00:00As a fast-growing Ebola outbreak grips the Democratic Republic of Congo,
00:06the UN is warning of a critical funding gap.
00:10Secretary General Antonio Guterres says another $1.1 billion is urgently needed to contain the crisis.
00:19The United Nations' $2.13 billion response plan is only 48% funded,
00:28with support from the United States playing a major role in that effort.
00:33Every gap in funding and operational support makes the Ebola response more challenging.
00:40We are doing everything possible to invest in that response,
00:44including through more than $80 million from UN-pulled funds and support from partners.
00:51We have put forward a detailed $2.13 billion humanitarian needs and response plan.
01:01This is 48% funded, thanks in large measure to a major contribution by the United States.
01:09But current resources will last weeks, not months.
01:13Without additional funding, vital operations will run out of money just when they need to expand.
01:19More than 5,200 cases have been recorded in DR Congo.
01:24The WHO warns the outbreak remains out of control and could surpass West Africa's 2014-2016 epidemic,
01:31the deadliest Ebola outbreak on record.
