there's no time to waste. it's absolutely vital that there is an urgent coordinated response. australia strongly supports the secretary-general's efforts in working closely with doctor chan and the world health organization to assure the u.n. system makes an effective and coordinated contribution immediately to the global effort to control the outbreak. we recognize this as an unprecedented challenge that requires an equally unprecedented response, and australia therefore welcomes and supports the secretary-general's initiative to immediately establish the first ever u.n. international public health mission. u.n. peacekeeping missions in particular can support efforts to combat the outbreak. as far as capacities and mandates allow. we know peacekeepers cannot be transformed into front-line health care workers but they can play a crucial role to

communicate a bowl of preventive the public and importantly to dispel fear and misinformation. u.n. mission support and maintenance of law and order of the also have logistical and organizational capabilities which are desperately needed. madam president, the blanket border and travel restrictions being imposed across the region to contain the outbreak are as we for having a paradoxical affect making it more difficult to fly in medical staff and supplies and restricting trade and transportation links. we thank god or retain a crucial unmil bridge into monrovia. we can entity must maintain open borders prudently while at the same time heightening our vigilance to stop ebola spread. australia is committed to supporting the international response. are foreigners announced this week that the study would immediately provide a further $7 million, according to the w.h.o. consolidated regional

response and to support the provision of front-line medical services. we have heard today that the international response must increase by 20 times if we are to get ahead of this epidemic, industrial will continue to assess very quickly areas where we can best contribute. let me conclude by paying tribute to the health care workers. 90% of whom are national staff who were at the start of this. they are working tirelessly at great personal risk to save lives and reduce suffering, many have died, all urgently need our full and unwavering support. thank you. >> i think the representative foxx australia for representative foxx australia for stay better connected the floor to the representative of united kingdom. >> thank you. i thank the secretary-general, doctor navarro, dr. chan for the powerful and moving briefings today. i extend my thanks to you, madam

president, will convene this meeting on a health crisis that has profound implications for us all. the current ebola epidemic has become a humanitarian and social and economic crisis for the three most effective west african countries at the 20 million people. a constitutes a threat to international peace and security. if we fail to act now it threatens to become a catastrophe which will destroy economies and neutralize the post conflict gains of recent years. it is crucial that the international community works together to fight and stop this epidemic. oath by assisting the three most affected countries, but also by helping other countries in the region to be ready if the disease spreads to them. it is important to remember that ebola is a preventable and containable disease, but only if we all work together to stop it. and to confront the fear and

stigma associated with the disease. we must not let fear dictate the response. instead we must act. we, therefore, welcome the initiative of holding this meeting and wholeheartedly support resolution 2177 which injects new urgency into this fight. madam president, the united nations as a vital role to play in bringing ebola under control. we, therefore, welcome the efforts made so far to coordinate the u.n. system's response come in particular the announcement made by the secretary-general today on the establishment of a special u.n. emergency response mission. the united kingdom is also playing its part. work has already started on a special $60 million freetown health center. this center will give confidence to health workers briefly joined the effort. reduce military experts and staff from save the children uk

have already joined them on the ground to get the center operational. yesterday, my foreign secretary announced a significant increase package of support. a part of this package is commitment to lead and underwrite the provision of a total 700 treatment beds for sierra leone. more than 200 of these beds already in the delivery pipeline. we will now deliver a further 500 beds working with partners to provide and train the international staff needed to operate them. there's simply no time to waste. every day that goes by means more ebola cases and more ebola deaths. that is why we're joined this effort by committing support to partners including the world health organization, the red cross, international rescue committee, the ebola response consortium, unicef and other parts of the u.n. system. in their monumental effort to

scale up the response. we are also helping to contain ebola for long-standing commitment to multilateral institutions such as the african development bank, the world bank, and in particular the european union where we're working closely with our eu partners to make the most of our collective expertise. as my australian colleague has just recalled, women are increasingly more at risk from ebola than men. we, therefore, need initiatives to promote practical, collective action after the committee and national effort level to protect women. women must also be central to any discussions on the response to the outbreak. madam president, we welcome announcements and support from others such as a generous new u.s. assistance to liberia. this week's announcement that france will step up its support beginning and pledges of help from countries such as china, canada and cuba. but we need a mammoth and

sustainable global effort if we are to be discouraged. current predictions are that it could last for many months, even years, it could, in fact, lives of millions of people. we must not let that happen. so today we call on all countries to join this global coalition against ebola. without hesitation, without doubt, and with a determination that we will end this terrible outbreak. without an immediate and concerted global push, ebola will kill many thousands more, affecting communities for a generation. now is the time to unite in action. i call on all nations to join this clarion call without delay before this crisis becomes a catastrophe. i thank you. >> i think the representative of united kingdom for his statement and give the floor to be representative of luxembourg. [speaking in native tongue]

>> translator: i should thank the attorney for having taken the initiative of organizing this public debate on a subject was is of concern to all of us. i think the secretary-general, dr. david navarro, this year coordinator of the united nations, and mr. jackson -- -- for his witness on the ground. luxembourg salutes the road commitment of msf volunteers and thousands of health care personnel, nationally and internationally, in liberia, sierra leone and guinea. and all of west africa. he must be given every possible guaranty or their own safety. i associate myself to the statement to be made by the european union. madam president, luxembourg

shares the deep concerns and the exponential spread of ebola. this is not a simple humanitarian crisis, but rather a multidimensional one which threatens institutions, societies and economies of countries stricken by the epidemic. and west africa as a whole. as a response, we need a general -- of the international committee. resolution 2177 which we just adopted as an initiative of the united states which luxembourg had the honor of cosponsoring conveys the commend of the security council to counter this. to put a halt to the epidemic, we must use all means, public and private, civil and military at our disposal. and argued the united nations has a key role to play to coordinate this world effort. is key the united nations

mission for the emergency response to the oboe epidemic which has just been announced by the secretary-general has its role to play. we fully support the launching of this mission as quickly as possible. the mission on the one hand should support the efforts of countries stricken by the epidemic attempt who continue. on the other hand, they should also assist countries in the region which are not yet affected by the ebola virus to prevent its onset. this health keeping mission of the united nations could also coordinate contributions made by all. luxembourg has contributed. the regional response programs to the ebola virus of the w. h. o., the world food program special operation to provide

humanitarian air services, a project to fight ebola in cooperation with the university hospital, and india on a high level meeting, organized by the secretary-general on the coming 25th of september, we are considering the possibility of making further contributions and close coverage with countries of south africa and united nations. madam president, acting swiftly to stop the ebola virus must go hand in hand with long-term work to prevent such a crisis from repeating in the future. we must face up to the structural challenges which condemn the greater part of citizens of west africa to live in poverty and precariousness, in which increase their ability to stop such an ebola epidemic. the peace building commission

will have a role to play in this context by supporting the strengthening of state institutions which are responsible and effective. we are prepared to work with our colleagues of the liberia, sierra leone considerations reinforce the regional approach in this context. thank you very much. >> i think the representative for state and. not give the floor to the representative from chad. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: thank you very much, madam president. i wish to thank the secretary-general of the united nations, dr. david navarro, the senior coordination doctor, dr. chan of the w.h.o., and the

personnel in liberia. we are also salute the leadership of the united nations and the presidency of the security council i devoting a special session to the ebola epidemic. we add to the diet effects of climate change and terrorism on the african continent, the ebola epidemic is a threat to the peace and security of african countries and the rest of the world. three countries on the condo directly involved, liberia, sierra leone and guinea. the latest figures of the w.h.o. report 2600 dead and thousands more reported cases. these figures may unfortunately be lower than the real ones because many cases go

unreported. liberia is by far the heaviest affected countries because of the many cases in its national territory. however, a ball is not simply a public health crisis. it has humanitarian, social, and economic consequences which are long lasting of which may affect the economies of the countries affected. on the economic and social levels, measures taken by some international transportation companies or some countries to limit air and sea traffic with countries affected by ebola have dire effects on those countries because they lead -- the living conditions of the population as well. according to the conclusion of world bank, a drop around 2.5% in the economic activity of

those countries is to be feared. the fire trial, state institutions lead to closure to hospitals and some countries are just some of the many consequences of the ebola outbreak. the case of library is analyst is one. the call made by the second two general the united nations together with the leaders of the countries to call for special measure to be taken to the city council during its 16 special session called for measures to be taken to prevent isolation of the effected country. to facilitate the sending of assistance to the affected countries, we should use

initiatives such as dana -- kind of. we are witnessing spread of ebola. with recent cases in that year. this trend shows that the situation far from being contained will continue to expose other countries in the world. we are pleased of the somewhat tart response of the international committee led by the security council. today's meeting devoted to ebola shows a growing awareness of the gravity of the situation, particularly to resolution 2177 which were just adopted calling for the organization of the international community against this scourge. according to u.n. sources, the

costs of the struggle is going to add up. the peace and security council decide to send military and civilian team to liberia, to fight the epidemic are to be lauded. please express -- son back to provide financial assistance of 140 million euros and the world bank which has launched a fund to assist the country. on the bilateral level we are pleased with the decision of the united states government to provide substantial financial assistance of $250 million, including sending 3000 specialized soldiers to fight ebola. there are other bilateral

partners such as china, france, cuba, the united kingdom, pakistan, and others have also contributed to the fight against ebola. the upcoming session of the special meeting on the 25th of september on the subject of ebola will make it possible to better coordinate effective, ma effectively coordinated fight against epidemic. to conclude, the crisis we face as w.h.o. represent is unprecedented. in order to contain and even i've populations against ebola, the national committee must respond in a most effective and rapid fashion possible. osha care must be given to children, women, and other vulnerable categories of the population. my countries prepared to make a financial contribution, which

will be shortly announce. thank you very much. >> i think the representative of chat for statement and the difficulty the representative of argentina. >> translator: thank you very much madam president, for convening this debate which make it possible for all member states of the united nations to share our vision and concerns on the current outbreak of ebola in west africa. because of the significance, it involves all of us and it calls for a global response but i also wish to thank secretary-general of our organization, dr. david navarro, senior coordinator of the united nations for ebola, dr. margaret chan, director general of the world health organization, for their briefings, for sure in the knowledge with us and above all

for the commitment. i wish to express our deepest respect for all of the work you're doing in order to try to put a stop to the spread of the epidemic but on behalf of the people and the government of the republic of argentina i wish to express 2000 victims and government our deep sorrow. there can be no doubt that argentina will also cooperate with this mission which is the cause of the entire world. madam president, fortunately this is not -- unfortunate this is not the first time the city council has met to do with the situation which has the reason of a public health crisis. the council dealt with the impact of hiv/aids and ramifications it had on public security in different societies. the gravity of the current

epidemic -- summit if we do not respond urgently, with hard with health policy to prevention and education, the living conditions of the people may be dramatically affected just as they are being affected and just as we see the thousands of people in the countries of west africa being affected. and fundamentally, madam president, if we do not act with urgency and with commitment what we will have to do is respond in terms of our ethical conscious and our institutional commitment to in accordance to the secretary-general argentina believes evidence is not just a health problem. it is a multidimensional reality. and it must respond to in this way. we recognize that this epidemic has the potential to kill the present and wounded the future,

to roads the possibility of human development. human social and economic development which are the root of most of the complex. we are responding to in this council and they ultimately have complex with security. indeed, the epidemic has its episode in the region which is suffer from severe complex. and after many efforts, the displayed much courage, for the first time that it didn't have a better future. painful enough, this outbreak of ebola is putting the progress achieved at risk. and if it is not contained very shortly it may have major humanitarian, economic and social consequences and effects on the security and democracy of the countries affected but for these reasons, madam president, we believe that in this moment of despair, uncertainty and fear for so many, -- cannot come into

play. selfishness cannot come into play. we must put all our efforts together and put our efforts under the coordination of the united nations and not compete amongst ourselves. for this reason argentine supports the adoption of resolution made by counsel which has been supporting established vision of the most heavily affected countries and which could not -- when the time came for the international community to respond. because just as hunger, sickness and poverty are not causes, it is also true that as a result of so many injustices there may be situations of insecurity that arise. madam president, argentina believes appropriate cooperation between the various bodies under the terms established by the charter should be established. the competence to do with the

consequences of this epidemic falls to other bodies and agencies of the united nations system. for this reason we support that security council should cooperate, but we also support that the general assembly should have the responsibility of responding to the proposal of the secretary-general to set up a special mission in the region to argentina will act with all the urgency of responsibility required so that unmeer would become a reality in today's dig come. to conclude, madam president, i cannot fail to stress that an outbreak of this nature could have been responded to in a more effective fashion if they countries in other regions had a

more solid health care system, one that was more complete and with a better infrastructure and better human resource. but what we are seeing is the reality of all developing countries. it is the reality of poverty, not fake. -- not fake. just over three years ago, ms. chan expressed her concern industry chamber about the differences between rich and poor countries. indicating that health care spending was about 1 dollar, was between 1 dollar per person and $7000 per person, and that the difference in life expectancy was over 40 years in some countries. what we are looking at is an equality. were looking at and justice. we have before us the challenge

for a fair dissipation of wealth, every form an international financial system to create financing 30 government which is in solidarity and cooperation, not just handouts to alleviate the suffering. we must look at the weight of the burden of sovereign debt. the agencies of the united nations system, madam president, negev appropriate budget which make it possible for them to operate effectively. to conclude, we wish to express our respect to all those who are working with heart and hand at the very heart of the epidemic in order to put a halt to this scourge and stressed the support being provided by many countries and organizations to put a stop to it. we should highlight the commitment and leadership of the secretary-general, and thank them for it. as well, the agencies of the recession. thank you very much let them

president i thank the representative from argentina and i give the floor to the representative of jordan. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: president, let me at the outset express our gratitude to you for having taking the initiative to organize this important meeting. i would like to express my appreciation to the secretary-general of united nations, mr. ban ki-moon, into the coordinator, dr. nafa row, and to the -- ms. margaret chan, as well as other doctors. madam president, the spread of ebola which is ravaging liberia, sierra leone and guinea, it is spreading unusual has drawn the attention to the need to adopt until methods to do with this

epidemic. international committee has never seen this kind of epidemic spread so quickly in cities and rural areas with such exponential complicated impact. and this means that there is a crisis in the countries affected end after incontinent as well as affected the international committee to the challenge of ebola which is causing great loss of human life has appeared in liberia, sierra leone and guinea has put political stability after suffering many years did you drought, civil war and conflict. this crisis has exponentially grown. beach contamination causes new cases and the health care workers are treated with difficult challenges. care for the sick and burial of those who have died has become

extreme a danger to this crisis but has economic and social impact. and despite the dangers given our belief, respect for the principles and not nation, jordan is playing its role in liberia and, therefore, we deployed over 200 trained police units as well as 12 other servers. three observers will depart next week, and three others have been appointed to be part. and this is part of our involvement in international approach, because jordan is trying to protect the jordanian -- to make sure it is not contaminated, and is beyond the protection from the united nations with respect to health care personnel. to stem the epidemic, madam

president, we need to take exceptional measures, better coordinated response to the united nations. and here we appreciate the initiative of the secretary-general to send a help mission to begin its efforts, beginning 29 september. and lastly we would like to highlight the fact that we need to give priority to preventive measures to stem the spread of the epidemic. jordan encourages the international community to continue its immediate assistance to the governments of affected in west africa. in their efforts to resume the gains of development has been undermined by the spread of this epidemic. thank you, madam president. >> i thank the representative of george and i give the floor to the representative of a chilling.

[speaking in native tongue] >> translator: many thanks to the president for presenting the draft resolution which was adopted today and which chilling cosponsored. -- chile progress this tragedy that has cost thousands of human lives and has affected liberia, sierra leone and guinea. international public health emergency was how the w.h.o. identified a bowl a few days ago. and yesterday a senior official of the agency declared that the crisis that we're faced with is unprecedented in modern times. the numbers of those infected

have doubled in the 28 days. this is undermining the social and economic stability of these countries which are emerging from conflict which they have been, where they have been pushing had with their perspective is the process. whenever there is a genuine threat of any type or origin that threatens the stability, security and peace in the region or area that is in the process of building peace and supported by united nations mission, this council within the purview of its competence and represented the international community must adopt the necessary decisions that will ensure the conditions needed for those affected countries to adopt and implement the technical measures and

specific policies in order to tackle this emergency. the international community must act with the resources such as the case of the peace building commission. since these three countries are part of its agenda. there's also we need for necessary coordination between the affected states and united nations and regional and sub regional organizations, and with the states and donor agencies so as not to duplicate efforts and optimize the use of the resources. although chile recognizes that a peace mission is not a public health issue, we should look into what is the case of liberia, how we can adjust the work on the ground so we can afford the necessary collaboration, without overlooking the need for

protection and security of humanitarian and health workers, and peacekeeping. one of the critical points we need to address in this crisis is to find effective mechanisms to break with the chain of transmission of the virus which has greatly affected, to a great extent, women and all other groups. in this regard we should place emphasis on education and help stop to eliminate this virus and to ensure that communities and families play the right for roles.

we recommend the implementation as soon as possible of measures to contain and provide responses that will stem of the uncertainty. and it is for this reason that it is necessary for us to launch a call so there are no restrictions on the flow of her since and trade come in and a russian of air services in c. services causing a blockage that would make an economic impact even more severe in these countries and increase fear in those countries. these are measures that are not supported by studies. finally, chile appreciates and underscores the international solidarity of this country such as cuba, united states and united kingdom as well as the african union, among others whose rapid response are helping in this area. likewise, we are pleased at the decision, the decision of the

secretary-general to appoint david navarro as coordinator of the organization to tackle this virus and given support his work and initiative to establish a global coalition against this epidemic. thank you, madam president. >> i thank the representative of chile for his statement and i now give the floor to his excellency, mr. augustine. minister for foreign affairs of liberia. >> madam president, distinguished of the u.n. security council, deputy security job, dr. chan, dr. navarro, excellencies, distinguished ladies and gentlemen, i bring you greetings from her excellency, president of liberia as well as from liberians both at home and abroad. liberia commend you, madam

president, and other members of the council for elevating the ebola crisis onto the agenda of this august body, and bring into sharp focus order of international action. we hope that today's deliberations will spur a response from the global community commensurate with the speed and intensity of the ebola outbreak. until 22nd of march, 2014 when the ebola virus invaded our country and begin to wreak havoc in a small city that sits along an area adjoining library, guinea and sierra leone, the liberia people -- stomach have been enjoying the dividends of peace achieved in 2003,

following 14 years of blood and civil conflict. during these years of calm, we have succeeded in institutionalizing a democratic culture, and begun to take some strong steps with the support of the u.n. and international partners to address the legacy of social, economic devastation that have protracted civil war epic we've. since the ebola outbreak, the government of liberia has taken a host of measures, including heightening of awareness and a trip campaigns to address the denial and the deeply rooted practitioner of practices that create fertile ground for the spread of the disease. we also declared a sense of emergency and are continuing to dedicate significant amounts of

our own resources to the fight. we have also enlisted the constructive involvement of our people as we constantly review and revise strategies to accommodate the evolving nature. in spite of our efforts, portraits of those over international partners, w.h.o., u.s. centers for disease control, the ebola virus disease continues to move faster than a collective efforts to contain. it has now extended this deadly embrace to nearly 2800 persons in liberia. leading to the loss of 1500 persons last. 170 of a small committee of health workers have already been infected, out of which 80 have

lost their lives here unfortunately given that women constitute the bulk over health care workers that are traditionally the ones who care for sick members of the family, nearly 70% of all those infected by the ebola virus disease in liberia are women. the huge toll has taken pashtuns answers undermine our ability to adequately respond to routine -- such as malaria, typhoid fever, measles and diarrhea. an increasing number of pregnant women are dying while trying to give life. even before the outbreak we were grappling with challenges. they include finding productive employment for a significant number of our people, especially

the youth. some of whom -- stomach strengthening the rule of law. we were both involved in peace building and peace consolidation activities with the peace building commission. and we were making efforts to comply with regional protocols aimed at curbing the spread of small arms and light weapons in transnational crime. ebola outbreak has distracted our attention from these national priorities and greatly undermines our ability to address them. [inaudible] in our country and in the region. the impact of ebola has been multidimensional. it has negative effected our economy and effectively arrested

the progress of our nation. preliminary estimates points to an estimated the kline in real gdp growth of -- decline in real gdp growth of 3.4%. the money, agriculture and other sectors expect to bear the greatest brunt of the crisis. as we mourn daily the loss of become a member, friends, a fellow citizens as a result of ebola, we are getting increasingly concerned about the long-term socioeconomic difficulties that an ebola virus disease -- [inaudible] madam president, members of the security council, library expresses its profound appreciation to the secretary-general for his very initiatives, including his

announcement today of a new u.n. mission, unmil, to mobilize the international community to deliver support in a coordinated manner. we think the wider international temerity, including the african union, for all their efforts and resources for national, human and material that have so far been dedicated to the fight against ebola. liberian government and people offer deep gratitude to president barack obama and the people of the united states further heartwarming announcement that the u.s. government will take, will hold a bold and concrete initiatives, including the deployment of engineers, humanitarian and medical personnel and equipment to our region to establish new treatment units and to train

national staff. as a major power, the united states has made a major move. and it is our hope that a new additional and other contributions will be forthcoming to our region into expression of international solidarity. madam president, while we commend some members of international community, many heads of solidarity -- as we grapple with this virus, we are shocked and remain concerned by the action of others imposing travel and other restrictions on ebola affected countries. these actions -- which -- border on blanket statement physician and have now started to serious undermine imagine efforts in our countries. we, therefore, call on the

concerned member states to reconsider their policies in light of -- provided by specialized international agencies. madam president, the experts have put out a very gloomy prognosis for what will happen in the next few weeks or months in the global community fails to take bigger, bolder, and action to this -- this transmission of ebola. just three weeks ago, the w.h.o. estimated that 20,000 persons were on the verge of being affected, have become they come from liberia alone. two days ago president obama, while appropriately declaring the ebola epidemic a potential threat to global security, has pressed fears that if current trend continues, hundreds of

thousands of people may be infected with the virus. the global community cannot remain passive and allow these apocalyptic predictions to come to pass. we cannot sit idly and watch as we would do watching a movie on our tv screen. the sober reality is that we are not watching a prerecorded movie of a predetermined problem. we, affected countries, institutions, individuals, of good conscience across the globe are all actors in this evolving plot, and can effected the ultimate outcome based on what we do or fail to do. it will be tragically shameful if the failed to act quickly, robustly and conservatively in putting an end to the spread of

this deadly disease. we, therefore, think the security council for the resolution adopted here today. and encourage all member states to support the resolution to concrete actions. let us all join in the act now campaign against ebola. thank you, madam president,. >> i think his excellency for his statement. i now give the floor to his excellency, mr. france law -- minister for foreign affairs and guineans abroad of gene. -- give me. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: thank you, madam president. madam president, undersecretary general, ladies and gentlemen, members of the council it is a pleasure for me at the outset took first to the u.s.

presidency the deep gratitude the deep gratitude of the people of guinea for having exceeded the requests of -- the three states to put on the security council agenda this crucial issue. i'm talking about the terrible epidemic of the ebola virus but i would also like to thank the other members of the council and commend the president of the u.n. secretary-general, mr. ban ki-moon, the director general of they world health organization, dr. margaret chan, but also residents of doctor dave navarro, senior u.n. assistant corner for ebola. my delegations please we adopted in council the resolution 2175.

and there have been a very considerable number of states who sponsored this. the council demonstrates your clear comprehension of the urgency of the need for a global concert solution to do with an unprecedented discourage, which is agenda for two peoples security for the entire west african region, for our collective security. be on health care aspect and the widespread panic in our people, the economic and social consequences of this disease have a negative impact on growth of our states and the well being of our populations. ebola is slowing down economic committees and affects all sectors, particularly transportation, trade, tourism and agriculture. this could lead to a decline in

the gross domestic product of about 2.5%, thereby undoing all the efforts and strategies undertaken by these three countries. despite the courageous measures of prevention taken by our states to stem and stop the spread of the disease, this scourge continues, its devastation and continues to defy human intelligence the at this juncture if appropriate measures are not taken, a dominican crisis is looming. we must stop it. we have to stop it, otherwise we could compromise the stability that was won by great cost of the three countries that are coming out of a long political and institutional crisis. it's important to underscore the three countries are all on the agenda of the united nations peace building commission. as such we commend the international committee which understands the need to take ownership of this fight to root out this scourge which truly

stymies the developer we are seeking. also the decision taken by the african union on eight september is meant to strengthen the salted of our states for closing borders, restricting flights, secret decision of the victims, the isolation of the affected countries, the returning of the nationals is a weapon that is more dangerous than the scourge itself to combat as was underscored recently. we should not isolate countries affected by ebola. if it needs to be done, to isolate and eradicate ebola. security council must provide oversight and playable to assure compliance of the international air transportation association. similarly all partners in the same spirit of solidarity will

work to provide the appropriate and special support to usher care for the victims, prevention and eradication of the virus. for its part, beginning with the declaration of 21 march 2014, the epidemic of the ebola virus, transit and his participant great involved in response to the disease the epidemic seem to have been under control and they. however, a resurgence of the number of confirmed cases and the appearance of new outbreak areas were reported early in june 2014. this epidemic has also spread to sierra leone and liberia, countries that are bordering with treachery, thereby leading to a sub regional crisis. crisis. several thousand have 40 been infected and more than 2400 have already died in the three countries affected. mostly women.

a national health care emergency declaration was also issued by -- and several days ago the national epidemic management committee adopted an accelerated response when for a period of two to six months, a set of preventive measures have also been taken, including establishment of health century buffers at all border posts. restriction of movements of peoples and their screening at all crossing points in the country, including the international airport. these measures of security and prevention taken at the departure area of the airport have proven reliable and to justify the minutes of the frequency of the fights of brussels and others to god as there are other action on the ground, particularly awareness raising other people with respect to preventive measures, strengthening, monitoring,

tracking context and establishment of regulatory committees. the management to ensure safe and secure burial and disinfection as well as distribution of individual protection and hygiene kits. today, the government is focused on outreach on the ground in order to impact the perception that committees might have of the disease. the messages in the south region, the national in which is, more people will be alerted, particularly in the rural areas where there continues to be a reluctance with respect to interacting with health care workers in the fight against ebola but despite all efforts undertaken by the government and its partners, there are still many challenges to be met, and testing needs to be taken care of to stem the spread of the epidemic. we feel ever-increasing needs to increase human resources, financial metro resources as well.

protection kits, medicine, from a flash, hospital beds, et cetera. we need particularly and villages, vehicles for the medical personal. the exhaustive list of our expectations -- this is a private place now to once again thank france, the united states, the russian federation, china, japan, the united kingdom, the european union and several other bilateral partners who, together with the world health organization, doctors without borders and centers for disease control, the cdc in atlanta as well as countries like morocco and molly who have from the very outset come forward and the principal security fraternity,

our gratitude to ban ki-moon who continues to work to assure the future of some of our states. we see his initiative in this to establish the urgent response in united nations to do with ebola. we're grateful to him for this and we would care to the security council which is going -- will be part of this momentum and for the scientific global committee will be able to sure we do with the ebola virus. just as they been able to with even more deadly viruses. i thank you for your kind attention. >> i thank the representative for his statement and then i give the floor to his excellen excellency, minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation from sierra leone. >> thank you, madam president. let me at the outset express on

behalf of our president and the people of sierra leone are profound appreciation to you, trying to intimate of the city council for convening this all important meeting. the meeting at a crucial time, particularly at this unprecedented outbreak of the ebola virus -- subregion heightened concern of international community. clearly impact of the epidemic has not only been frightening but has also taken a toll on entire fabric of the three countries concerned. is the need to understand our it most -- [inaudible] cannot be emphasized. let me also convey thanks to all those who vigorously have

expressed -- with the people of sierra leone and by telephone calls and particular united nations secretary-general, president obama, certainly high level visitations from u.n. agencies, including madame on my left, dr. navarro was there. we do appreciate all of this. also thank the chairman, they all came with the pleasures of sympathy, expressions of good hope, expressions of good wishes. madam chair, we are in an unfamiliar territory. to date, the origin, the symptoms, the spread, the contagion of ebola are not only baffling but i very confusing.

the ebola is challenging us as the human race. ebola is a challenging our level of preparedness at national level. ebola is challenging our partners but it is challenging our results to address an epidemic like this. [inaudible] it is also challenging our resilience. it is challenging our level of cooperation and our patients. madam chair, our people in sierra leone cannot understand the nature of the disease that claims the life and then prevents family members from bearing their loved ones.

all of these measures, the crises is different and we must remain one step ahead company steps ahead. ebola as an extraordinary disease has precipitated all actions of sierra leone, including the public health -- [inaudible] gently managed by development partners, national authorities. ..