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04/20/2021 18:39 (Corrects date of eruption to April 9)
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The United Nations launched an appeal on Tuesday for $29.2 million to help some 15,000 people displaced when the La Soufriere volcano on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent erupted earlier this month. We are in a dire situation frankly . We re not out of the woods, St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves told reporters, adding that scientists had warned eruptions could last another six months.
The volcano erupted on April 9 after decades of inactivity, spewing dark clouds of ash some 10 km (6 miles) into the air and prompting the evacuation of thousands of people. The volcano has continued to rumble and vent ash.
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U.N. special envoy on Myanmar urges Security Council action by Reuters
Friday, 5 March 2021 15:59 GMT
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NEW YORK, March 5 (Reuters) - United Nations special envoy on Myanmar, Christine Schraner Burgener, urged the U.N. Security Council on Friday to take action to stop the violence and restore democracy in the southeast Asian nation following a Feb. 1 military coup. It is critical that this council is resolute and coherent in putting the security forces on notice and standing with the people of Myanmar firmly, in support of the clear November election results, she told the 15-member council in a closed meeting, according to a copy of her remarks seen by Reuters.