5 Sep 2014:
A fifth of homicide victims globally are children and adolescents under the age of 20, according to Unicef. The three countries with the highest rates in the world are all in Latin America
3 Aug 2014: Otto Pérez Molina: ... and it's not the children. The US met Central American leaders recently to discuss the issue. Here, the president of Guatemala says the US shares responsibility because of its approach to the cold war and the drugs war
25 Jul 2014:
President asks for $3.7bn but Congress weighing competing bills as leaders of El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala attend White House meeting
4 Jul 2014:
Villages are emptying as more children and women migrate illegally to America amid confusion over whether they can stay, Gustavo Palencia reports