Finland has provided €5 million to the UN World Food Program (WFP) for the purchase of grain in Ukraine and its transportation to African countries, the press service of the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports.
"Through WFP, Finland supports both Ukraine and countries affected by the food crisis. "Ukraine will receive the necessary income, and countries suffering from grain shortages and high prices will receive much-needed grain," the Minister of Cooperation and Foreign Trade Wille Skinnari noted.
With the support of Finland, WFP purchases Ukrainian grain, which it grinds, clears customs and delivers, in particular, to the Horn of Africa.
It is noted that the implementation of the "grain agreement" will also stabilize world food prices. Finland supported the implementation of this agreement last year by financing the supply of grain from Ukraine to Somalia.
- On July 22, 2022, Russia signed an agreement on unblocking the export of Ukrainian grain from the ports of Odesa, Pivdennyi, and Chornomorsk. The agreement was signed by Ukraine, the Russian Federation, Turkey and the UN as a mediator. During the day, Russian troops bombarded the port of Odessa with missiles. On August 5, the first caravan of ships left the ports of Odessa.