Ban calls for stepped-up efforts in Ebola-hit countries

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press briefing regarding his recent trip to the Ebola-hit region in West Africa, at the UN headquarters in New York, on Dec 22, 2014. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called for ramped-up recovery efforts in West Africa where the most widespread epidemic of killer Ebola disease in history has wreaked havoc. [Photo/Xinhua]