Ebola
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New U.N. Ebola Trust Fund Falls Far Short of Goal"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.
It has received pledges of about $20 million from various governments, but only $100,000 in actual cash deposits.
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.
“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."