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| Ebola crisis: UN launches urgent appeal for donations | Ebola crisis: UN launches urgent appeal for donations |
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| Ban Ki-moon has launched another urgent appeal for funds to help fight Ebola after a United Nations drive for donations fell short of its target. | Ban Ki-moon has launched another urgent appeal for funds to help fight Ebola after a United Nations drive for donations fell short of its target. |
| The UN chief said a $1bn trust fund he launched in September has received just $100,000 (£62,000) so far. | The UN chief said a $1bn trust fund he launched in September has received just $100,000 (£62,000) so far. |
| He joins a growing chorus of world leaders criticising the global effort to tackle the Ebola outbreak. | He joins a growing chorus of world leaders criticising the global effort to tackle the Ebola outbreak. |
| The disease has killed about 4,500 people so far, mostly in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone. | The disease has killed about 4,500 people so far, mostly in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone. |
| Donors have given almost $400m (£250m) to other UN agencies and aid organisations directly but the UN trust fund, intended to act as a flexible spending reserve, has itself only received pledges of just $20m (£12m). | Donors have given almost $400m (£250m) to other UN agencies and aid organisations directly but the UN trust fund, intended to act as a flexible spending reserve, has itself only received pledges of just $20m (£12m). |
| Of those countries that have pledged money to the trust fund, only Colombia has paid, giving $100,000 (£62,000). | Of those countries that have pledged money to the trust fund, only Colombia has paid, giving $100,000 (£62,000). |
| The UN special envoy on Ebola, David Nabarro, said the fund was intended to offer "flexibility in responding to a crisis which every day brings new challenges". | The UN special envoy on Ebola, David Nabarro, said the fund was intended to offer "flexibility in responding to a crisis which every day brings new challenges". |
| "It allows the areas of greatest need to be identified and funds to be directed accordingly," he added. | "It allows the areas of greatest need to be identified and funds to be directed accordingly," he added. |
| Mr Ban said it was time for the countries "who really have capacity" to provide financial and other logistical support. | Mr Ban said it was time for the countries "who really have capacity" to provide financial and other logistical support. |
| Similar calls have been made in recent days by US President Barack Obama, UK PM David Cameron, and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim. | Similar calls have been made in recent days by US President Barack Obama, UK PM David Cameron, and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim. |
| Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has told the BBC he was "bitterly disappointed" with the international community's response. | Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has told the BBC he was "bitterly disappointed" with the international community's response. |
| "If the crisis had hit some other region it probably would have been handled very differently," he said in an interview with BBC Newsnight. | "If the crisis had hit some other region it probably would have been handled very differently," he said in an interview with BBC Newsnight. |
| "In fact when you look at the evolution of the crisis, the international community really woke up when the disease got to America and Europe." | "In fact when you look at the evolution of the crisis, the international community really woke up when the disease got to America and Europe." |
| The World Health Organization has said it is "ramping up" efforts to prevent Ebola spreading beyond the three countries most affected by the deadly virus. | The World Health Organization has said it is "ramping up" efforts to prevent Ebola spreading beyond the three countries most affected by the deadly virus. |
| WHO official Isabelle Nuttall said 15 African countries are being prioritised for help in prevention and protection, with the four countries directly bordering the affected areas - Ivory Coast, Guinea Bissau, Mali and Senegal - getting the most attention. | WHO official Isabelle Nuttall said 15 African countries are being prioritised for help in prevention and protection, with the four countries directly bordering the affected areas - Ivory Coast, Guinea Bissau, Mali and Senegal - getting the most attention. |
| US reservists on standby | US reservists on standby |
| Meanwhile, President Obama has given the go-ahead for US military reservists to be deployed to West Africa if needed. They would join the 4,000 American troops already being sent to the region. | Meanwhile, President Obama has given the go-ahead for US military reservists to be deployed to West Africa if needed. They would join the 4,000 American troops already being sent to the region. |
| The president also said he was open to appointing someone to head the Ebola response in the US, a so-called czar. | The president also said he was open to appointing someone to head the Ebola response in the US, a so-called czar. |
| Mr Obama's senior health advisors have met scathing criticism after two nurses became infected at a Texas hospital by a patient who later died. | Mr Obama's senior health advisors have met scathing criticism after two nurses became infected at a Texas hospital by a patient who later died. |
| US officials now believe one of the nurses, Amber Vinson, may have been sick and contagious for four days and flown on two flights before being diagnosed with the disease. | US officials now believe one of the nurses, Amber Vinson, may have been sick and contagious for four days and flown on two flights before being diagnosed with the disease. |
| Disease control specialists are being sent to Ohio to help monitor people she came into contact when she flew there from Dallas last week. | Disease control specialists are being sent to Ohio to help monitor people she came into contact when she flew there from Dallas last week. |
| How not to catch Ebola: | How not to catch Ebola: |
| Ebola basics: What you need to know | Ebola basics: What you need to know |
| How Ebola attacks | How Ebola attacks |
| What virus has hit - in maps | What virus has hit - in maps |