[RED DEMOCRATICA] Ban: "No time to lose" in fight against Ebola

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | UN Ebola task force urges countries to guard against the disease Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   November 10, 2014 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story Ban: "No time to lose" in fight against Ebola The United Nations in partnership with other organizations is working tirelessly to halt the spread of Ebola, writes Ban Ki-moon, UN secretary-general. "There is no time to lose. What began as a public health emergency is now a complex crisis with profound social, economic, humanitarian, political and security dimensions," he argues. 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