La Soufrière volcano: UN launches $29M appeal to support St. Vincent and the Grenadines

(United Nations News) The UN launched a $29.2 million global funding appeal on Monday to aid citizens of St. Vincent and the Grenadines affected by the major eruptions spewing from La Soufrière volcano, pledging to remain a “steadfast partner”. 

The funding will provide immediate lifesaving humanitarian assistance, including clean water, and support a sustainable recovery for everyone impacted. 

The UN and partners will also assess the economic, social and environmental toll on all the countries touched by the fallout, including ash removal and improving environmental health provisions.  

Another UN priority is to continue preventing the spread of COVID-19. 

St. Vincent and the Grenadines, located in the southern Caribbean, consists of more than 30 islands and cays, nine of which are inhabited.  

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Source: CARICOM TODAY