Freetown – The Italian Cooperation is sending two multilateral contributions of the value of €1 million each in favor of UNICEF and IFRC to fight the Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone. The grant is part of a wider package of emergency interventions amounting to €7.7 million, including projects implemented by Italian NGOs. In line with the agreements with Unicef, the amount of €1 million will be used to finance the organism’s activities under the “Ebola Outbreak Response in West Africa” plan and United Nations Inter-Agency “An Ebola Regional Response Strategy”. (9Colonne)
