Ebola Update - Noon Briefing (18 February 2015)

United Nations - Ebola Update by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
EBOLA
The Secretary-General just about an hour ago addressed the General Assembly on the Ebola outbreak.
He said that today, we face a critical turning point as the pattern of the outbreak has changed, with a significant decline in the number of new cases in the three affected countries. However, he stressed that incidence rates rose again in Guinea and Sierra Leone in recent weeks.
The Secretary-General said that to get the situation further under control, the UN system, through UNMEER, is mobilizing surge efforts to support national and local authorities.
As the situation improves, he said that the time will come for critical functions to transition progressively and seamlessly from UNMEER to UN agencies, funds and programmes, while significant additional resources will be required by the UN system.
He appealed to Member States to stay engaged and sustain the work against Ebola, providing the resources needed to get to zero cases and to ensure that reconstruction and recovery can occur without delay.
His full remarks are available in my office and after this session of the General Assembly, Dr. David Nabarro, the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Ebola, will speak to you at the stake out on the second floor and I will keep an eye on it to tell you when that starts.
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