South Korea will allocate $6 million for the “Grain from Ukraine” initiative

South Korea has announced that it will allocate $6 million to the "Grain from Ukraine" initiative to provide food to countries vulnerable to hunger and drought next year.

Yonhap writes about it.

During the meeting on the "Grain from Ukraine" initiative, Second Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang Insun emphasized South Koreaʼs readiness to strengthen global cooperation to avoid a global food crisis.

Grain situation

On July 17, 2023, Russia announced its withdrawal from the "grain agreement". While the agreements were in effect, ships with Ukrainian grain went to the international waters of the Black Sea, avoiding mined areas, and then along the agreed maritime humanitarian corridor to Istanbul. Vessels heading to and from Ukrainian ports were inspected by groups that included Russian, Turkish, Ukrainian and UN inspectors. This made it possible to regulate the grain situation in the world.

Already on July 19, Russian troops attacked the port infrastructure of Odesa and the region, targeting grain and oil terminals. After that, Russia began systematically shelling Ukraineʼs grain infrastructure.

For example, in September of this year, Russian forces launched a missile strike in the Black Sea against a civilian ship carrying wheat for Egypt.

In November 2023, the second international summit "Grain from Ukraine" was held in Kyiv, during which $100 million was raised for the export of Ukrainian grain. "Grain from Ukraine" is a humanitarian food program launched on November 26, 2022, on the 90th anniversary of the beginning of the Holodomor of 1932-1933. Its goal is to supply grain to the poorest countries in Africa.

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