ECOSOC Special Meeting

As the United Nations and the international community step up efforts to respond to the Ebola outbreak, the Economic and Social Council convened a Special Meeting on 5 December 2014 at UN Headquarters in New York to

• discuss in-depth the economic and social impact of Ebola on the affected countries, the region and the rest of the world
• identify solutions for a comprehensive and multi-sectoral response

The Special Meeting, chaired by the President of ECOSOC, brought together high-level representatives of Member States, the United Nations system, the international organizations, civil society, health sector experts, academia and the private sector. See the programme for details.

 

Ebola-related meetings and websites

• WHO: Building resilient health systems in Ebola-affected countries, 10-11 December 2014
• UN Global Compact: UN-Business Collaboration for Global Ebola Response, 11 December 2014
• United Nations Global Ebola Response
• World Bank: Global Ebola Response Coalition
• Ebola Response Multi-Partner Trust Fund
  

Resources

• Economic Commission for Africa (ECA): Study on the Socio-Economic Impacts of the Ebola Virus Disease on Africa (December 2015)
• The WHO Ebola Road Map
• Timeline of African Union: Response to the Ebola Outbreak
• UNESCO's Response to Ebola [English, French]
• Socio-economic impact of the Ebola Virus Disease in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone (UNDP Policy Notes Vol. 1)
• Backgrounder for ECOSOC Special Meeting (Office of the Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Community Based Medicine and Lessons from Haiti)
• Investment in National Systems and Progress Towards the MDGs in Settings of Fragility