UN Ebola Emergency Response Mission Ends in Sierra Leone

It has been one year since the government of Sierra Leone declared the Ebola virus as a national emergency. In September 2014, the United Nations created a temporary system to meet the immediate needs in the fight against the deadly virus, which has killed more than 11,000 people across West Africa. It was known as UNMEER, or the United Nations Mission for the Ebola Emergency Response. Its mission is winding down in Sierra Leone at the end of this week. This comes amid concern about a...

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