UN Chief : UN Faces Serious Problem Funding Efforts to Fight Ebola

10/17/2014 8:37:24 AM

(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) New York October 16 (QNA) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the trust fund he launched to raise 1 billion dollars to fight against Ebola virus has only 100000 dollars in the bank calling the situation "a very serious problem." The UN trust fund initially raised 20 million dollars from money donated by major Western countries but the funds stopped coming Ban told reporters in New York.

Ban called on the international community to provide money and enable his organization "to get ahead of the curve and meet our target of reducing the rate of transmission by December 1." dpa reported "Ebola is a huge and urgent global problem that demands a huge and urgent global response" he said adding "we all have a responsibility to act."(QNA)

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