i take this opportunity to warmly welcome the deputy general, his excellency johan erickson, of the office our distinguished invitees to this meeting. mr. bambara is joining us here via video conference. by resolution 69/1 on 19 september, 2014, the general assembly, it came to the attention of the secretary general to establish the it ebola emergency response and the united nations for these and the united nations assistance provide their full support to the mission. your excellency, mr. secretary general, dr. navarao, mr mr. bambari, distinguished d delegat delegates, ladies and gentlemen, this morning, we are briefing on the ebola outbreak and the global response to the epidemic. let me begin by thanking the deputy secretary general for joining us today, for also special thanks to dr. david navaro, special envoy to secretary general on ebola and mr. anthony bambari, special representative for the emergency response who will be briefing the assembly on the latest development on this crisis. as you recall, in the very first preliminary meeting of this 69th session, exactly three weeks ago