Violence in eastern DR Congo drives fresh displacements, complicates Ebola response: UN

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : "Despite these challenges, the UN and its humanitarian partners continue to support the authorities' response," OCHA said.
55% : Fletcher, speaking at a virtual briefing hosted by the World Health Organization, called for a sustained, large-scale operation to get ahead of the Ebola virus, adding that people need functioning health services, clean water, sanitation, food, protection and livelihoods.
49% : The United Nations repeated its call on all parties to protect civilians and facilitate safe, sustained and unhindered humanitarian access, noting that maintaining access to communities affected by the outbreak remains critical for delivering life-saving assistance and supporting efforts to bring the Ebola outbreak under control.
48% : UN agencies report civilian deaths, abductions and thousands displaced, urging humanitarian access, resources, functioning health services and political commitment to strengthen surveillance and response efforts United Nations: Violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is driving fresh mass displacements, complicating the response to the Ebola outbreak, UN humanitarians said.
48% : The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Tuesday (local time) said the hostilities are forcing people to flee their homes, and the insecurity and movement of people hamper disease surveillance and response efforts.
38% : UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher said, "We cannot respond incrementally to an epidemic which is now growing exponentially."

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