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| Ebola 'threat to world security'- UN Security Council | Ebola 'threat to world security'- UN Security Council |
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| The UN Security Council has declared the outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa a "threat to international peace and security". | The UN Security Council has declared the outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa a "threat to international peace and security". |
| The council unanimously adopted a resolution calling on states to provide more resources to combat the outbreak. | The council unanimously adopted a resolution calling on states to provide more resources to combat the outbreak. |
| UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warned an emergency meeting of the council that the number of Ebola infections was doubling every three weeks. | UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warned an emergency meeting of the council that the number of Ebola infections was doubling every three weeks. |
| More than 2,600 people have now died in the worst Ebola outbreak on record. | More than 2,600 people have now died in the worst Ebola outbreak on record. |
| Cases doubling | Cases doubling |
| Mr Ban said the "gravity and scale of the situation now require a level of international action unprecedented for a health emergency". | Mr Ban said the "gravity and scale of the situation now require a level of international action unprecedented for a health emergency". |
| He announced the establishment of an "emergency UN mission" working with the World Health Organization (WHO) to combat the crisis, saying he would convene a "high-level meeting" next week. | He announced the establishment of an "emergency UN mission" working with the World Health Organization (WHO) to combat the crisis, saying he would convene a "high-level meeting" next week. |
| The council heard that the international response had to be three times bigger than it was now to contain the crisis - the number of cases is doubling every two weeks in west Africa. | The council heard that the international response had to be three times bigger than it was now to contain the crisis - the number of cases is doubling every two weeks in west Africa. |
| The resolution attracted 130 co-sponsors - a UN record - and calls on countries to provide urgent aid, such as medical staff and field hospitals. | The resolution attracted 130 co-sponsors - a UN record - and calls on countries to provide urgent aid, such as medical staff and field hospitals. |
| The resolution also calls for travel bans imposed by some states to be lifted, saying the countries need to have access to aid instead of being isolated. | The resolution also calls for travel bans imposed by some states to be lifted, saying the countries need to have access to aid instead of being isolated. |
| Council members heard that the international response would need to be 20 times greater than it was now, if the outbreak were to be controlled. | Council members heard that the international response would need to be 20 times greater than it was now, if the outbreak were to be controlled. |
| The Security Council has never previously met to confront a public health crisis, reports the BBC's Nick Bryant from New York. | The Security Council has never previously met to confront a public health crisis, reports the BBC's Nick Bryant from New York. |
| It is only the second time that a public health issue has been addressed at the council, the first instance being HIV/Aids, our correspondent adds. | It is only the second time that a public health issue has been addressed at the council, the first instance being HIV/Aids, our correspondent adds. |
| A doctor appearing via video link from Liberia warned that if the international community did not step up its response, "we would be wiped out". | A doctor appearing via video link from Liberia warned that if the international community did not step up its response, "we would be wiped out". |
| Meanwhile officials in Guinea searching for a team of health workers and journalists who went missing while trying to raise awareness of Ebola have found several bodies. | Meanwhile officials in Guinea searching for a team of health workers and journalists who went missing while trying to raise awareness of Ebola have found several bodies. |
| A spokesman for Guinea's government said the bodies included those of three journalists in the team. | A spokesman for Guinea's government said the bodies included those of three journalists in the team. |
| They went missing after being attacked on Tuesday in a village near the southern city of Nzerekore. | They went missing after being attacked on Tuesday in a village near the southern city of Nzerekore. |
| In Sierra Leone a three-day curfew or lockdown intended to stop the spread of the virus has come into effect. | In Sierra Leone a three-day curfew or lockdown intended to stop the spread of the virus has come into effect. |
| The aim of the move is to keep people confined to their homes while health workers isolate new cases and prevent Ebola from spreading further. | The aim of the move is to keep people confined to their homes while health workers isolate new cases and prevent Ebola from spreading further. |
| Critics say the lockdown will destroy trust between doctors and the public. | Critics say the lockdown will destroy trust between doctors and the public. |
| Ebola virus disease (EVD) | Ebola virus disease (EVD) |
| Press divided on response to Ebola | Press divided on response to Ebola |
| Ebola: Mapping the outbreak | Ebola: Mapping the outbreak |
| How bad can it get? | How bad can it get? |
| 'Biological war': A week on the Ebola frontline | 'Biological war': A week on the Ebola frontline |