international community to spare no efforts in order to find an urgent response to combating the ebola virus. ...

where the illnesses found. of course, the gravity of the situation as has been described by panelists leaves no doubt about the vital need for the international community to undertake urgent action in order to reverse the current trend. as you said, mr. president, at present the time has come for specific actions. we need to act quickly. not only to suppress the spread of the disease, not only to save human lives while there's still

time, but also and especially in order to maintain stability and the gains of the last few years. as part of peace building and social peace. it is essential for unmeer, the u.n. mission, to be deployed as quickly as possible so that it can respond effectively to the most pressing needs of the affected countries. in our opinion, this mission should also help build local health capacities, as was said,

through making available mobile hospitals, helicopters, protected vehicles and qualified medical workers and older to take care of sick people. therefore, let us hope that this mission will have a heavy dose of communication, that it will work to teach local populations more about best practices to be adopted, but also to vanquish the hesitation that was referenced eloquently a few moments ago. so in this respect, we believe that the mission could use local radio to communicate the public

service message in the national languages of the countries affected in order to reach those people who are still hesitating to believe the extent of the disease. so may i then launched a pressing appeal on behalf of the government of guinea to all member states, or to reiterate our appeal to all member states that are able to do so, to assist our efforts through support of human resources, logistical and financial support as well. i should also now call upon member states to honor as quick as possible the commitments made

and the promises of contributions that have been made. and in conclusion, mr. president, i would just like to express our deep appreciation for my delegation and our government for the bilateral and multilateral partners as well as for the health care workers. all those who invested themselves on a daily basis to suppress this disease, and they do so at risk to their own lives and with total dedication. thank you. >> i thank the distinguished representative of guinea for his statement. i now open the floor for comments or questions. and in order to effectively use the presence of are testing which guests, may i request delegates make their questions

as precise as possible and no longer than three minutes. i thank you for your cooperation. i now give the floor to the distinguished representative of malawi for south african state. >> mr. president, mr. deputy secretary-general, cabinet, allow me to also commend you on death of african group for taking this initiative to organize the general assembly mission that is taking stock of ongoing global threat and response to the disease outbreak in sierra leone, guinea and the west africa subregion, not to mention cases beyond the border of these countries, and the african continent as a whole. indeed, this meeting is taking place in the wake of this deadly disease and witnessed in the

united states. i wish to seize this opportunity to extend condolences to the family of mr. duncan and all who have loved -- lost loved ones to this deadly virus and pray that the almighty would give them the fortune. mr. president, as we -- scope of our collective efforts, the response to that ebola virus has since september 2014 on the margins of the general debate of the administration is considered the african group as a major step forward in the right direction. and here i wish to pay tribute to the u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon for his initiative as well as the strong commitment to demonstrated by the international community through participation out the highest level. since the outbreak of the deadly ebola virus, no stone has been left under turned leading to the

current deployment of the west african subregion of african union mission under the name africa union supports ebola outbreak in west africa. under the leadership of the major general from uganda, -- [inaudible] imposed by the ebola virus on the population of the three most affected countries in the west african subregion, guinea, liberia and sierra leone to the recent appointment by the secretary-general of the three ebola -- together with the concurrent duty of treatment centers in these countries will go a long way in reducing the number of new infections. unfortunately, we are not there yet. [inaudible] challenge is huge but not insurmountable. greater coherence.

mr. president, it is in this context that african group will begin a report -- on the united nations missions. the office of the special envoy on ebola. that is dated september 2014. that group is particularly encouraged by the fact that the mission with its mandate is expected -- including member states. governments, national -- african union and economic union as well as -- and other entities of united nations peacekeeping already on the ground. african group therefore supports recommendations of the advisory committee. allow me to include by acknowledging the sacrifices and dedication of all medical

personnel who continue to serve under very challenging and risk involvement. we are saddened by news of those who lost their lives and -- for those who continue to fight for their lives. clear evidence the deadly ebola virus has no respect of persons or borders. i thank you, mr. president. >> i thank the distinguished representative of molly come and i will give the floor -- malawi. >> mr. president, i of president, i the honor to speak a map of the european union and its member states. i thank you for containing this meeting. we are facing a challenge to integrity and dignity of many human lives, a threat that goes beyond the health crisis as a compromise is international peace, security and development. since the last time we discussed

the ebola, more than 3000 persons have contracted the disease in africa. cases have been reported in america and europe. we have the responsibility to stop this trend. mr. president, we commend the leadership of the secretary-general of the united nations to coordinate the ebola response. we welcome the deployment of the united nations mission for ebola emergency response, and the recent appointment of ebola crisis managers for guinea, liberia and sierra leone. unmeer has a key role to -- response to avoid duplications of to bring together active capabilities and competencies in a coherent and coordinated way. we will work closely in our efforts to fight this terrible disease. the european union has mobilized from the very early stages of the crisis and has been contributing to this global effort. two weeks ago president roosevelt said 30 million

additional your tell the most affected countries on top of the very significant contribution already pledged by the european commission, 106 million euro, and in addition to the very substantive contributions of the european union member states both financial and in kind. humanitarian and medical experts, treatment facilities, mobile laboratories and equipment have been deployed in the region. we are also putting in place and operational hub coordinate and facilitate standby air. >> moderator: for medically valuations, two health workers are trying to wipe out the disease. our mechanism has been activated to visited the provision of assistance on the ground to coordinate the deliveries of equipment with our member states and two liaison. substantial -- urgently needed both in terms of action in the field as well as preparedness. the first cases of ebola diagnosed in the eu and the u.s.a. illustrate the global

dimensions of this epidemic. it is urgent for the whole of the international committee to support increased preparedness, tickle in developing countries where prevention, detection and management capacity may be less developed. mr. president, as previous speakers can we pay tribute to all humankind and health workers in the front line who are working tirelessly to fight ebola. we did for the loss of lives. we owe them maxima efforts to end this epidemic. i thank you, mr. president. >> i thank the distinguished representative of the european union. i now give the floor to mr. bonita, secretary of state of spain. [inaudible] [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: mr. deputy secretary-general, the appeal which has been made by guinea,

sierra leone and liberia and other regions of western africa, we know we have to act now, today rather than tomorrow because it's a question of life and death for hundreds of thousands of people. we share the approach of the secretary-general in opposing the establishment of unmeer, and we thank the assembly for his commitment in holding this session in dealing so quickly in negotiating the resolution which we all welcome to the establishment of the nation. we will be in close contact with special envoy, dr. navarro, special representative identified as being can contribute to the united nations mission. at this stage thing is following different strategies under which national leadership and that of the united nations and then cooperation with regional

organizations. first by cooperating to treat the persons already infected and avoid the spreading of the epidemic. we've sent more than 20 tons of prophylactic material and medicine to hospitals in monrovia and other places but what is even more important, a considerable number of spaniards have worked for years in guinea and liberia and sierra leone. many more have gone with a different ngos to support the efforts of the health authorities of these country. unfortunately, two of them have died, victims of ebola. third person is currently fighting for her life in a madrid hospital. this must make us increase spain's solidarity to brothers and sisters in western africa. second, spain wishes to support

the united nations agencies and ngos on the front line so they can do their work, cooperating to ensure the safety of the humanitarian staff deployed. third, we we wish to do everything in our power to ensure first that the countries immune, the neighboring countries are immune, and the lead countries have the capacity to avoid this from occurring. we are working with guinea and mali to strengthen the capacity of their health systems, to prevent spreading of the epidemic. we recognize the mechanisms which have been established by the african regional organization, in particular specific military mission. for its important component training the personnel. all of these efforts need

funding. spain has made actual contributions to the different appeals, cling to the w.h.o. for the value of $1,300,000. the next two days will make an additional contribution, $3.2 million for action in guinea, liberia and sierra leone. finally, i wish to pay tribute to the authorities and to the population of the countries of western africa under this difficult circumstances. and that today, tomorrow and in the future they can count on the solidarity and support of spain. i thank you. >> i thank the distinguished representative from spain for his statement and i give the floor to the russian confederation. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, ministers, first

of all we would like to thank you, mr. president, for the initiative to conduct this briefing and also dr. navarro for the briefing on the situation regarding the spread of the virus and combating it. we share the concern that in spite of large-scale measures undertaken by the government of guinea, sierra leone and liberia, and also the international community of the u.n. auspices we have still not managed to suppress this deadly disease. we support the u.n. efforts and the central role of the u.n. and combating this ebola epidemic. as you know, russia is already working in the zone of the epidemic of the ebola virus and we're providing assistance to

the affected countries, both on a bilateral basis and through international organizations. at present, the corresponding ministries and agencies of the russian federation are regularly tracking the situation, and are working through possible options to provide additional supports. in this context we welcome the recent working visits of the special u.n. envoy, dr. navarro, the moscow. it's our view that these direct working contacts established during the meeting of dr. navarro with senior officials and agencies, that deal with responses to emergency situations to allow us to more expeditiously and effectively make use of russian participation and with national efforts to combat ebola. in particular, we have in mind using. >> moderator: counter epidemiology and other capacity

within our ministry of emergency, we have the federal oversight service for the well being and protection to support unmeer in an emergency response. we are prepared to continue to put straight in implementing this national strategy to combat the disease in cooperation with the governments of the affected countries, with you in organizations and other partners. thank you very much. >> turn 12 of the russian federation. i now give -- i thank the distinguished representative of the russian federation. >> thank you, mr. president. on behalf of rwanda, first of all of which is a that rwanda endorses fully the statement made by the master of malawi, on behalf of the african groups. mr. president, thank you for convening this timely meeting to

update member states on the most recent development associated with the crisis from the ebola crisis outbreak. i would like to begin by paying tribute to leaders of the affected countries for their tireless efforts in dealing with these humanitarian crisis. on behalf of the president of rwanda and the people of rwanda, i would like to express once again our deepest and heartfelt condolences to the families and communities of the ebola victims, including medical and nonmedical staff. unfortunately, enormous coordinated efforts by entire community, we deeply agree that first we have failed to contain the spread of the virus and to

halt -- we come to the decision by the secretary-general and -- tried to come home i salute, to establish the united nations for a bold emergency response as well as the recent appointment of three ebola crisis managers to be in the most affected countries, liberia, sierra leone and guinea. is a significant undertaking. the united nations resolve, dedication to eradicate the ebola epidemic in west africa, and globally. to date, ebola has not only cause of this on the african continent but also spread to europe and the u.s., and a number of new affected people keeps on increasing.

we need to combine our efforts to ensure coordination between the affected governments, u.n. peacekeeping and police commissions and other bilateral and multilateral actors in the region to effect significant progress. we believe that there is a need to adjust these terrible realities to strategize -- by the special envoy of the secretary-general, david navarro and the urgent needs to quickly build and staff treatment centers in west african nations, by the deadly virus. and, of course, in order to prevent further spread, further deadly disease. mr. president, i also take this opportunity to acknowledge the bravery acts of all troops and

police in countries who decided to stay with the people of liberia, guinea and sierra leone during these difficult and trying times. we also acknowledge the courage and determination of all medical personnel or their professional conscience and dedication despite evidence and constant reason of losing her own life. in conclusion, mr. president, today we should commit to eradicating the ebola virus outbreak before it spreads worldwide. we have no room for failure to let us continue to act in unity as one world and one people. in this context, the international community keeps the momentum and providing further assistance to the affected countries.

last but not least, i would like to again, mr. president, to congratulate you for your leadership and initiative on the ebola outbreak. i recall the important meeting you can feed on 19 september 2014 on these public health crises. the meeting resulted in a resolution that was sponsored by an unprecedented number of -- 134 in total. such, mr. president, show support and solidarity is remarkable. just keep it up. i thank you, mr. president. >> i thank the distinguished representative of rwanda. i not give the floor to the decisions representative of india. >> thank you, mr. president it would like to thank you first for your initiative in convening the special meeting of the general assembly. we think the special envoy of the secretary-general of the

ball and special representative and head of the united nations mission for a bold emergency response for their briefings this morning on this matter to focus attention on the series of challenge and threat cause of the outbreak of the virus in west africa. this outbreak continues to cost lives and poses possible threat to the fragile peace and split in the affected regions they could have even wider implications. we express our heartfelt condolences to the victims and families affected by this crisis. mr. president, the requirement of medical attention through trained personnel logistical challenges involved in bringing help to the affected people lack funding for essential supplies are huge. the scale and challenge and the speed of the spread require urgent coordinated action by the international community. in this context, mr. president, i will come to what you asked to say this morning. india has a track record of participating activity and

multilateral efforts to tackle public health emergencies like a response to the hiv/aids issue a decade ago. and the current crisis india provide immediate financial assistance to three the affected country, sierra leone, liberia and the republic of guinea while purchase of medical supplies and subsequently offered initial half-million dollars to the world health organization to assist in efforts of international community to deal with this challenge. subsequently india has announced a contribution of $10 million to the u.n. secretary-general's fun for ebola and an additional 2 million u.s. dollars for purchase of protective gear to tackle ebola. india has historic ties of salted with the african people and extensive investment and cultural languages including through a large diaspora. over 45,000 indians live in the affected region to our record of cooperation with african brothers and sisters is long-standing. we put in place several measures to do with a possible -- and

activated developmedevelopme nt national disaster response mechanisms to maintain high alert. mr. president, we believe the international commuting must support research and development for a vaccine take your ebola which must be made available, especially to the poorest of the poor at realistic prices to india is committed to cooperation to this end. in this hour of need we stand ready to contribute to the ongoing efforts of the international community to manage this global threat. i thank you. >> i thank the distinguished representative of india for his statement, and i now give the floor to the distinguished representative of the united kingdom. >> thank you, mr. president, and thank you for convening this important meeting at this critical time. tony banbury said that no one can do this alone. that is absolutely critical

important and othe and, therefof us coming together today in this way really matters. i was asked to set out what united kingdom is doing to help the efforts to tackle ebola in sierra leone so i will do that briefly and clearly as i can. using bridged expertise and local buildings and tractors we have now committed to building six new ebola treatment facilities with a total of 700 beds near urban centers, including port logo, freetown. this package will help up to 8800 patients over a six-month period. in terms of funding we have committed $180 million so far. we are setting up an international command and control logistical hub for staff mentors can get to where they're needed quickly. we are providing additional laboratory capacity to identify cases. ..

it will involve 250 personnel. secondly we will deploy over 200 military staff to run a world health organization-led ebola training facility to train health care workers, logisticians and hygiene

specialists of the we will help train 90 new health care workers every week, building up to 1000 in total. thirdly, we will deploy 300 military personnel to focus on delivering support to sierra leone's government. once in theater, these 750 medical personnel will be our biggest current military deployment overseas of the united kingdom has been mobilizing international support to tackle ebola in sierra leone along with others. our defeating ebola conference held in london in october, brought dozen governments, united nations world bank, health experts and the private sector to pledge funds, equipment and health workers. pledges were received across the world including cuba, the philippines, australia, and canada. we're committed to working with others in sierra leone and are very grateful for the rapid offers of help. while we're focusing on our own

effort on al-jazeera we urgely support the massive efforts by the united states in liberia and by the work that france is doing in guinea. see feeting ebola in one country will not stop the spread. this disease not not. this is not an african problem. it's a global problem and it require as global response. we have been engaging very closely with our and stair staff during each visit to the country in the region and stand ready to offer further support as it establishes itself. as international community engages on immediate issues we also must think ahead to the longer term humanitarian and economic impact of as speakers in the region emphasized. we strongly support the united nation has ebola response trust fund set up by the secretary-general calling for a total of $1 billion in

donations. every month the cost and effort required to tackle this disease will double. we can not afford to wait even until next week let alone next month. the united kingdom is doing what it can but that is not nearly enough. we all need to act and we need to act now. >> i -- distinguished representative of the united kingdom. now give the floor to the distinguished republican of turkey. -- republic of turkey. >> thank you, mr. president. we are deeply concerned about the ongoing crisis caused by the outbreak of the ebola virus in west african countries and regret the loss of life that is already reaching 4,000. as it is spreading at an exponential rate the ebola challenge with its social and economic consequences has already become a humanitarian crisis affecting regional and

global security, requiring international cooperation and solidarity. u.n. security council resolution 2177, which was cosponsored by 133 country, including turkey, has strengthened the basis for a global response to the ebola outbreak. we trust the leadership of who in developing the ebola response road map in cooperation with other prominent actors. we are also ready to provide full support to the work of dr. david navarro aspects envoy and to cooperate with all relevant agencies and actors through the u.n. coordination system created by the secretary-general. turkey has immediately responded to this emergency and will shortly extend additional financial assistance to the most affected countries, namely liberia, sierra leone, and guinea. our national agencies are also planning for further in-kind

assistance. we are also planning to scale up our support by additional available means and as rapidly as possible, also through multilateral channels, including w.h.o., african union. in this vain turkey decided to pledge a contribution of not less than 500,000 u.s. dollars to the multipartner trust fund created by the secretary-general. in light of the emergence of the ebola virus disease in europe, turkey is taking all necessary precautionary measures in the homeland in coordination with the recommendations of the w.h.o. thank you, mr. president. >> i thank the distinguished representative of turkey. i now give the floor to the distinguished representative of france. >> translator: thank you, mr. president. thank you for organizing this

meeting. -- we're facing unprecedented health crisis because of its scope and its quick spread. with almost a doubling of contaminated persons month by month. this health disaster which is already caused thousands of deaths and we must think of those victims today especially, this disaster threatens hundreds of thousands of people. and we must absolutely end this scourge. which has also become a threat to peace, security and development. mr. president, france supports the will of the secretary-general to provide an appropriate response to this health and social disaster. we welcome the establishment of the u.n. mission and particularly the reese deployment of a regional coordinating platform in ankara

and national coordination in guinea, sierra leone, and liberia in which we're participating fully. in order to deal with such a grave health crisis we must all intensify our efforts. it is very much essential to avoid redundancy. that is why good coordination is an essential element of the effectiveness of the response of the international community. mr. president, france of course answered quickly both politically, with the visit of our secretary of state for cooperation and development on the 13th of september to fine tune our assistance. on the ground since the beginning of september, our reservists, hospital reservists have been present in the guinea forests, ground zero, the epicenter of the epidemic, to

prepare the establishment of health care centers. i can tell you that the first french center will open very soon together with the red cross and it will have 50 beds. already we've also sent several tons of medical equipment and protective equipment to help support the primary care centers. in terms of research, french research centers on infectious diseases have participated in this fight. the institute and identified the origin of the epidemic, thereby facilitating follow-up cooperation of future treatments and to increase this effort we've supported the establishment of a guineaian institute in the next few weeks. all told our bilateral assistance has risen to more than 35 million euros. and more than 70 million euros when you look at multilateral

contributions. mr. president, with the globalization of this threat we must also build a system of prevention. i would emphasized by mr. bambry, to prevent in helping neighboring countries not yet affected to get ready for this possibility. help them to strengthen their health care systems which are the only ones able to suppress this disaster. i can tell you now france has engaged with perhaps in a number of countries in the region. providing more than 15,000 euros to help countries get ready for a possible arrival of ebola. in conclusion i would like once again to pay tribute to the tremendous dedication of the health care workers and i'm thinking especially of the red cross and ministry of health which since the start of it crisis have been out in front of

this with exceptional professionalism. thank you. >> thank the distinguished representative of france. now the floor to the distinguished representative of the republic of china. >> translator: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, we would like to thank you for convening today's meeting. we will also like to thank deputy secretary-general anderson and special envoy of the secretary-general, dr. navarro and special representative bembry for their presentations. we highly appreciate the work done by the whole u.n. and the secretary-general. at present ebola epidemic is ravaging several west african countries and in europe and in

the u.s. there are also also patients appearing. therefore we have entered a new stage to combat the ebola epidemic. the international community should have more urgency and enhance their solidarity and coordination and increase their assistance particularly in terms of medical personnel, logistics and cash, financial assistance to help the african countries combat ebola. china stands firmly with the government and peoples of west african countries. china already has nearly 200 medical personnel inon the ground in those countries working hand in hand with the

local people to combat ebola. as soon as we learned about the ebola outbreak we sent shipments of medicine, personal protection kits and medical equipment to guinea, liberia, sierra leone and for the protection and prevention and treatment of the disease. in august china again sent by chartered aircraft medical supplies worth 30 million renminbi to liberia, sierra leone and guinea. recently china further decided to provide emergency assistance in cash, food, and materials worth 200 million rep renminbi to the affect the counts interest. we -- affected countries. wee provided 2 million-dollar assistance to the w.h.o. and african union. the two groups of mobile biosafety labs that china sent to sierra leone are already in

operation. and more than 30 chinese medical personnel and 20 epidemiologists are hard at work in the labs for screening and patient observation. we are implementing the third round of assistance china is the new situation and new needs actively considering providing the fourth round of assistance. this round of assistance will be more ambitious with a bigger figure and the assistance will also be mortar getted. china will also actively participate in other international assistance efforts and stand ready to give priority to health cooperation and free market of china as the

cooperation with foreign and help african countries to improve their disease prevention and control systems. thank you, mr. president. >> i thank the distinguished representative of china. i now give the floor to the distinguished representative of equatorial guinea. >> translator: mr. president of the general assembly, deputy secretary-general of the united nations, first i would like to express my congratulations and appreciation for having convened a special session of the general assembly to hear the reports which just been stated by dr. david navarro, special envoy of the secretary-general on ebola and mr. anthony bembry, special representative and head of of unmr, to combat the ebola

virus. i would also like to personally thank dr. navarro as well as mr. bembry as well as all the health workers who debtly or indirectly are on the ground fighting against this pandemic and pay special tribute to all of those who have died. may they live in peace. mr. president, today the world is faced with so many challenges like extremism, terrorism, piracy, transboundary organized crime and if there were not sufficient the ebola virus is added to these ills and to the already existing pandemics like hiv/aids, malaria, polio, tuberculosis, et cetera. as have been affirmed in many statements being made during the general debate of the 69th session of the general assembly, the ebola virus is not a pandemic which is confined to a

specific geographic area or group of countries. that sad reality has appeared with the registering of cases outside of liberia, sierra leone, and guinea and outside of africa. this very lethal epidemic which is seizing some human lives, paralyzing economic activities and absorbing huge amounts of financial resources as the time the world is emerging from the acute financial crisis deserves great attention by all countries in the world. consistent with that means both in human resources with experience, facilities, and funding and logistics as dr. navarro has just said as well as mr. bembry and the ministers of health of liberia, sierra leone. as the president of the republic of equatorial guinea. we struggled during his

statement of the general debate of the 69th session of the general assembly. i quote him. in fact this session of the general assembly has a great responsibility of finding solutions to the problems of poverty and hunger in the world. violence and armed conflicts, terrorism, piracy, and major pandemics to which ebola as just been added which ravages some african countries. because of its lethal effects and lack of means to combat ebola, the government of the republic of equatorial guinea, on occasion of granting second international prize of -- equatorial guinea in research in life science, has donated $2 million to the world health organization to finance the programs who struggle against this disease, end of quotation. allow me to conclude this brief

statement by expressing our entire solidarity with the countries currently affected. appreciation to the countries which are giving the greatest support to combat this pandemic to the secretary-general of the united nations and express the hope that the scientists working tirelessly to find a vaccine and effective remedies for this epidemic will soon as possible find the drugs and treatments which will find a conclusion seven solution to the problem of ebola. i thank you. >> i thank the distinguished representative of equatorial guinea. i now give the floor to the twicked representative of uganda. >> thank you, mr. president. and your distinguished panelists. mr. president, uganda shares the grave concern expressed by the rest of the member-states and

also subscribes with the africa position as was articulated by malawi. regarding the repeat deterioration of the health situation in guinea, liberia, and sierra leone, that the epidemic has begun to grow exponentially with no respect for borders and we stand in solidarity with them. this outbreak is teaching us some severe lessons about the fragile health infrastructure in most of sub-saharan africa. this particular region has been weakened by conflict, past conflict. weak health systems create weaker support systems for medical personnel and who would potentially walk off a job but unnecessarily increases their chances of exposure.

nonetheless we need to ask ourselves a question. how have the countries that have had outbreaks in the past stopped this deadly disease from spreading? mr. president, your experience in uganda has taught us that an active infectious disease surveillance network, aggressive public health campaigns and and understanding of the cultural and social makeup of the population are key to stoppinged spread of the disease. however, even with more, even more important is vigilance, coordination and discipline. this applies both to the population and their governments without these three factors in place, mr. president, there is no amount of funding that will stop this outbreak. just last week, "the new york times" reported that a shipment

containing protective gowns, gloves, stretchers, and other medical supplies needed to help fight sierra leone's exploding ebola epidemic had been sitting at the dock in freetown for a considerable period of time. it turned out the that delay was due to the fact that a private shipment arrived for public use with no one in government expecting it. hence the need for the required coordination of assistance. in general in 2014 uganda sent a team of 20 of our top ebola experts to sierra leone and liberia. the team had specializations including epidemiology, case management, communication, and psychosocial support. however, they quickly discovered that this was a situation where even protective equipment was insufficient. the medical workers needed

equipment, training, and resources. they found an infectious disease in a population that were touching and being close to people is deep-seeded culture, african culture. how do you top people from touching each other? this culture, that is the manner of communication. hence the need for the required education. vigilance, discipline, all aimed at culture change. we can't change culture simply through funding. even with the best of intentions. the best, the first battle to win is that of the mind of the population. and this applies even here in the west where individual cases of sure to emerge. in the african context, the use of radio will play a crucial role in this education.

mr. president, in uganda in 2000, as soon as the first ebola case was identified, public health officials created makeshift quarantines, called a press conference together with the world health organization, asking for help in a calm manner as was possible. we supported the problem right away and -- there was no room for the media to cause mass hysteria and might i add, we never closed our borders. mr. president, yesterday i doctor joined the second ugandan doctor to die of ebola on the job in liberia. after the doctor who tied in july this year. last week, american lead doctor,

dr. michael muwanda, a pediatrician was flown to germ for specialized treatment after being diagnosed with ebola virus in sierra leone. ebola is hitting close to home for many of us. uganda has the ability to share our experience and stands ready to continue to providing the assistance required in this trying time. in conclusion, mr. president, we thank thank you for convening this briefing. and you have our full support. >> i thank the distinguished representative of uganda. i now give the floor to the distinguished representative of the united states. >> thank you, mr. president. for your leadership, for convening this extremely timely meeting, and thank you to deputy

secretary-general and special envoy navarro and special representative bembry for your work, for your briefings, for your clear call to action and above all for the dedicated service for you and your staff. minister genegal and the minister and our distinguished colleague from guinea, you are on the front lines of this struggle. we are humbled by the brave efforts of your people and stand by you as you face this unprecedented challenge. everyone if this room must heed the urgent calls you have made today. this is our fourth time convening at the highest levels of the united nations to respond to the ebola crisis. at the first security council meetings on september 18th, 134 nations came together to pass a resolution pledging to tackle this deadly outbreak with urgency and vigor. the greatest number of cosponsors in the you know's history. since then some countries have

punched far above their wait. cuba, a country of just 11 million people, already sent 165 health professionals to the region and plans to send nearly 300 more. tim more pledged $2 million to the effort -- timor. what the prime minister called an act of fragile to fragile cooperation from one conflict affected country to others. under president obama's lead the united states contributed more than $156 million to fight ebola and deployed more than 100 experts from our cdc. we're committed sending 4,000 u.s. forces to the region, a number that will continue to adapt to mission requirements. these forces will oversee the construction of 17, 100 bed ebola treatment units, establish a regional training hub where we will train up to 500 local health care providers each week

and provide crucial logistics support to the complex regional operation but more countries need to step up and those of us who have made commit moments need to dig beeper and deliver faster. according to the u.n. financial tracking service, only 24 countries have pledged one million or more to the effort. 24 countries much the secretary-general has said we need 20 times the international aid that has been pledged so far. the need is growing and growing fast. the longer we wait to meet it and bigger gaps grow and harder it begins to control. in sierra leone the number of infections is expected to double every month n liberia infections are projected to double every two weeks. we're facing the challenge of a generation. every government, every organization, every business, every individual needs to determine what the absolute

maximum it can do and that it can reach further. that is the only way we can collect sievely bend the horrifying curve of this epidemic's projected growth. by failing to step up the world is letting down everyone of the courageous individual on the front lines of this crisis. when we fail to provide doctors and nurses with more clinics and beds, they are the ones who have it turn away sick children, women and men. yet we have only a quarter of the beds that we need in liberia and sierra leone. when we fail to insure burial teams have the protective suits they need, they and their families are the ones who get sick. yet more than 400 health care workers have been infected and at least 232 of them have died. we are asking too much of these people. we have to ask much more of ourselves. as the world's response lags, ebola's spread is having the devastating impact bond the

individuals it infects. the victims include children's education in sierra leone where schools have been closed since july. we know what is needed. more nurses, more doctors, more health workers and technicians, more treatment units with more beds and more labs. more protective gear, more medevac capacity and more money to meet rising cost. as my ugandan colleague just described we need education, much more education. if we provide these things we can curb the spread of this deadly epidemic. there is no better evidence of the potential to turn the tide than the infected patients who have already been cured in guinea, liberia and sierra leone thanks to adequate medical care. for example, in just one ebola treatment unit run by medicine frontier in liberia, 236 infected people have been cured. when discharged, patients are given a certificate of affirming

that they are healthy. recently i watch ad video of a woman being discharged from an msf clinic. her name was jenna. she had lost her sister and brother to ebola, but thanks to msf's intervention, she survived her infection. after giving jenna her certificate, a doctor took off his protective glove, and took hold of her hand. a simple human gesture but one that could be deadly when someone is infected. that touch and the dignity and recovery it represents should give all of us hope. . .

thank you. >> at the time by the representative. i now give the floor to the president of south africa. >> thank you very much mr. president.

we thank you for this initiative that you've taken. also distinguished partner that has informed us of this deadly crisis that we are facing. we are particularly gratified by the participation of the honorable minister of liberia and theory at a loan. mr. president, we are truly grateful to the efforts of the secretary-general and want to particularly applaud the appointment of the three ebola crisis managers. we also applaud the efforts of the international community in general to assist in the

process. also say before what africa needs to be doing or is doing about this crisis to rely on ourselves in particular with the statement that has been made on behalf of africa by the representative of the ambassador of malawi. the in south africa see this piece of an outbreak that we are facing is the largest and deadliest to date and that it is indeed taking place in countries that are in need of strong basics and infrastructure. this means that the community really needs to step up and come to the floor for us to support the affected countries.

this is absolutely necessary. in south africa we are supporting the solidarity. let me list the commitments recently made by the minister during the general assembly meetings the high-level meeting that was held recently. in response south africa has already provided this laboratory will be further expanded. a certain support will be provided to liberia. south africa intends to establish a hospital that will be located. this will assist in addressing

the critical shortage. the hospital will be staffed by professionals. the process of the recruitment of the professionals is underway. we will be providing that direct binding to the world health organization for 9,600 basic personnel equipment and about 6,400 personal protective equipment in sierra leone, liberia and guinea. we will also provide medical supplies motorcycles and generators. we are conscious of the effect and the efforts by the

commission and of course the ethics that africa within its means must do what it can to take active participation in this process. mr. president we have all of our partners inside the country to work with government and respond. many of our partners in the private sector in the institutions into the society have responded positively. today we have received most of them support by your logistics and provide a financial contributions and medical supplies. south africa in the region and the development committee is

already providing for 16 hundreds and 94 participants for ebola participants. it on monday the 22nd of october we have strengthened surveillance, the detection, reporting and tracing and information sharing. it will enhance critical management of the affected patients. south africa instant of providing the support in conducting the tests have the countries in the laboratories. the south african institute for the communicable disease plays a leading role in this regard. it is also worth noting that the national level south africa has already taken actions to ensure comprehensive response measures

against ebola. should the violence be detected in a number of hospitals in case of a ebola outbreak. mr. president, the fact that ebola continues means that we need to make the commitment very seriously and follow. this is a crisis that is facing all of us and many people have already indicated its knows no borders. thank you. >> i call upon the distinguished -- let me remind you that we need to keep it to three minutes because we are running out of time. >> thank you mr. president.

the ambassador would have liked to make a statement that he had to leave for another meeting. the statement made by the ambassador on behalf of the group today we are faced with an exceptionally critical endangered situation in particular in the countries most affected by ebola, sierra leone, liberia and guinea the epidemic because of the data into the number of and the number of the cases into victims it is doubling every two weeks. the reports as well as the media described the situation. it's getting worse. there is an absence of the

specific treatment even across the african continent to make the victims in europe and america. it's spreading quickly and it is an unprecedented epidemic. the crisis needs an exceptional response to answer the health question which is part of the security and economic aspects. it should be able to be thwarted by the united nations and all members to try to stop it. morocco and the countries affected by ebola and the sanctions imposed on it has decided to stop the countries. the countries affected to

regularly serve in the four to sierra leone and we will continue to see the planes and the decision to continue with the shows of each are all feeling is that we have and that the longing to continent but also has difficult circumstances we both are guaranteed the personnel and preventive measures that have been implemented by the obligations as well as in africa and casablanca responsible for the

transportations of the special unit set up to follow the epidemic in the countries affected to the suspicion of people affected and this feeling to the sister countries in africa and morocco since the international aid. we have sent 7 tons of food and equipment. we have sent 30 tons of assistance to liberia, sierra leone. the response has seen the international community for them to continue to fly to the countries affected by the means to help the nations in the fight against the spreading of the ebola virus and isolates the people affected.

but helping the countries affected we wish to reaffirm our solidarity with the countries and make the commitment to participate in the global efforts to fight against the epidemic based on the deep feeling that equal the crisis requires a global response. thank you. >> i think the response from the representative of morocco. he is at the end of the conference. and to the point that any issues are raised by the member states. >> thank you very much mr. president and excellence of these for your comments and expressions of support and solidarity. your advice and counsel i've listened very carefully to the

remarks by all delegates and i agree very much with the comment i've heard to have the strong mobilization provide information to the community, to individuals on how to protect themselves. it's clear also that we recognize this is a very serious crisis and with that recognition we need to call action as it was recognized by several delegates the importance now is to act as collectively in solidarity with the people of guinea and liberia and sierra leone. we have a responsibility to support them and we will do everything possible to carry out our responsibilities and to

bring assistance as quickly as we can and we look forward to working with partners. thank you all also for your understanding. i am overdue for an important meeting with some partners i hope are going to be contributing to this effort and it's important that we bring them into this fight and get their resources so with your permission mr. president i would like to take my leave. >> thank you for your contribution and i now give the floor to the distinguished representative. >> thank you mr. president. on behalf of my country i thank you for convening this meeting on the public health crisis has

created by the ebola virus in africa. i would like to thank the doctor as well as for the very edifying briefings. we welcome the efforts of the international community to curb this pandemic and the statements made on behalf of the african group. mr. president, the japanese population understands the fear and suffering because of this disease and all countries are going through this painful situation. in fact in its history it has been such four times by the ebola virus. so we would see that our country belongs to the basin in the region where this virus comes from time to time.

we have managed each time to come to grips with each one of the outbreaks of this deadly virus and we are ready to share our experience in the research medical center and their abilities in this area are internationally recognized. in fact, it seems that scientists have been the first ones to determine that the recent and second outbreak was caused by a distinct virus. so we would like to say that in the permanent missions and a copy of the statement to the

president of the republic and we send along that speech he was prepared for the meeting that was held on the 25th of september on the sidelines of the work of the general assembly. the head of the state was proposing the contribution from the country to the 27th in the next, to vanquish this pandemic, excuse me. >> i think the distinguished for the statements and now i give the floor to the representative. >> thank you mr. president. canada remains deeply concerned by the ebola disease in west africa. as others have have eloquently stated today the collective response to this evil thing crisis is the choice we are to succeed in giving the worst-case scenarios. we are looking to the un to play a leading role in delivering effective responses by the

global community. we welcome the important work and commitment of the doctor and his team under very challenging circumstances. we also welcome the establishment of the commission for ebola emergency response under the leadership. this body is integral to ensure effective and timely coordination with relevant un and other partners and most importantly the government of guinea, sierra leone and liberia. the government of canada is fully committed to supporting the international efforts to combat this disease. canada has administered a administered initial development announced on september 2413000000 assistance to address the crisis in the region. in addition, we have provided expert deployments, vaccine material and financial support. our contributions to the world health organization and local red cross organizations has helped establish the base for the respective response activities.

canada has deployed at the laboratories to sierra leone with rotating teams of technicians and committed over 2.5 million in the personal protective equipment to the world health organization. just this past week we've shipped 260,000 shields to liberia recognizing the extraordinary circumstances and for the benefit of the global community, canada has made available to the world health organization up to 1,000 doses of the experimental vaccine. we will continue to work closely with our partners to bring the disease under control and we welcome the enhanced coordination and international commitment that has become increasingly clear in recent weeks and i thank you mr. president. >> the distinguished representative of canada and now the floors to the representative of egypt.

>> thank you very much for convening the meeting. i would like to pay tribute to the general for the quick response and to play tribute to ground zero. the outbreak is in the magnitude and needed the unprecedented response. we are witnessing the response from the international community that i need to add that we need to keep in mind not to diminish the prospects of maintaining a good rate of development in the countries of guinea and liberia.

that came at the moment where we were just about to have the growth and we need to bear that in mind. it is important that we need not to diminish the opportunities of survival and so on. the other point has to do with the scientific response. we need more vaccines, more experimental vaccines and the best labs and scientists and so on. not many possess those capabilities. those are areas to have a response to the fact egypt is showing a lot of support and bilaterally we are providing medical supplies to the country's and we hope that the community will be capable of

curbing that. and of course i added my values to you speaking of the group. >> thank you to the distinguished representative i now give the floor to the representative. >> mr. president, thank you for calling this meeting and for the excellent briefings provided. even as the international community is scaling its effort it is clear we are nowhere near close to where we need to be today. more collective action is needed. with this said, we welcome the secretary general swift action to establish the un led emergency operation under the leadership. we asked member states must do our part to ensure the international response to stabilize and stop the spread of

the disease is coherent and coordinated. at the same time it is paramount that our efforts to fight the emergency are not shortsighted. looking at long-term strengthening of the health systems and the natural institutions and the likelihood in the response is also critical. moreover, the countries most affected by this crisis are all emerging from conflicts. moving forward we need to share the knowledge and be sensitive to the impact of our work comes apart and present in these countries. the top donor of the global humanitarian assistance and aid is rapidly scaling up its support to the efforts to tackle the crisis. support currently is close to $20 million contributes to the effort among others the who

unicef, and the w. fp and the un humanitarian air service. sweden also contributes to the establishment of the base account for up to 200 international health workers to the swedish civil contingencies agency. we continue to look for other ways to assist including by facilitating the swedish personnel to volunteer to the overall response. thank you mr. president. [applause] i think that distinguished representative for his statement and now i yield the floor to the representative. >> thank you very much mr. president for convening this timely meeting and i would take this opportunity to also thank mr. bradbury and also commend the secretary general for his

leadership and initiative and also take leadership of this regard as well. the paymaster announced during the recent high-level meeting on the response to the crisis and we've made a commitment to provide $2 million to support ginny, sierra leone and liberia. 1 million this year and another next year. we do so in as the ambassador as an act of fragile support and also the corporation. liberia, guinea and sierra leone are three countries that are numbers of the g7 plus group of 17 countries that have emerged from conflicts including my own that have achieved much, many

games in our request for peace. we work towards building institutions that are resilient to shocks and distress and this class only highlights the need to invest in institutions that can deliver for the people. we support the road map that has been proposed. we appreciate very much the emphasis on the leadership and the emphasis on supporting the national institutions and the long duplication of existing efforts on the ground. only this way can we ensure sustainability and strengthen the health sector and other institutions of the state. i also want to say that we are going to deploy 20 medical doctors that have been trained

in cuba. this is a partnership between us and cuba and this deployment is an act of prevention and protection and this will be fully funded by my government. lastly, we note the call to fast-track disbursement of funds and we will do that and i take this opportunity mr. president to call on other member states in this room to contribute to this crisis. thank you very much. >> the distinguished representative i now give the floor to the distinguished president of brazil. >> thank you mr. president president, i delivered a statement on behalf of the ambassador who's here this morning but had to leave for another n. gage meant. i would like to thank you for organizing this briefing today and keeping the issue high on

the agenda as well as the secretary general for his leadership. i would also like to thank mr. david and anthony bradbury for their efforts over the previous weeks and wish them a speedy success over the next few months. brazil would like to reiterate once more its support and commitment to assisting the nations in west africa to face a grave threat posed by this outbreak. we welcome recognized the disease to the affected countries however we underlined the need to treat the outbreak about all else the emergency, the social and the developmental challenge rather than as a threat to peace and security. it's important that as we fight to contain the outbreak also seek to the progress that has been observed in the region as a result of peace building and economic development efforts in recent years. as the chair of the peace

building commission brazil stated the intention to serve as a platform for the discussion and information sharing on the crisis in new york by engaging a wide audience for all of the system organizations. as we have announced in the security council brazil shipped to sierra leone and liberia which contain personal protective equipment for infection prevention and control as well as medical supplies to care for thousands of patients over the course of three months. additionally it also authorized a donation through the world food program, the affected countries. the inter ministerial public health group has been created including the ministries of health, foreign affairs as well as the others in the government agencies. this group has been meeting regularly to consider not only the internal precautionary measures in line with recommendations from the who but also the affected countries in

west africa. finally, i would like to express my government appreciation for those that have been selflessly dedicating their efforts to control this outbreak and the affected region. thank you mr. president. >> i think that distinguished representative brazil and i now give the floor to the representative of australia. >> thank you mr. president for the presentations today. we support the workers in liberia and sierra leone and the efforts to in the efforts to combat the crisis and we fully support the secretary-general's leadership and to ensure the un assistance response effectively to the outbreak. we've committed to supporting the international response. last week there were $10 million to the un responds partner trust fund and i'm very pleased to announce that is now being made.

this brings the contravention to the crisis to the $10 million we are actively continuing to invest the most efficient options to contribute to the response. thank you very much. >> thank the distinguished representative of australia and moved to the representative of new zealand. thank you to the briefers for the presentation today. i think what you have provided us today is the opportunity to stand in solidarity with our friends from guinea and liberia and sierra leone and we thank you for that opportunity and we do stand with them today. the solidarity is not enough. we read that there are a number

of reports of people that die from this tragic disease exceeds 4,000 for solidarity is not enough and we must act from new zealand perspective our initial response which began in august was the diplomat of medical personnel to the region and currently there are staff serving in sierra leone. he also recognize the need not just for personnel and equipment but for cash and to that end, new zealand has finalized a payment to the world health organization $500,000 immediately available. but we recognize also the significance of the points made in the states and to us this

afternoon about the exponential growth and the exponential growth means we must be ready to stand up for a second second and third pounds of support. so we also have that under consideration, mr. president. i will be very brief because of the hour that i do want to conclude by thanking the secretary-general for his leadership in this matter and for tony. and i finally need to thank the government of ghana further when hosting the united nations mission to support the ordination of the united nations response. we think you'll -- thank you all.

>> thank the distinguished representative of new zealand and i will now give the floor to the distinguished representative >> thank you mr. president. i would like to thank the president of the general assembly for convening this important meeting on the spread of ebola and i would like to thank the special envoy. we welcome the efforts that have been made up until now despite all the efforts that have been made by the international community still it's obvious that it's not enough. the needs and requirements the requirements are growing especially in liberia, sierra leone and guinea however, the

diagnostic is that it is not a health crisis, the crisis that is also economic in nature so we need to redouble this effort area. by giving direct contributions to the three countries. we can make more contributions to the organization. kuwait since the start of the crisis has given $5 million to the who to be in sync with all the national efforts and we wish therefore to present our condolences to the bereaved families and victims in the government. >> i think the distinguished representative and i now give the floor to the representative

of the republic of congo. >> thank you mr. president, my delegation thinks you are having convened this important meeting. i also welcome the leadership that the secretary-general has shown in helping to forge support this disease and i would like to give a statement made by the representative and to be on behalf of the union mr. president. the democratic republic of congo which has just been affected by the ebola virus also wishes to express its solidarity to other states of western africa and affected by this epidemic.

.. >> the representative of the secretary-general declared in that respect, i wish to congratulate the state agencies, the united nations and the nongovernmental organizations, which is an extraordinary work

on the ground. he also declared in a munich a published -- communiqué where this disease occurs, 900 kilometers north, and i quote him, i was particularly impressed by the devotion of the staff in fighting against this terrible disease. and he concludes, if all of the actors as well as the villages continue to be as vigilant and serious in its fight, the disease can be mastered in the next few weeks. the drc is grateful to the international community, which of the fact that beyond the african countries now affected it is all of humanity that is

threatened. it expresses solidarity to the countries which were affected. i wish to thank the international community for its technical support, logistical support and the response against this epidemic. the drc which is been affected for the seventh time not only succeeded in containing this new epidemic where it broke out new the equator, but also gave its contribution to fight against this epidemic in western africa. today it is practically a month of the situated this territory and the drc is ready to once again send its exports to other countries affected. as the president of the republic have said at the united nations of the general assembly, the drc

strengthened by its experience of more than 30 years in managing that ebola epidemic is ready in a month of october 2 set out training centers which are multidisciplinary to train health workers able to respond both in quantity and quality the needs of african countries which individual be affected by this epidemic. thank you. >> i thank the distinguished representative of the democratic republic of congo for his statement. and i give the floor to the distinct representative -- [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: thank you, mr. president, for giving me the floor. we are among the countries of west africa that up to now has been spared this disease, but we

are scrupulously vigilant. we need to be. we are a transit country where cross-border traffic is high. and so since the first days of the outbreak of this epidemic, the government of benin has taken a strict measures to ensure prevention. so we are doing scruples oversight at the border, and we asked for assistance from the international community to strengthen our machinery, our system. and the request was made to a number of missions of partner countries here in new york for this. i would like to draw the attention of the international community to the circumstances that helped bring about the spread of the disease. the first case was a child who died, and the parents died, the

grandparents who were treating the parents died. others in the village died, and they got scared and ran off to different places, and that's how the virus was able to spread throughout the country. so it's necessary to strengthen the health system of the country, because the health conscience is very weak in africa which means it's high risk for the whole international community. we need to have this health coverage close up, and help for all must become a reality should be our slogan, as soon as possible. so that's why the appeals that been launched by the ministers of the affected countries to strengthen the health system must be a priority, a high priority for the international community in managing the crisis, and in preventing others that could be even more destructive.

i'd like to just recall our history in africa. we all admired the pyramids, but there was a historic city that we don't talk about, and we should recall what caused the disappearance of those empires spread throughout the desert of new be a -- nubia. this topic must become a priority, high priority in the u.n. system overall. thank you. >> i thank the distinguished representative of benin for his statement. now i give the floor to david nabarro, to respond to any question that may have been raised. >> mr. president, i don't come to general assembly meetings

very often, but this is what general assembly meetings are always like. i want to come to lots of them. i'll tell you why. this has been really constructive, really excellent. because we've discussed an issue that is a massive challenge for all of humanity, but in a very constructive and forward-looking way. and i congratulate you for the style with which you organized this meeting, and the sense of real solidarity we have seen. and i sense we have also gone on a lot longer than probably you anticipated we would. because, ladies and gentlemen, it's all about the people, it's all about people who are hurting, and people who we care about.

and i've listened such a lot to you talking about the way in which this outbreak is affecting societies, but also the way in which the societies are responding. just listen to the statement from democratic republic of congo describing i think with correct pride the way in which, now with several outbreaks of ebola, the president, the minister of health and the people of that country are ready to offer what will probably be the best training program in the world for people who would want to respond to ebola. it's going to be the best in the world, and the minister of health told me all about it. and i was so pleased and i thought that's what we need to hear. south south cooperation but it's global solidarity with real

impact. thank you to uganda. i actually went and visited the uganda team working in ireland clinic in monrovia. they've got some of the best results for treatment of people with ebola that we're seeing in the whole region your fantastic results, and i was saddened, saddened to hear of the losses of some of these incredibly brave workers from your country, sir. they are doing so well. thanks to the countries that have contributed cash, to india, to australia, and to many others, but several of you have come in just at the right time, bringing in resources that are badly needed. thanks to china for explaining that they are doing as many

others are doing a repeat examination. it was our colleague from new zealand who stressed that you have to be ready to stand up to multiple rounds of support. thanks to brazil for reminding us that this is a health crisis, but stressing the whole of government in this country is involved in talking about how best to respond. so yes, many of you pointed out the importance of government being in the lead, and we responded to the remarks from minister of health from liberia and also the minister from sierra leone, pointing out that their health systems must be strengthened, their institutions must be more resilient so that they are better able to deal with for outbreaks -- further

outbreaks. thanks to all of you for reminding us that the economies of these tiger nations of africa are actually in real difficulty. but that we are not going to say that there is currently a peace and security issue, but we are going to work to help them preserve stability and strength. and lastly, thanks to you all for your willingness to coordinate your powerful commitments, the contributions that you are actually making, and most of all, perhaps your confidence in what the secretary-general is trying to do to provide global leadership on this issue. i am super inspired by what i've heard today. thank you again. >> thank you. now we have come to the end of our session but let me take this opportunity to thank dr. david

nabarro, the u.n. coordinator, thank mr. anthony banbury who also briefed us, special represented and head of the united nations mission for ebola and emergency response. i want to thank the ministers for health in liberia and sierra leone who spoke to us from monrovia and freetown, respectively, provided valuable information and insight on what is needed in the countries. but more importantly i want to thank you, member states, were able to come today for this briefing, and to have made, as dr. nabarro said, very insightful comments and statements. and also resources.

it is a beginning, however, that we have solidarity. but i want to say, repeat what others have said, that more is needed, and i like those of not yet contributed to do so, those who have been cheated before to dig deeper in their pockets, but also keep this issue in the forefront. because so many things yet happening. i think we as united nations general assembly and united nations as a whole should keep our focus, because this is an epidemic of mammoth proportions and we cannot afford to take our eyes off the ball or so i would

like to thank you all for your participation. i want to thank you for your briefing, and to say that we will remain with this matter as we go forward. the formal meeting of the genoa summit is now concluded. the meeting is adjourned. [inaudible conversations] >> as this wraps up to you and wraps up its meeting come word from congress headline here from cq, senator james inhofe gives final okay to shift $709 to fight ebola. megan scully writing the top republican on the armed service committee has lifted his hold on emergency ebola funding request. that clears the way for $750 million in fiscal 2014 for war funds to be shifted to cover the military's response to the crisis in west africa. meanwhile, the house homeland security committee is holding a field hearing as we speak in

texas today, actually a dallas-fort worth airport getting updates from federal and local official and use efforts to stop people in the u.s. you can watch that live on c-span. >> campaign 2014 coverage continues with a week full of debate. tonight at eight eastern. >> from our campaign 2014 coverage, the candidates with killing his senate seat debated

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overseas. i vote against my own parties budget because it had to deep of cuts to our military. speaker tillis, and other hand, with the support a budget that would turn medicare into the voucher program. he would have supported sequestration. he would have supported a government shutdown, and when he would have supported the government short dash been shut down in a delight when i took place it was the height of our fall lease season out west and our fishing season in east. that is a speaker tillis would have done. >> real clear politics rates in north carolina senate race as a tossup, and average poll shows senator kay hagan with a slight lead over thom tillis. the five candidates for massachusetts governor met earlier this week for a debate in springfield, massachusetts, hosted by wbz-tv. the candidates of a democratic candidate coakley, republican candidate charlie baker and

independent candidates current democratic governor deval patrick is leaving after two terms. the rothenberg political report list the race as a tossup tilt democrat. this is about one hour. >> good evening and welcome to the wbc gubernatorial debate. i'm jon keller, political analyst for wbc. also welcoming our listeners on wbc newsradio 1030 and our views on cbs boston.com and c-span. welcome also to the candidates for governor. the fight people who gather 10,000 certified signatures to qualify for the november for the ballot and earned a place in tonight's debate. they are the republican nominee charlie baker, former state government official. the democratic nominee, martha coakley, attorney general for the commonwealth since 2007.

united independent party nominee evan falchuk, health care executive. independent scott lively, a missionary pastor. and in the end it jeff mccormick, a venture capitalist to look him to you all. before we begin, a quick word about our format but i will be asking questions, some which were submitted by citizens to cbs boston.com. each candidate will have up to 45 seconds to respond to the same question so you can compare their answers. after they've had their initial say we will enter open periods of a bottle and crosstalk were candidates in question one another and engage directly. there are only three strict rules. no talking over each other, no filibustering, and total out of ibm's to the moderator. sound fair? thanks. let's begin our debate. the last -- you go first in the

sequence, mr. baker. will go in alphabetical order and rotate who goes first. the last couple of years of governor deval patrick's administration have been played by a range of managerial failures costing lives and millions of dollars including oversight of compounding pharmacies, the rollout of medicinal marijuana dispensaries and tragic errors at the department of children and families. is my question. what went wrong with executive branch management and how will you avoid similar embarrassment on your watch? esther baker, 45 seconds. baker: i think the biggest thing that went wrong was the commonwealth took its eye off the ball. if you think about the health connector problem we faced in massachusetts it was clear before those launched a year ago that they were going to be issues and problems with it. health care connector board when it and did it anyway. much to the chagrin of hundreds of thousands of massachusetts residents and hundreds and that is a dog and taxpayer spent the

resulted as a result of that. we standards a star with a broken connector and nobody what's going to happen next. the medical marijuana problem again if option of just taking your eye off the ball. asic principles associate with the management were not pursued. step by step by step the process didn't work and i think most important thing the next governor will have to do is have a firm hand on the tiller and follow through and execute. >> moderator: thank you. ms. coakley tractor a lot of things have gone right in the last four and eight years of this administration including innovation, education investment, infrastructure investment in a very tough economy by the way we know we're coming out of now. one of the things of the next governor needs to do, and i will do, is look at those issues and see how we do better. i've talked about the reason we need to change our structure at the department of children and families. i've known that for the last 20 years how to work with kids and families was long as i have. we needed vision in the agency that works just to protect kids. i know we can do it under governor