Remarks By Stephane Dujarric, The Spokesman For The UN Secretary-General, On Ebola

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"On Ebola, members of the advance team of the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response otherwise known as UNMEER, arrived in Accra, Ghana, where the Mission will be based, and another detachment has arrived in Liberia.

The UN also established today the Ebola Response Multi-Partner Trust Fund which will ensure a coherent UN System contribution to the overall response.

The Fund seeks contributions from Member States, regional legislative bodies, inter-governmental or nongovernmental organizations, businesses and individuals. Contributions can be made at http://mptf.undp.org. Take a look and bring out your credit cards.

Donors can also choose to channel their contributions directly to UN agencies participating in the response.

Also on Ebola, the Emergency Committee of the World Health Organization wrapped up its second meeting last week, and reiterated that there should be no general ban on travel or trade.

Flight cancellations and other travel restrictions continue to isolate affected countries resulting in detrimental economic consequences, and hinder relief and response efforts, according to the Committee. And that is a message that we have echoed from here, as well as by the Secretary-General."