As the head of the United Nations mission working to stop the Ebola outbreak continued his visit to hard-hit countries in West Africa today, the world body's humanitarian wing said funding for the international response is lagging, with only 26 per cent of the $988 million needed having been received thus far.
The head of the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER), Anthony Banbury, is in Sierra Leone today on the second leg of his visit to the most affected countries, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told reports in New York today.
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