In Burma, the U.N. World Food Programme is warning an estimated five million people are lacking enough food. Burma’s food crisis has worsened during the military junta’s crackdown on a pro-democracy uprising. But World Food Programme Asia regional director Tony Banbury said a shortfall in international funding is also to blame.

Tony Banbury: “Humanitarian assistance from WFP and other aid organizations can only be a band-aid. And the sad thing is, or one of the many sad things is, that right now the world’s not even willing to pay for that band-aid.”