Ban visits Ebola-hit West Africa, says zero cases "must be everyone's goal"

Dec 20, 2014, at 07:06 pm

New York, Dec 20 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today that there is reason to be "cautiously optimistic" about defeating the Ebola crisis in West Africa, as he made a series of visits to countries most-affected by the unprecedented outbreak, which has sickened some 18,000 people and killed close to 7,000 others throughout the region.

West Africa 'on brink' of major food crisis in wake of Ebola outbreak – UN expert

Nov 12, 2014, at 03:01 pm

New York, Nov 12 (IBNS) As Ebola continues to ravage West Africa, leaving more than 4,000 people dead, the region is now on the brink of a major food crisis, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to food has warned on Tuesday.

Ebola: UN agency launches initiative to tackle growing food security threat in West Africa

Oct 09, 2014, at 06:12 pm

New York, Oct 9 (JEN) The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Wednesday is launching a programme that will assist 90,000 vulnerable households in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, as Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon separately announced the appointment of the respective UN Crisis Managers in the three countries hardest hit by the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.