since the ebola virus disease was discovered in the outbreak has proven to be the most serious and complex however those warnings failed to cause a stir at the sixtyseventh world health assembly of the world health organization who held that same year and an international response was not launched immediately it was only after august that the outbreak was recognized as a public health emergency of international concern pheic in accordance with international health regulations ihr however by the time pheic was declared it was already impossible for who alone to coordinate countries efforts to contain the epidemic in september the united nations mission for ebola emergency response unmeer was created with the endorsement of the general assembly in its resolution and the security council in its resolution