The Ikaria Angel bulk carrier chartered by the UN World Food Program (WFP) arrived at Chornomorsk port on September 12 to load 30 thsd tonnes of wheat, the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine reported.
The grain will be sent to Ethiopia, part of whose population is on the verge of a food disaster, according to the UN.
"Since the start of the Initiative, 2 vessels chartered by the World Food Program have already been dispatched with more than 60 thsd tonnes of Ukrainian wheat for the people of Yemen and Ethiopia. In addition, our WFP partners will additionally purchase another 190 thsd tonnes of grain for further export to countries suffering from food shortages", – the Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Oleksandr Kubrakov said.
During the functioning of the “grain corridor”, 122 vessels have already departed from Ukrainian ports. About 2.78 mln tonnes of food were exported.
