Washington — President Barack Obama is pledging more U.S. assistance to help contain the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.The White House says the president made the pledge in a telephone conversation Monday with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
Obama
has said previously that the deadly outbreak is a U.S. national
security priority and that the American military will help set up
isolation units and equipment in West Africa and provide security for
public health workers.
Both
leaders also agreed on the need for a broad coalition to counter the
threat posed by the Islamic State group and to continue humanitarian
assistance to civilians under threat in Iraq.
The White House said
the leaders also discussed monitoring the cease-fire in eastern Ukraine
and reviewed goals for the upcoming U.N. General Assembly.
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