UN appoints Julien Harneis as Senior Ebola Coordinator for DRC response
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Posted on 18 June 2026
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The UN has appointed Julien Harneis as Senior Ebola Coordinator to lead the Ebola response in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Harneis, previously the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen and Pakistan, will be based in Bunia and work with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, WHO, and national authorities to coordinate the humanitarian response to the Ebola outbreak.
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· 3 pulledThe Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, in consultation with World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tedros, has designated Julien Harneis as Senior Ebola Coordinator.
Harneis will be based in Bunia, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and will work with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, which brings together UN entities and humanitarian partners.
Harneis previously served as the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen. He also filled that same role in Pakistan.
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