[RED DEMOCRATICA] UN Ebola chief: The mission is to halt Ebola's spread

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | General Assembly concludes with focus on development goals, poverty Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   October 1, 2014 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story UN Ebola chief: The mission is to halt Ebola's spread The United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response "has just one job: to stop Ebola, to prevent it from spreading," says Anthony Banbury, UNMEER's chief. Separately, UNICEF says many children orphaned by Ebola are being rejected by communities and families and must fend for themselves. 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