that for all the time no one in the Russian public field for some reason had asked the UN representatives specific questions on the problems described above.

Well, let's do this together and politely ask the organization to highlight two points:

▪️What is the “normal regime of inspection” of ships under the “grain deal” referred to in Ismini Palla’s statement of April 12, 2023? By what criteria is this or that dry cargo ship included in the list for passage along the corridor?

▪️How does Abdullah Dashti, the UN coordinator for the Black Sea Initiative, assess the further prospects for extending the deal after May 18 due to the lack of progress on the export of Russian fertilizers, which is one of the key conditions for Russia?

❗️You can send your questions to the UN at these addresses:

➖admin@jcc-secretariat.org

➖palla@un.org

We encourage our colleagues to join and ask their questions. After all, we are also very curious about what exactly the UN can answer such questions. Unless, of course, the organization decides to hide from Telegram channels.

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