Monrovia, Dec 19 (IANS): UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon Friday arrived in Liberia's capital Monrovia for a one-day official visit to assess the response to the Ebola crisis.

The UN secretary general is leading an 18-member delegation which includes Margaret Chan, director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Xinhua reported.

Liberia's Vice President Joseph Boakai received Ban at the Roberts International Airport.

Also at the airport to welcome the UN chief was the Special Representative of the Secretary General, Madam Karen Landgren, and heads of country teams.

The UN secretary general and his delegation will later meet President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

The delegation will participate in an Incident Management System meeting at Monrovia City Hall, and hold a meeting with Sirleaf and other senior government officials.

Ban and his delegation will also meet the UN Country Team in Liberia.

A press conference will conclude his visit to Liberia later Friday.

He will make a brief stop at the Monrovia Medical Unit, Charlesville, near the airport where sick Ebola healthcare workers are treated.

The current outbreak of Ebola has claimed over 6,000 lives in west African countries since earlier this year, according to the WHO.