Unreported World

Seyi Rhodes

Guatemala: Reporter's Log

Friday 23 October 2009

Driving from the airport to my hotel, the roadside billboards alternated between adverts for fast food chains and adverts for weight loss products. It seemed odd, but in many ways it’s symptomatic of the way Guatemala works. Problems get papered over with well-intentioned solutions, while the underlying issues are barely acknowledged.

Liberia: Further Information

Monday 19 October 2009

Learn more about the plight of children in Liberia, and find out how you can help.

Jenny Kleeman

Liberia: Reporter's Log

Wednesday 14 October 2009

Before we arrived in Liberia we’d heard that child rape was happening on a massive and uncontrollable scale – but no one could tell us how many Liberian children become victims each year. In a war-torn country with no mains electricity, no running water and 85% unemployment, the authorities have more immediate concerns than gathering accurate statistics.

Ramita Navai

Peru: Reporter's Log

Friday 09 October 2009

As we travelled along the River Corrientes, cutting deep through the thick, green Peruvian Amazon, the only company we had was from the hidden animals whose shrieks pierced the jungle, and the occasional indigenous Indian in a canoe.

Peru: Further Information

Friday 09 October 2009

You can find out more about the people and issues featured in Peru: Blood and Oil at these websites.

Peter Oborne

Mindanao: Reporter's Log

Friday 02 October 2009

It was a long, sweaty journey to the Moro National Liberation Front training camp in the highlands of the southern Philippines. After driving for some time down a jungle track, we abandoned our vehicle. For a while, we bashed uphill in an ancient four-wheel drive. Then the path became too rugged and potholed even for a four-wheel drive and we walked uphill for the last few miles.