Ebola response website

This website details the UN system and partners response to the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa. The archived content shows the international effort to get to zero cases. The content was published during 2014-15. The United Nations family remains committed to supporting the long-term recovery of the region and preventing future outbreaks.

'We have no plan B, we have to get rid of this virus' - new head of UN Ebola mission

The newly appointed Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, arrived this morning in Accra, Ghana, where he officially begins his duties next week as head of the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER).