In St. Vincent and the Grenadines, a volcanic eruption that flattened the agricultural sector has given greater urgency and impetus to efforts to ''build back better''
READ MOREthe response and receive updates from the various sectors. UN Resident Coordinator Mr. Didier Trebucq, UNICEF Representative Mr. Aloys Kamuragiye, and WFP Representative and Country Director Mr. Regis Chapman traveled to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to review the UN response and plan any deployment of additional UN support.
READ MOREThe Response Programme which has been elaborated in consultation with national institutions, recovery partners and UNDP team in St. Vincent and the Grenadines will support national institutions and impacted communities quickly recover from the hazard impact by focusing on 3 key pillars: "The situation in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
READ MORENew York, 4 April 2023 – Member State representatives and UN Development Coordination Office (DCO) partners gathered at UN headquarters to learn about the response to the volcano eruption in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in April 2021, following a coordination boost that enabled the UN team''s immediate and longer-term support to
READ MORESaint Vincent and the Grenadines has less fiscal space than it did before the Pandemic and the volcanic eruptions. Like all countries in the region, debt-to-GDP ratios
READ MOREresponse to lives and landscapes laid waste by war. We yearn for more St. Vincent and the Grenadines'' profile in the international arena has been elevated over the last two (2) decades. anticipated increase in demand by local consumers and, also, in the tourism and hospitality sector. Moreover, the Ministry of Agriculture
READ MORESt. Vincent and the Grenadines recognises the difficulties at hand but it is evident to all reasonable persons that the stranglehold of "the Permanent Five" on the Security Council ought to be appropriately loosened or broken in these times which are so different than in 1945. St. Vincent and the Grenadines has been honoured over the past
READ MORESaint Vincent and the Grenadines - Enhancing emergency preparedness and response systems Context and Objectives Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a small state and an upper middle-income island economy that depends primarily on services, mainly related to tourism. On April 9, 2021, La Soufrière volcano started a series of explosive eruptions,
READ MOREAnalysis in English on Saint Vincent and the Grenadines about Disaster Management, Earthquake, Epidemic and more; published on 23 Oct 2017 by IFRC.
READ MORESaint Vincent and the Grenadines. Type of law. Policy. Source FAO, FAOLEX Abstract. The National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan is a national policy with a cross-sectoral approach. The timeframe of this Strategy is 5 years between 2015 and 2020. The overall purpose of this Strategy is to ensure biodiversity conservation and ecosystem
READ MOREA regional CARICOM/WFP survey conducted in 2020 found that 60% of respondents from St. Vincent and the Grenadines reported job or income loss in their
READ MORESt. Vincent and the Grenadines has initiated and supported reforms critical to build a more resilient economy through: (i) strengthening fiscal policy and public financial management; and (ii)
READ MORESt. Vincent & Grenadines + 3 more. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and surrounding countries: La Soufrière Volcanic - Operation Update no. 2 (MDRVC005) Format Situation Report Source. IFRC
READ MOREThis document presents St. Vincent and the Grenadines'' Energy Report Card (ERC) for 2021. The ERC provides an overview of the energy sector performance in St. Vincent
READ MOREOutcome highlights. During the biennium 2020-2021, countries put up enormous efforts to address the unrelenting COVID-19 pandemic, with the world''s largest and fastest vaccination drive ever to rollout new COVID-19 vaccines. Despite this, 3.5 million lives were lost to the disease and vaccine hoarding and nationalism led to stark inequities.
READ MOREThis growth, if realised, will propel Saint Vincent and the Grenadines beyond 2019 GDP levels. Budget 2023 seeks to build upon the foundation laid by the 2022 recovery, and to
READ MORESummary. Economic growth in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) increased in 2018, driven by increased tourist arrivals, and a surge in regional demand for manufactured building materials in the aftermath of the devastating 2017 Atlantic hurricane season. The fishing sector also contributed to growth, registering an increase in fish landings.
READ MOREThe Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) concluded its eighth summit after a fruitful day of discussions that yielded positive results on issues of common interest. The Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and host, Ralph Gonsalves, expressed his satisfaction with the opening day in which the 33
READ MOREEconomic growth in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) increased in 2018, driven by increased tourist arrivals, and a surge in regional demand for manufactured building
READ MOREBequia (Island of the Cloud), the largest of the St. Vincent Grenadines, which is located nine miles south of the main island of St. Vincent, has a population of just over 5,000 persons, and a land mass of seven square miles. The natives depend solely on tourism and the bounties of the sea for survival. In 1876, just after the failure of
READ MOREThe Skills for Youth Employment (SkYE) programme is operational in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Lucia, Grenada and Dominica from March 2019 following eight months of research and design work. Programme leaflet. SkYE will deliver certificated technical, vocational education and training (TVET) to over 6,000 young people aged 15-30 to
READ MOREsexual behaviors; tobacco use; and violence and unintentional injury. Students self-reported their responses to each question on a computer scanable answer The school response rate was 100%, the student response rate was 78%, and the overall response rate was 78%. A total of 1,877 students participated in the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
READ MORE1. Introduction. Emotions have attracted a greater level of attention as a critical element of public health in the 21st century. In St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the Caribbean and the wider world by extension, displaying emotions by males carries a stigma [1, 2, 3].Emotions are also regarded as the cornerstones of our social worlds, which affect
READ MOREThe UK is providing emergency assistance in response to volcanic eruptions in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, which saw more than 15,000 people evacuated. The rapid crisis funds will help provide
READ MOREAn evidence-based strategic roadmap and an investment plan were designed in order to improve disaster preparedness and response. In addition, an institutional assessment of the National Disaster Management Organizations of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and the CDEMA commissioned by the World Bank and the University of Bournemouth was
READ MORESaint Vincent and the Grenadines (/ ˌ ɡ r ɛ n ə ˈ d iː n z / ⓘ GREH-nə-DEENZ) is an island country in the eastern Caribbean is located in the southeast Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, which lie in the West
READ MOREThe project which began in 2019 is expected to end in 2023, and it is hoped by that time, that the once-booming industry will experience new growth. The coconut industry expansion and enhancement support project is being funded by the European Union under the eleventh EDF. St. Vincent and the Grenadines was once the coconut
READ MOREInstalled Capacity 52 MW RE Installed Capacity Share 14% Peak Demand (2017) 21 MW Total Generation (2017) 136 GWh Transmission and Distribution Losses 7.6% Electricity Access 100% (Total population) Average Electricity Rates (USD/kWh) Residential $0.19 Commercial $0.20 Industrial $0.16 Street Lights $0.21.
READ MORESaint Vincent and the Grenadines rebounded to pre-Pandemic levels of production by 2022, and preliminary estimates suggest 6 percent growth in 2023. Growth
READ MORESt. Vincent and the Grenadines has been honoured over the past near-two years to sit as a non-permanent member of the Security Council. St. Vincent and the
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