Updates

A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster On 29 December 2020, the La Soufrière volcano alert level in St. Vincent and the Grenadines was elevated to orange due to increased volcanic...

1. Introduction This document presents the background, context, effects, impact, recovery needs and recovery strategy of the devastation of the La Soufrière Volcanic Eruption on St. Vincent and the...

KINGSTOWN (2 December 2021) -- Climate change is wreaking havoc on farms, forests, fisheries, housing, infrastructure and communities in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and in doing so violating...

WASHINGTON, November 30, 2021 – The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved today US$40 million for the Volcanic Eruption Emergency Project in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The project...

GENEVA (22 November 2021) – The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, David R. Boyd, will visit Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from 25 November to 2 December. This is the first...

28 September, 2021 - The Government and people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines will be receiving some much-needed support in their efforts to recover from the far reaching effects of the volcanic...

Author: Sophie Hares The morning after La Soufriere volcano carpeted St Vincent and the Grenadines with millions of tons of ash, disaster management expert La Fleur Quammie put on goggles and a mask...

-La oficina de Acción Humanitaria de la AECID aportó 350.000 euros a esta nación del sur del Caribe para su recuperación -Limpieza de la ceniza del volcán, recuperación de empleos y de accesos...

This report is produced by the United Nations Sub-Regional Team (UNST) for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It is issued by the Office of the Resident...

EL CARIBE: COVID-19 La OPS está manifestando su preocupación por las bajas tasas de vacunación contra la COVID-19 y el aumento de las muertes y hospitalizaciones en el Caribe. Los países y...

THE CARIBBEAN: COVID-19 PAHO is expressing concern over low COVID-19 vaccination rates and growing deaths and hospitalizations in the Caribbean. Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries and...

A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster In the wider Caribbean, Dengue fever is endemic to St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The mosquito-borne disease usually appears around the beginning of...

Media Release Courtesy of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Friday, August 27, 2021 — As part of the international efforts to help Saint Vincent and the Grenadines...

This monthly report is produced by the United Nations Sub-Regional Team (UNST)for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It is issued by the Office of the...

This monthly report is produced by the United Nations Sub-Regional Team (UNST)for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It is issued by the Office of the...

SITUATION OVERVIEW A scientific update by the UWI Seismic Research Centre on August 4 2021 reported the following: Seismic activity at La Soufrière, St Vincent has remained low since the tremor...

No one expected that a rogue “flu” would have crippled the world. Least of all the countries of the Caribbean, thousands of miles away from the epicenter of the COVID-19 virus. The idyllic nation of...

Media Release Courtesy the Caribbean Development Bank Wednesday, July 28, 2021 — KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – The Caribbean Development Bank, (CDB) has approved financing of US$5.3 million (mn) for St...