UN Warns That Russia's, Failure to Uphold Grain Deal Will , Impact Already Desperate Nations.br UN Warns That Russia's, Failure to Uphold Grain Deal Will , Impact Already Desperate Nations.br On July 24, the United Nations Secretary General urged br Russia to resume an internationally-brokered deal to allow br grain shipments to move through Ukraine's Black Sea ports.br On July 24, the United Nations Secretary General urged br Russia to resume an internationally-brokered deal to allow br grain shipments to move through Ukraine's Black Sea ports.br ABC reports that Secretary General Antonio Guterres br warned that failing to uphold the deal would have the br most impact on the world's most vulnerable communities.br ABC reports that Secretary General Antonio Guterres br warned that failing to uphold the deal would have the br most impact on the world's most vulnerable communities.br The call to uphold the deal came during br Guterres' opening speech at a three-day br summit regarding the world's food systems.br Guterres stressed that both Russia and Ukraine are , "essential to global food security.".br According to Guterres, the two nations have historically br accounted for 30 of the world's total wheat and br barley exports and over half of all sunflower oil.br According to Guterres, the two nations have historically br accounted for 30 of the world's total wheat and br barley exports and over half of all sunflower oil.br For my part, I remain committed to br facilitating unimpeded access to global br markets for food products and fertilizer br from both Ukraine and the Russian br Federation and to deliver the food br security every person deserves, Antonio Guterres, United Nations br Secretary General, via ABC.br For my part, I remain committed to br facilitating unimpeded access to global br markets for food products and fertilizer br from both Ukraine and the Russian br Federation and to deliver the food br security every person deserves, Antonio Guterres, United Nations br Secretary General, via ABC.br I call on the Russian Federation br to return to the implementation br of the Black Sea Initiative, br in line with my latest proposal, Antonio Guterres, United Nations br Secretary General, via ABC.br I call on the Russian Federation br to return to the implementation br of the Black Sea Initiative, br in line with my latest proposal, Antonio Guterres, United Nations br Secretary General, via ABC.br ABC reports that the deal collapsed earlier in br July after Russia refused to renew the accord.br The deal had been negotiated by the U.N. and Turkey br as a means to maintain grain shipments to developing br countries amid Russia's war against Ukraine.br The deal had been negotiated by the U.N. and Turkey br as a means to maintain grain shipments to developing br countries amid Russia's war against Ukraine.br Initially, the deal allowed 725,000 metric tons br of humanitarian food aid to reach desperate br nations like Ethiopia, Afghanistan and Yemen.