SG Comments on Tour of Ebola-Affected Countries
Stephanie Zawalski/Europa Newswire December 22, 2014 UNITED NATIONS — The UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, spoke after a system-wide meeting addressing the Ebola crisis, insisting that the UN’s response to the outbreak needs to be “Rapid, effective and comprehensive.” He emphasized the importance of embracing those, including medical professionals, who traveled to affected areas, stating that, “Ebola caregivers should be praised, not shunned. People who have traveled to Ebola-affected countries and have no signs of infection, are no threat” and commented that it is also critical to “combat the contagion of fear.” During his travels he visited the countries hit hardest [Read More]