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U.N.'s New Ebola Trust Fund Running Out of Money New U.N. Ebola Trust Fund Falls Far Short of Goal
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UNITED NATIONS — The new United Nations trust fund for Ebola has received a small fraction of the $1 billion that the world body says is needed to tackle the outbreak, and has only $100,000 left in its account, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday. UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations trust fund for Ebola has received barely one percent of the $1 billion that the world body says it needs to tackle the outbreak — and that too from only one country, Colombia, United Nations officials said Thursday.
Speaking to reporters, Mr. Ban urged governments and private donors to open their pocketbooks to contribute to the trust fund established in mid-September. It has received $20 million in cash, most of which it has spent. It has received pledges of about $20 million from various governments, but only $100,000 in actual cash deposits.
“Our bank account has only $100,000 and this is a very serious problem,” Mr. Ban said. Ban Ki-moon, the secretary general, had earlier told reporters that the trust fund, announced in mid-September, had received $20 million in cash. His aides later clarified that the $20 million amount referred to pledges, not cash.
The number of Ebola cases is expected to exceed 9,000 this week, with a total of 4,500 deaths, the World Health Organization said earlier in the dayThe number of Ebola cases is expected to exceed 9,000 this week, with a total of 4,500 deaths, the World Health Organization said earlier in the day
“We need urgent global response,” Mr. Ban said.“We need urgent global response,” Mr. Ban said.
The United Nations is separately rallying countries to contribute cash and in-kind contributions, from helicopters to protective gear, for the three most heavily affected countries in West Africa: Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.The United Nations is separately rallying countries to contribute cash and in-kind contributions, from helicopters to protective gear, for the three most heavily affected countries in West Africa: Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.