The second UN-chartered humanitarian ship to carry Ukrainian grain left the port of Pivdenny in southern Ukraine on Tuesday with some 37,000 tons for Yemen, the UN World Food Program (WFP) said. )."A UN-chartered vessel left Ukraine's Black Sea port of Yuznhy (Pivdennyi) today with wheat grain destined for the agency's humanitarian response in Yemen," the WFP said.This is the second sea shipment of WFP food aid to leave Ukraine since the conflict began in February."The war in Ukraine was the straw that broke the camel's back in Yemen, amid a protracted conflict, resulting economic crisis and dwindling funds for the humanitarian response," a statement said. press release Richard Ragan, WFP Representative and Country Director in Yemen.NEWS: the second @WFP ship to set sail from #Ukraine will deliver food to #Yemen, where over 17 million people face severe hunger.Critical progress at a critical time.#BlackSeaGrainInitiative More: https://t.co/eQ898q4S4g pic.twitter.com/OV3RlinsGEThe MV Karteria, which carries 37,000 tons of wheat cereals, will first stop in Türkiye, where the cereals will be ground into flour.It will then be shipped to Yemen, where more than 17 million people are food insecure, a figure that is expected to rise in the coming months.The cereals will provide a 50 kg bag of wheat flour to nearly 4 million people for a month and will help WFP fill immediate aid gaps.“It is essential to bring basic products back into the country, especially cereals, for humanitarian and commercial purposes.This is vital to keep prices at an acceptable level,” added Ragan.Yemen is particularly dependent on direct imports of wheat flour - an essential staple of the Yemeni diet.The United Nations estimates that 46% of Yemen's wheat imports in 2021 came from Ukraine and Russia.More generally, the deterioration of world food security is due to multiple factors, the impact of the Ukrainian crisis, in particular the loss of Ukrainian cereals on world markets as well as the impact on fuel and fertilizer prices, adding additional pressure.Worldwide, the number of people in a situation of acute food insecurity has thus reached a record figure of 345 million in 82 countries.Faced with the risk of a food crisis in certain countries, the UN notes that it is counting on the unblocking of maritime exports from Ukraine, which "will make it possible to remedy certain disturbances in the world supply and to empty the grain storage silos before the harvest of the summer season”."The increase in traffic entering and leaving the Ukrainian port is a positive signal, but it remains far below pre-conflict averages," WFP said.Note that the first commercial vessel left on August 1 from Ukraine.In addition to the WFP boat, the Joint Coordination Center (JCC) today authorized the movement of six outbound vessels carrying more than 121,000 tons of grain and other food items under the UN Initiative for Black Sea cereals.A total of 1,289,065 metric tons of grain and other food products were exported from Ukraine's three ports, according to a UN tally on August 29.A total of 122 trips (67 inbound and 55 outbound) have been authorized so far.The first humanitarian ship chartered by the United Nations to transport Ukrainian cereals was loaded on Sunday August 14, and left the port of Pivdenny on Tuesday.He must head for the Horn of Africa, announced the World Food Program (WFP).