Fwd: EBOLA: 'WE ARE SEEING THE CURVE BENDING IN ENOUGH PLACES TO GIVE US HOPE, ' SAYS BAN

Web version   New York Nov 21 2014 3:00PM   UN News Centre with breaking news from the UN News Service  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (at podium) holds a press conference on the UN System's response to the Ebola crisis. He is joined by the UN Chief Executives Board (CEB) members. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe EBOLA: 'WE ARE SEEING THE CURVE BENDING IN ENOUGH PLACES TO GIVE US HOPE,' SAYS BAN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said that by continuing to scale up the global fight against Ebola, there is hope the outbreak could be contained by mid-2015, but he emphasized that results to date are still uneven, and announced that the Organization's top health officials will head to Mali, where the situation is still a cause of "deep concern." Read more RELATED Ban to take up fight against Ebola with heads of all UN organizations On the eve of a meeting of United Nations agency chiefs to discuss ways to jointly tackle the Ebola outbreak, the World Bank reported today Liberia's labour sector has suffered a huge blow since the start of the crisis, as a "massive effort" was underway in Mali to halt the spread of the re-emerged virus. 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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