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Ahead of his meeting with President of Ukraine Volodymr Zelenskyy and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Secretary-General António Guterres visited the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, cradle of human rights law in Ukraine. He was received by its rector, Volodymyr Melnyk, who explained the University’s and its scholars’ important contributions to the world’s science, international law and diplomacy. OCHA

A United Nations spokesperson announced that at the invitation of President Volodymyr Zelinskyy of Ukraine, Secretary-General António Guterres will be in Lviv on Thursday to attend a trilateral meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkïye and the Ukrainian leader. UNIFEED

The first maritime shipment of Ukrainian wheat grain for humanitarian operations run by the UN World Food Programme (WFP) left Ukraine’s Yuzhny (Pivdennyi) Port, another important milestone in efforts to get much needed Ukrainian grain out of the conflict-hit country, back into global markets, and to countries worst affected by the global food crisis. WFP

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

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

The first humanitarian cargo ship carrying 23,000 tons of wheat is preparing to leave from Ukraine’s port of Odesa port. This shipment is the first of “we hope, many shipments to come to countries that are suffering great difficulties. There are at least five who are already in famine-like conditions and another 20 that are on what we call the watchlist for famine,” a UN humanitarian official said. OCHA

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

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

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

Press conference by Frederick Kenney, interim Coordinator for the United Nations at the Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) for the Black Sea Initiative on safe transportation of grain, fertilizer and foodstuffs from Ukraine.