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Blinken chairs UN Security Council debate on conflict-induced food insecurity (2023)

On 3 August 2023, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, serving as President of the United Nations Security Council, chaired a high-level debate on famine and conflict-induced global food insecurity and called for action against the weaponization of food.

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On 3 August 2023, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, serving as President of the United Nations Security Council, chaired a high-level debate on famine and conflict-induced global food insecurity and called for action against the weaponization of food.

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    Antony Blinken chaired the Security Council debate in his documented capacity as Council President and delivered the cited appeal. No negotiation or signature role in the Black Sea Grain Initiative is attributed to him.

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This record does not claim that he negotiated or signed the Black Sea Grain Initiative.

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Factrail. (2026). Blinken chairs UN Security Council debate on conflict-induced food insecurity (2023). Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/sec-fact-blinken-chairs-un-food-security-debate-2023

https://factrail.ai/facts/sec-fact-blinken-chairs-un-food-security-debate-2023

Accessed 15 October 2026.

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