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Press Releases and Statements
- 28 July 2023: Carl Skau (World Food Programme) on the suspension of the Black Sea Initiative - Press Conference
- 24 July 2023: UN Secretary-General's remarks to the UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment
- 21 July 2023: Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, Briefing to the Security Council on Ukraine
- 20 July 2023: Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
- 17 July 2023: UN Secretary-General's press encounter on the Black Sea Initiative
- One year of the Black Sea Initiative: Key facts and figures
- 15 July 2023: Update from the Office of the UN Coordinator for the Black Sea Grain Initiative
- 12 July 2023: Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on food and fertilizer exports from the Russian Federation and Ukraine
- 7 July 2023: Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the continuation of the Istanbul agreements of 22 July 2022
- 30 June 2023: Note to correspondents on the agreements to facilitate exports of agricultural products from the Russian Federation and Ukraine
- 20 June 2023: Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the Black Sea Initiative
- 15 June 2023: Update from the Office of the UN Coordinator for the Black Sea Grain Initiative
- 1 June 2023: Update from the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
- 29 May 2023: UN Coordinator discusses importance of stable, predictable exports out of Ukraine with League of Arab States
- 26 May 2023: Update from the Office of the UN Coordinator for the Black Sea Grain Initiative
- 17 May 2023: Secretary-General's press encounter on the Black Sea Initiative
- 11 May 2023: Note to Correspondents: Talks in Istanbul on the Black Sea Initiative
- 8 May 2023: Update from the Office of the UN Coordinator for the Black Sea Grain Initiative
- 11 April 2023: Note to Correspondents - on the Black Sea Grain Initiative
- 18 March 2023: Note to Correspondents - on the extension of the Black Sea Grain Initiative
- 14 March 2023: Note to correspondents - on Black Sea Grain Initiative
- 13 March 2023: Note to correspondents on the Black Sea Grain Initiative and the Memorandum of Understanding with the Russian Federation
- 18 January 2023: Note to Correspondents: Update on the Black Sea Grain Initiative
- 28 December 2022: Appointment of Abdullah Abdul Samad Dashti of Kuwait as United Nations Coordinator for the Black Sea Grain Initiative
- 17 November 2022: Operational update
- 17 November 2022: Statement of the Secretary-General – on the renewal of the Black Sea Grain Initiative
- 3 November 2022: Information note by the UN Secretariat at the Joint Coordination Centre
- 2 November 2022: Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on the Black Sea Grain Initiative
- 1 November 2022: Update from the United Nations Secretariat at the Joint Coordination Centre
- 1 November 2022: Information Note from the United Nations Secretariat at the Joint Coordination Centre
- 30 October 2022: Information note from the United Nations Secretariat at the Joint Coordination Centre
- 30 October 2022: Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on the Black Sea Grain Initiative
- 29 October 2022: Information note by the United Nations Coordinator for the Black Sea Grain Initiative
- 28 October 2022: Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the agreements to facilitate the export of food and fertilizer from Ukraine and Russia
- 25 October 2022: Information note: JCC authorizes inspection of suspicious object
- 24 October 2022: Information note on the backlog of vessels
- 7 October 2022: Information note on inspections by the Joint Coordination Centre
- 12 September 2022: Factsheet
- 27 August 2022: Statement by the United Nations Coordinator for the Black Sea Grain Initiative Amir Abdulla
- 20 August 2022: Secretary-General's press encounter with the Turkish Minister of Defense at the Joint Coordination Center for the Black Sea Grain Initiative
- 19 August 2022: Black Sea Grain Initiative Joint Coordination Centre Operational Update
- 15 August 2022: Progress Report (1-15 August 2022)
- 12 August 2022: Appointment of Amir Mahmoud Abdulla of Sudan as United Nations Coordinator for the Black Sea Grain Initiative
- 12 August 2022: JCC Operational Update: 2 more ships authorized for movement from Ukraine
- 12 August 2022: Vessel to collect first humanitarian wheat shipment under Ukraine grain deal
- 11 August 2022: Black Sea Grain Initiative Joint Coordination Centre, Operational update
- 10 August 2022: Ukraine grain export deal off to ‘a very good start’ – UN interim Coordinator
- 7 August 2022: Black Sea Grain Initiative Joint Coordination Centre, Operational update
- 4 August 2022: Note to Correspondents: Operational Update on the Black Sea Grain Initiative/Joint Coordination Centre
- 3 August 2022: Black Sea Grain Initiative Joint Coordination Centre
- 1 August 2022: Press Release by the Joint Coordination Centre, Black Sea Grain Initiative
- 1 August 2022: Secretary-General's remarks to the media on the Black Sea Grain Initiative
- 1 August 2022: Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the first commercial vessel sailing as part of the Black Sea Grain Initiative
- 27 July 2022: Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the inauguration of the Joint Coordination Centre in Istanbul
- 22 July 2022: Secretary-General's remarks on Signing of Black Sea Grain Initiative
- 22 July 2022: Note to correspondents on agreements
Press Conferences
- 13 September 2022: Amir Abdulla, the UN Coordinator for Black Sea Grain Initiative, and Rebeca Grynspan (UNCTAD) to update on the UN-led Initiatives to reintegrate grains and fertilizers from Ukraine and the Russian Federation to the global markets
- 20 August 2022: Opening remarks by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, at the Joint Coordination Center in Istanbul, Türkiye
- 20 August 2022: Secretary-General's press encounter with the Turkish Minister of Defense at the Joint Coordination Centre for the Black Sea Grain Initiative [including Q and A]
- 10 August 2022: Press conference by Frederick Kenney, interim Coordinator for the United Nations at the Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) for the Black Sea Initiative