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Students have returned to the Lycée National de La Saline after it was closed due to gang violence.

Today, on International Mother Language Day, we shine a light on an initiative that seeks to keep the Nasa Yuwe language alive at a time when emerging information and communication technologies (ICT) are transforming the very ways we interact with one another.  

The decision for any head of family anywhere around the world to leave their home country behind is hard and heartfelt. According to official figures there are nearly 6 million migrants and refugees from Venezuela worldwide. Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are displaying their solidarity by hosting around 80 per cent of them.

Six months after a devastating earthquake the Government of Haiti is bringing the international community together to advocate for reconstruction and recovery.

From survivors of rape to young women entrepreneurs, the UN Deputy Secretary-General has spent the week meeting some of those whose lives have been upended by conflict in Ethiopia, but also hearing stories of hope that point towards the “indispensable” value of a return to lasting peace across the African nation.

Today, 11 February, as we mark International Women and Girls in Science Day to highlight the importance of equal access and participation in science for women and girls, we travel to Uzbekistan to meet Malika, Madina and Sarvinoz.