Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
What was announced
The UN’s Senior Ebola Coordinator has expressed outrage over the killing of a nurse working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 24 October. This, along with the looting of a health centre on 25 October, highlight how violence and mistrust can undermine the response as the number of confirmed cases rises.
Who and where
Global and regional bodies
- United Nations (Level 8 of 10) · more news
Countries
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sub-Saharan Africa) · more news
Where this sits in the 10 levels of power
- Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies · news at this level
- Level 6: National government · news at this level
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- Original: https://press.un.org/en/2026/db261026.doc.htm
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