Unreported World - Season 26 / Year 2025

The civil war in Sudan has forced more people from their homes than anywhere else on earth. Krishnan Guru-Murthy gains rare access to one Sudanese region, to find over a million people on the brink of starvation. Since the start of the war between the Sudanese government and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), 11.3 million people have fled their homes. Over half of the population, around 30 million people, need humanitarian assistance. Famine has been declared in parts of the country, including areas of the Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan. This semi-autonomous area has become a refuge to over a million people fleeing bombings, executions and rape. Krishnan travels deep inside the territory and meets one nurse caring for around 5000 people. Her work bears witness to the scale of the current crisis, as hungry children line up to be seen, and old men die alone in tents. To survive, people scavenge - eating leaves, insects and even rats. In a nearby hospital, one of just three doctors in the region explains that international assistance is nowhere to be seen, as other conflicts like Ukraine and Gaza steal the headlines. Survivors report of horrendous ethnic violence, adding to the catalogue of war crimes being alleged, including sexual violence. 

Unreported World investigates a so-called 'discipline camp' in South Africa. The camps promise to reform children who can't be controlled by their parents. But reporter Sahar Zand discovers an abusive side to its methods. South Africa's youth are in crisis. Drug use is surging, as is violence in the classroom. Parents are struggling to control their children and a thriving 'troubled teen' industry has emerged. At the forefront of this movement is 25-year-old Prince Motlou, who says his Rising Stars Generation discipline camp offers military-style training that will send hundreds of children back to their parents with newfound respect. But it becomes clear that this is no ordinary boot camp; that it's something far more sinister, with children marching for hours in the heat and without water. Children are searched for contraband, and physical violence is used despite corporal punishment being illegal in South Africa. Some children come forward with shocking allegations of sexual abuse. One of Prince Motlou's previous camps is under police investigation after two boys drowned. Motlou, who likes to be known as Emperor General, denies any wrongdoing. 

The women in France who are helping take the far-right to within touching distance of power. Darshna Soni follows the growing movement of students, journalists and activists who believe migrants are a problem. Last year, for the first time, the far-right National Rally came close to securing power with 33 per cent of the vote in the first round of parliamentary elections. Though it was defeated in subsequent rounds, the far-right party gained 38 seats. National Rally has a growing support from women, a new breed of so-called 'femo-nationalists' waging a fight for the soul of French feminism.

Guillermo Galdos reports from Brazil, where Elon Musk's Starlink communication device is transforming isolated tribes. The Amazon is the internet's final frontier, and the Javari Valley reserve is home to the largest concentration of uncontacted tribes in the world. However, Starlink antennas have divided Marubo leaders, who disagree on whether its immediate benefits outweigh the possible long-term loss of their culture and way of life. There is also concern that criminals can also use the technology to help their operations.