UN chief seeks $1.1 billion as DR Congo Ebola outbreak escalates
UN Secretary-General António Guterres appealed for an additional $1.1 billion for the humanitarian response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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- UN Secretary-General António Guterres appealed for an additional $1.1 billion for the humanitarian response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appealed for an additional $1.1 billion on August 28, 2026, to strengthen the response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Guterres warned that the outbreak was spreading faster and across a wider area than containment efforts, according to the appeal reported on Friday. The requested funding is intended to support the broader humanitarian response as health authorities work to control transmission.
The request is a new development following the start of vaccinations for frontline health workers in DR Congo. The scale of the appeal signals concern that medical and humanitarian operations need substantially more resources as the outbreak expands.
The source report did not provide a detailed breakdown of the proposed spending or a revised case and death count. Those figures should be treated as subject to updates from Congolese authorities and international health agencies.
