Mercy Corps: Grain Deal Extension Negotiations Must be Matched by Renewed Efforts to Ensure Aid Reaches Across Frontlines
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on March 11, 2023
As negotiations to extend the essential Black Sea grain deal continue, the four million civilians behind the front lines must not be forgotten, says Mercy Corps.
The grain export deal brokered by the UN and Turkey, Ukraine and the Russian Federation must be extended beyond 18 March to ensure access to essential grain exports is protected for food-insecure countries. Meanwhile, the millions of people currently cut off from aid in Russian-controlled areas also need action from the international community to broker a similar multilateral agreement.
