Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Country: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone
HIGHLIGHTS
• 6,553 Ebola cases and 3,083 deaths as Ebola outbreak accelerates in Sierra Leone,
Liberia, and Guinea.
• UN mission established to lead comprehensive response, headed by SRSG Anthony Banbury.
• UN launches Overview of Ebola Needs and Requirements calling for USD$979 million over the next 6 months.
• NEMA estimates up to 1.5 million IDPs in Northeast Nigeria. UNHCR expects 95,000 refugees and returnees by year’s end.
• 80 per cent decline in IDPs in Central African Republic.
• Some 63,000 people affected by floods in the Sahel this year. Early onset droughts occurring in northwestern Sahel.