UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Jan Egeland has traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo and warned that the UN is running out of money to feed the country’s 1.7 million displaced people.

• Jan Egeland: “This is the epicenter of the humanitarian tragedy of the Congo, perhaps the worst in the world for this last decade–these women and children have been abused, have been raped, they have lost everything. Some humanitarian assistance is coming for the first time to this area to really help them. Our hope is, from the UN, to massively increase assistance and more than anything, help them provide the peace in this area so they can return to their fertile land.”