DR Congo: 48 rapes every hour, US study finds - where is the United Nations?

This is staggering and one of the most hellish statistics I have ever read. The Democratic Republic of the Congo seems to slide deeper and deeper into a hellish state.  The question that comes to mind is where is the United Nations?  This is a perfect example of how and where the UN should be stepping in to re-establish the rule of law and provide protection to those who are being destroyed at a rate like this -- 48 rapes per hour?? 

But when you step back for a moment and look at all the crisis' that have emerged around the world -- and the opportunities for reform and democracy to emerge such as Egypt, Libya, Bahrain, North Korea (a long list that seems to grow longer daily), the UN seems to be missing in action EVERYWHERE.  In years past, they at least gave the appearance and mouthed the words that they wanted to be involved.  But aside from a pointless resolution on Libya, the UN seems to have become more like a high school version of the model UN than the real thing.   And more surprisingly, the White House and President Obama have not tried to engage the UN in these efforts - quite surprising and something we hope to explore more on these pages in the weeks ahead.