New head of UNMEER arrives in Liberia

The new Head of the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response, UNMEER, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, has arrived in Liberia as part of his first tour of the three countries most affected by the Ebola outbreak.

In each country, he will assess response efforts to stop the Ebola outbreak, and determine urgent UN priorities.

Mr. Cheikh Ahmed met President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf as well as the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response staff. He also discussed response efforts with the diplomatic community.

Mr. Ould Cheikh Ahmed will today travel to the Grand Cape Mount County where he will interact with local, traditional and religious leaders, as well as Ebola survivors, before heading to Sierra Leone.

He was emphatic that the UN is wholly committed to supporting all affected and at-risk communities to contain the Ebola outbreak and end the crisis.

He said special attention is needed at the border areas adding that, zero cases in Liberia and the entire region must be everyone’s goal.

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