"MARITIME TRANSPORT"

A Spokesperson for Secretary-General António Guterres said the Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) for the implementation of the Black Sea initiative “has not reached agreement” to authorize new vessels to participate in the Initiative. UNIFEED

A new national action plan for enhancing and empowering Somali women in their country’s maritime sector was launched today at a high-level event bringing together senior government officials and representatives from civil society and the international community, including the United Nations. UNSOM

As 2022 comes to an end, the conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of waning. UNIFEED / FILE

The first shipment of Russian fertilizer left Terneuzen, Netherlands on a WFP-chartered vessel Monday. The shipment is destined for Malawi via Mozambique, with a series of shipments of fertilizer destined for a number of other countries on the African continent in the coming months. UNTV CH via Uralchem

Piracy, armed robbery declining in Gulf of Guinea, but enhanced national, regional efforts needed for stable maritime security, top official tells Security Council.

The Ambassador of Ghana, Harold Adlai Agyeman, said, “there's a general support” in the Security Council for the continuation of the Black Sea grain initiative and added that “all of us are concerned that we have the initiative ongoing in a way that helps to stabilize the food market.” UNIFEED

Somalia Sanctions Committee Chair briefs Security Council on experts panel final report, recommendations.

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

The first shipment of humanitarian food assistance under the Black Sea Grain Initiative is expected to berth shortly at Ukraine’s Yuzhny (Pivdennyi) port, said a UN spokesperson. UNIFEED

Frederick Kenney, interim Coordinator for the UN at the Joint Coordination Centre for the Black Sea Initiative, said, “We are off with a very good start.” UNIFEED