(OCHA/Saviano Abreu) The M/V Razoni sails from the port of Odesa following the authorization of the Joint Coordination Centre (JCC), established under the Black Sea Grain Initiative Aug 10, 2022) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – The
A UN-chartered ship loaded with 23,000 tonnes of Ukrainian wheat destined for millions of hungry people in Ethiopia docked in neighbouring Djibouti Aug. 30, 2022. (Credit WFP) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – The first maritime shipment of
Credit: Wikipedia Commons / Engraving from personal copy of The Graphic, 6 October 1877, entitled “The last of the herd,” about the plight of animals as well as humans in the Bellary district of the Madras Presidency, British India during the Great Famine of 1876–78.