Thank you, Helen Clark, Administrator of UNDP, for moderating this very important meeting.
I would like to thank the Presidents of the affected African countries – the President of Guinea,the President of Liberia, and the President of Sierra Leone – and I would also like to thankPresident Mugabe who is participating in his capacity as President of the African Union.
And I would also like to thank Dr. Margaret Chan, Director General of the WHO for herleadership.
Thank you all Ministers and dignitaries who have taken such very valuable time to be with us,to be with the people of Africa particularly affected by Ebola.
I think we can overcome this one, and I think we are now overcoming it but we have to gountil the end, until we see the last patient cured and there will be no further cases.
I would also like to thank the World Bank President, and the IMF Managing Director and themany international and regional development banks, including the African Development Bankand the Islamic Development Bank, and the European Union.
It is a great honour to have you. Thank you for accepting my invitation to participate and toshow your solidarity for the people affected by this Ebola virus.
Excellence, Mesdames et Messieurs,
Merci de participer à cette conférence internationale sur le relèvement après l'Ebola.
La tâche qui nous attend est immense: il s'agit de concrétiser nos promesses de solidaritéconcrete, tournés vers l'action.
Je vous demande de vous joindre à moi pour apporter un soutien durable aux populations despays touchés par l'Ebola.
Let me begin by thanking the many donors who have come together, along with governments,civil society organizations, national and international responders, development banks andfoundations, as part of a broad-based global coalition to support the nationally-led responseefforts.
I applaud the African Union and its plan to convene an International Conference on Africa'sFight against Ebola later this month in Malabo.
I commend the African Union for galvanizing African leaders, businesses and communities insolidarity with the affected countries. This regional unity has been essential to bringing theoutbreak under control – and will be critical to effective recovery. I commend the morethan 800 African volunteers who deployed through the AU Ebola support mechanism.
