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India Asks UN To Allocate More Funds For Responding To Emergencies
India has underlined the need for the UN to allocate more resources for responding to emergencies like Ebola and other humanitarian and natural disasters as the world body adopted a budget of nearly Rs 35,600 crore (USD 5.4 billion) to carry out its vital work during the 2016-2017.
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Donors Pledge $3.4 Billion for Ebola Recovery
International donors pledged $3.4 billion in new funds Friday to help Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone in their final push to stamp out Ebola and get on the road to recovery.
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Ebola-Stricken Nations Need $700 Million to Rebuild Healthcare
Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone need a further $696 million in donor funding to rebuild their battered health services over the next two years in the wake of the deadly Ebola epidemic, senior World Health Organization (WHO) officials said on Monday.
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Women are Key in Tackling Disaster, Say UN Officials
Women are far more exposed to disasters than men given their frontline roles in the home and in healthcare, the UN says, arguing that improving gender equality is key to saving lives.
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1.3 Million Children Back to School in Ebola-Hit Guinea: UNICEF
More than 1.3 million children have returned to school in Guinea since the restart of lessons that were delayed for months by the Ebola crisis, the United Nations children's fund said today.
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Nearly 3,600 Children Orphaned by Ebola Outbreak in West Africa: UNICEF
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has orphaned nearly 3,600 children in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, the United Nations Children's Fund said today.
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Only 40 Per Cent of Ebola Funds Reached Target Countries: Study
Almost $2.9 billion was pledged by the end of 2014 in donations to fight West Africa's Ebola epidemic, yet only around 40 per cent had actually reached affected countries, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Ebola Reveals Shortcomings of African Solidarity
As Africa's leaders meet in Ethiopia to discuss the Ebola crisis, expectations of firm action will be tempered by criticism over the continent's poor record in the early stages of the epidemic.
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Sierra Leone Gives Malaria Pills to Millions as Part of Ebola Fight
Sierra Leone began a campaign on Friday to protect almost half the population from malaria, reducing the burden on health services of people visiting clinics wrongly fearing they have Ebola.
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UN Has Just $1,00,000 in Ebola Trust Fund: Report
The UN trust fund for Ebola has barely $1,00,000, a pittance compared to what the world body says it needs to fight the worst outbreak on record, the New York Times said on Friday.
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UN Ebola Trust Fund Gets $100,000, Almost $1 Billion Needed
A United Nations trust fund seeking nearly $1 billion for rapid, flexible funding of the most urgent needs to fight Ebola in West Africa has received a deposit of just $100,000 nearly a month after it was set up.
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African Leaders, UN, IMF, World Bank Discuss Ebola
The leaders of three Ebola-stricken West African nations are meeting with heads of the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to discuss the outbreak and what help they need to fight it.
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India Asks UN To Allocate More Funds For Responding To Emergencies
India has underlined the need for the UN to allocate more resources for responding to emergencies like Ebola and other humanitarian and natural disasters as the world body adopted a budget of nearly Rs 35,600 crore (USD 5.4 billion) to carry out its vital work during the 2016-2017.
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Donors Pledge $3.4 Billion for Ebola Recovery
International donors pledged $3.4 billion in new funds Friday to help Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone in their final push to stamp out Ebola and get on the road to recovery.
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Ebola-Stricken Nations Need $700 Million to Rebuild Healthcare
Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone need a further $696 million in donor funding to rebuild their battered health services over the next two years in the wake of the deadly Ebola epidemic, senior World Health Organization (WHO) officials said on Monday.
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Women are Key in Tackling Disaster, Say UN Officials
Women are far more exposed to disasters than men given their frontline roles in the home and in healthcare, the UN says, arguing that improving gender equality is key to saving lives.
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1.3 Million Children Back to School in Ebola-Hit Guinea: UNICEF
More than 1.3 million children have returned to school in Guinea since the restart of lessons that were delayed for months by the Ebola crisis, the United Nations children's fund said today.
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Nearly 3,600 Children Orphaned by Ebola Outbreak in West Africa: UNICEF
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has orphaned nearly 3,600 children in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, the United Nations Children's Fund said today.
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Only 40 Per Cent of Ebola Funds Reached Target Countries: Study
Almost $2.9 billion was pledged by the end of 2014 in donations to fight West Africa's Ebola epidemic, yet only around 40 per cent had actually reached affected countries, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Ebola Reveals Shortcomings of African Solidarity
As Africa's leaders meet in Ethiopia to discuss the Ebola crisis, expectations of firm action will be tempered by criticism over the continent's poor record in the early stages of the epidemic.
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Sierra Leone Gives Malaria Pills to Millions as Part of Ebola Fight
Sierra Leone began a campaign on Friday to protect almost half the population from malaria, reducing the burden on health services of people visiting clinics wrongly fearing they have Ebola.
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UN Has Just $1,00,000 in Ebola Trust Fund: Report
The UN trust fund for Ebola has barely $1,00,000, a pittance compared to what the world body says it needs to fight the worst outbreak on record, the New York Times said on Friday.
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UN Ebola Trust Fund Gets $100,000, Almost $1 Billion Needed
A United Nations trust fund seeking nearly $1 billion for rapid, flexible funding of the most urgent needs to fight Ebola in West Africa has received a deposit of just $100,000 nearly a month after it was set up.
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African Leaders, UN, IMF, World Bank Discuss Ebola
The leaders of three Ebola-stricken West African nations are meeting with heads of the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to discuss the outbreak and what help they need to fight it.
