Fwd: WORLD MUST DO 'WHATEVER IT TAKES' TO ENSURE RECOVERY OF EBOLA-AFFECTED COUNTRIES - BAN

Web version   New York Dec 5 2014 3:00PM   UN News Centre with breaking news from the UN News Service  Farmers in Sierra Leone, one of three countries hardest hit by the Ebola Virus, threshing rice. Photo: FAO/Caroline Thomas WORLD MUST DO ‘WHATEVER IT TAKES’ TO ENSURE RECOVERY OF EBOLA-AFFECTED COUNTRIES – BAN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed today to members of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) “to do whatever it takes” to help the West African countries hardest hit by Ebola grow back stronger and more resilient, while the head of the UN health agency noted that the “fear of Ebola is moving faster than the virus” itself. Read more RELATED Cooler box-equipped motorbikes donated to UN will speed up Ebola testing process in West Africa Four hundred motorbikes equipped with cooler boxes will help speed up deliveries of blood samples to laboratories from remote areas of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone and reduce the waiting time for Ebola test results, thanks to a donation today from Germany to the United Nations. Read more TOPICS Peace and Security -  Economic Development -  Humanitarian Aid -  Environment -  Human Rights -  UN Affais, Secretary-General -  Women, Children, Population -  Law, Crime Prevention -  Health, Poverty -  Culture, Education United Nations News Center mailing system If you have problems reading this, please consult the web version UN News Service Contact Radio News and Media

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