CRI听力:China Announces New Aid for Combating Ebola

Chinese President Xi Jinping has announced an aid package of 200 million yuan, or about 33 million U.S. dollars, for West African countries to combat Ebola.

The aid will include cash, food, and materials.

Making the announcement in India, President Xi said China will also provide the World Health Organization with 2 million dollars in cash and give the African Union the same amount.

A 59-member Chinese laboratory team has already been dispatched to help Sierra Leone improve lab testing as part of the fight against Ebola.

Previously, China has sent medical supplies and more than 100 medical experts to Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea Bissau.

Meanwhile, the United Nations Security Council has adopted a resolution on Ebola, determining that the epidemic outbreak "constitutes a threat to international peace and security."

It has decided to create a special mission to combat Ebola, deploying staff in the worst-affected states.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.

"This international mission, to be known as the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response, or UNMEER, will have five priorities: stopping the outbreak, treating the infected, ensuring essential services, preserving stability and preventing further outbreaks."

Thursday's resolution is the third ever on a health crisis by the Security Council, with previous ones adopted on HIV/AIDS in 2000 and 2011.