MONROVIA, October 29 (LINA) - United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Ms. Samantha Power, has said Liberians across the world should be treated with respect and dignity.
Liberians in the US and other parts of the World should not be stigmatized because of the Ebola virus. She added.
The American Envoy indicated that her Government recognizes that the virus is taking its toll on the country’s economy, health sector, education, and other vital areas, stressing that “the US is committed to working with Liberia to get all of these sectors back on track.”
She made the statement Tuesday at a joint press conference with President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf at the Foreign Affairs Ministry in Monrovia.
According to Ambassador Power, the U.S is working with the Government of Liberia on an Ebola Response Plan and the US is pleased with the result.
The American envoy indicated that her Government recognizes that the virus is taking its toll on the country’s economy, employment, health sector, education, and other vital areas, adding, “The U.S is committed to working with Liberia to get all of these sectors back on track.”
She reaffirmed U.S commitment to help Liberia, stressing, “We will together rebuild a Liberia that is stronger and even more resilient as it has proven itself through previous difficult days.”
In response, President Sirleaf appealed to the international community to continue to see the Ebola virus as a global threat and, she called for recognition of the progress being made by the affected countries and partnership to ensure that there is full control over the crisis.
“That is the only way the safety of our one world can be assured and the virus eradicated from the affected countries and the world,” Pres. Sirleaf pointed out.
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