UN Security Council
2014

United Nations S/RES/2177 (2014) Security Council Distr.: General 18 September 2014 Resolution 2177 (2014) Adopted by the Security Council at its 7268th meeting, on 18 September 2014 The Security Council, Recalling its resolution 2176 (2014) adopted on 15 September 2014 concerning the situation in Liberia and its press statement of 9 July 2014, Recalling its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, Expressing grave concern about the outbreak of the Ebola virus in, and its impact on, West Africa, in particular Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, as well as Nigeria and beyond, Recognizing that the peacebuilding and development gains of the most affected countries concerned could be reversed in light of the Ebola outbreak and underlining that the outbreak is undermining the stability of the most affected countries concerned and, unless contained, may lead to further instances of civil unrest, social tensions and a deterioration of the political and security climate, Determining that the unprecedented extent of the Ebola outbreak in Africa constitutes a threat to international peace and security,