EU calls for Ebola fight under UN

(ANSA) - Luxembourg, October 20 - European Union foreign ministers assembled at a Luxembourg summit called Monday for international efforts in the fight against Ebola to be united under the aegis of the United Nations (UN). The Foreign Affairs Council meeting also welcomed the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's decision to establish the first UN emergency healthcare mission, the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER). UNMEER will be based in Accra, capital of Ghana. The move represents an important step forward in global efforts to contain the epidemic, coordinate international responses to the virus, and to take national leadership, the EU foreign ministers said Monday in a statement.