I
wrote my bi-weekly column to the Portuguese magazine Visão this morning.
Everybody is writing about Ebola these days. I also did. It is the second time
in recent weeks that I focus on this matter. I just felt it was necessary once
more to emphasize that the fight against the epidemic ought to be fought in
West Africa. Rich countries and permanent members of the UN Security Council
have the duty of assistance. They should make all types of resources available.
The disease has crushed the response capacities of Liberia, Guinea and Sierra
Leone. These countries are in need of immediate help. And it is the duty of the
developed world to assist. International solidarity is a key pillar of the new
international order. We should insist on that. And also on the fact that we are
saving lives. For now, it is the lives of West Africans. That´s a strong
reason. But later on, if we are late to act, it could be our own lives, in our
part of the world. And that´s also a strong reason for us to move without any
further delay.
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