Ebola: UN officials condemn killing of nurse in DR Congo
What was announced
The UN’s Ebola coordinator and the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) have deplored the killing of a nurse working to halt the spread of the disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Who and where
Global and regional bodies
- United Nations (Level 8 of 10) · more news
- World Health Organization (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
Receipt
- Original: https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168667
- Published 2026-10-26 12:00:00 UTC
- Read by this site 2026-10-26 15:00:18 UTC from UN News
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