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UN chief to leaders: 'The world can and must stop Ebola-now'

New York, Sept 25 (JEN) "The world can and must stop Ebola-now, Secretary General Ban Ki moon told world leaders gathered at a special meeting held on Thursday at the United Nations to speed up the global response to the outbreak that has evolved from a public health crisis into a threat to peace and security. more

As host of UN hub against Ebola, Ghana calls for cooperated efforts to halt outbreak

New York, Sept 25 (JEN) We cannot afford to let fear keep us away, the President of Ghana on Thursday told the United Nations General Assembly calling for a sustained, coordinated internatio ...

South Africa’s President pledges to support Ebola-affected nations, conflict-ridden countries

New York, Sept 25 (JEN) The recent outbreak of Ebola in West African has exposed the lack of infrastructure and limited resources in Africa, said South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma on Wed ...

Ebola crisis highlights need for strong resourceful states, Kenyan leader tells UN assembly

New York, Sept 25 (JEN) The Ebola epidemic now sweeping several West African countries underlines the imperative to build strong States that can withstand crises and respond to emergencies, ...

Ban to convene meeting of world leaders on tackling Ebola outbreak

New York, Sept 24 (JEN) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced he will convene a meeting of world leaders this week on a response to the Ebola outbreak as new studies war ...

Ebola: As global response lags, UN warns 20,000 may be infected by November

New York, Sept 24 (JEN) Unless efforts to control the Ebola outbreak in West Africa are ramped up, more than 20,000 people could be infected by early November, according to a joint United Na ...

Advance team of UN mission for Ebola response arrives in West Africa

New York, Sept 23 (JEN) Laying the groundwork for the effective and coherent action necessary to stop the Ebola outbreak in West Africa that has sickened more than 5,800 people and killed s ...

Newly-detected bird flu in Southeast Asia poses threat to animal health, people’s livelihoods

New York, Sept 23 (JEN) The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Monday warned that a recently-emerged strain of avian influenza virus detected in poultry in Southeast A ...

UN agencies ‘shocked and saddened’ by vaccination deaths in Syria

New York, Sept 20 (JEN) Some 15 children died and 50 others were reportedly affected by a contaminated measles vaccination in Idlib, Syria, according to the United Nations.

UN General Assembly underlines 'strong commitment' to bolster response to Ebola outbreak

New York, Sept 20 (JEN) As an Ebola outbreak of “unprecedented nature and scope” continues its spread through Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the United Nations General Assembly on Fri ...