"REBECA GRYNSPAN"

Asked about the Russian Foreign Ministry's comments regarding the Black Sea Grain Initiative, a UN spokesperson said, “we have been extremely transparent on the work we are doing and the other efforts.” UNIFEED

A “breakthrough” has been made on the distribution of hundreds of thousands of tonnes of Russian-made fertiliser blocked in European ports that are vital to avoid a global food insecurity crisis next year, a senior Un official said on Friday. UNTV CH

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

UN top officials urged all parties to protect the Black Sea Grain Initiative, highlighting the importance of the deal for food security around the world. UNIFEED

The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) urges advanced economies to change course in their monetary and fiscal policies to avert global recession. UNTV CH

Opening the Sustainable Developments Goals (SDGs) Moment in New York, UN Secretary-General said the meeting happens “at a critical point" in the world and urged countries to take more action. UNIFEED

The Secretary-General of UNCTAD, Rebeca Grynspan, who has been leading the UN Task Team on facilitating access to food and fertilizer from Ukraine and the Russian Federation, said the Black Sea agreements were “essential” in making food affordable for “millions of people in the world,” but added that “prices at the domestic level have not yet seen the decrease that we have seen in the international markets.” UNIFEED

Press briefing by Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General of UNCTAD, and Amir Abdulla, United Nations Coordinator for the Black Sea Grain Initiative, on the global food crisis.

Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Secretary-General António Guterres urged governments to tax oil and gas companies' “excessive profits” and said it was “immoral” for these companies “to be making record profits from this energy crisis on the backs of the poorest people and communities and at a massive cost to the climate.” UNIFEED