UN Security Council Resolution 2177
BIG SEA | |
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operation area | West Africa |
German name | UN Ebola Emergency Response Mission |
English name | UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response |
Based on UN resolution | UN resolution 2177 |
management | David Nabarro, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed |
Operating strength (min.) | 118 |
With UN resolution 2177 , UNMEER was launched on September 18, 2014 , the first UN mission due to an illness ( Ebola ). The aim of the mission was to contain the Ebola epidemic , which had gotten out of control, especially in West Africa .
The main task is, above all, the logistical distribution of hospital wards, vehicles and telecommunications equipment in the most affected countries. To achieve this goal, the UN is working with the AU , ECOWAS and the governments of the countries concerned. The headquarters of the UN mission is in Ghana's capital Accra . The US-American Anthony Banbury handed over the management of the mission to Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed on January 3rd .
Web links
- Global Ebola Response - Resources ( Memento from December 24, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- Website of the UN mission UNMEER for Ebola combat in West Africa (English)
- Website of the UN mission UNMEER (English)
- Text of the resolution of the UN (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://ebolaresponse.un.org/head-mission (English)