Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is briefing an informal meeting of the General Assembly this morning alongside Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, head of the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER), concerning the public health crisis emanating from the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa.
General Assembly to hear briefing by senior officials on UN response to Ebola crisis
- 20 January 2015
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