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2022-05-19
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  1. “The international system, based on international law, including the United Nations Charter, must not tolerate deliberate attacks on global agricultural supply chains and global food markets. That is exactly what Russia is doing by intentionally crippling Ukraine’s agricultural sector and blocking exports. Finally, allow me to reiterate that Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia firmly stand for the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine. We stand for accountability. We stand for humanity. We will do everything we can to support Ukraine in its fight to defend the rules-based international order.”

    2022-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9036Resumption1 (2022) · source

  2. “We need the safe passage for grain-carrying ships to Ukraine’s territorial waters across the Black Sea. Keeping Ukrainian grain blocked could result in 44 million people worldwide falling into starvation, to quote the World Food Programme. We encourage the Security Council and the relevant United Nations agencies to consider ways to prevent this scenario. Furthermore, the international community must also consider the possibility of providing assistance to Ukraine so it can resume agricultural production and ensure its harvest for next year. We call on the Global Crisis Response Group on Food, Energy and Finance to closely monitor the situation and provide consistent reports on the effects of Russia’s war on global food insecurity and concrete recommendations on how to manage them in a coordinated manner.”

    2022-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9036Resumption1 (2022) · source

  3. “Russia is systematically targeting all aspects of Ukraine’s agriculture: fields, farm equipment, warehouses and markets. In addition, the Russian Federation is blocking hundreds of ships filled with wheat in the Black Sea. We need quick and decisive action to ensure the food supply and minimize the effects of Russia’s war on global food markets. Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia were among the first to propose to help the Ukrainian Government by shipping the wheat to global markets through our ports. The European Union is making efforts through the so-called solidarity lanes. However, it is impossible to ensure the same volume of exports by means other than seaports in the immediate future. We need Russia to unblock Ukrainian ports and restore the freedom of navigation.”

    2022-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9036Resumption1 (2022) · source

  4. “The effects of Russia’s war are reaching beyond Europe. If Russia does not stop this war, the rise in food insecurity in 2022 and beyond could be catastrophic, and with far reaching consequences. Russia blames the consequences of the war it itself started on sanctions. This is a very poor attempt to distract attention and is inherently false. Hunger and conflict are tragically interlinked. The Sahel region and East Africa have already reported alarming increases in levels of food insecurity. After his recent travels to West Africa, the Secretary- General reported that the worldwide implications of this war are now in full view. UNICEF emphasizes the vulnerability of children in the Middle East and North Africa. Not sanctions, but Russia’s war on Ukraine is what is causing these devastating effects.”

    2022-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9036Resumption1 (2022) · source

  5. “The Russian army turned Mariupol into rubble, leaving thousands dead and depriving the city of food, water, electricity, and medical assistance. The starving of civilians and the unlawful denial of humanitarian access as methods of warfare are prohibited by international humanitarian law and were condemned by resolution 2417 (2018) adopted unanimously by the Security Council in 2018. Yet the Russian Federation, a permanent member of the Council, behaves as if it were above the law. The Azovstal steel plant became the final holdout and a symbol of resilience in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. We welcome the life-saving humanitarian action of the United Nations on the ground at the Azovstal complex, which helped to escort hundreds of civilians who had taken refuge in the plant to safety.”

    2022-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9036Resumption1 (2022) · source

  6. “Mr. Adomėnas (Lithuania): I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three Baltic States — Estonia, Latvia, and my own country, Lithuania. Let me start by thanking the United States for organizing today’s open debate and the briefers for their briefings. On behalf of our countries, I would also like to express the gratitude to the Secretary-General for his consistent focus on the destructive consequences of the Russian war against Ukraine, including the threat it poses for global food security. This unjust and unprovoked war has, first and foremost, caused unimaginable and immeasurable suffering in Ukraine. The people of the city of Mariupol have been kept under siege for almost three months.”

    2022-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9036Resumption1 (2022) · source