An international meeting to chart the future development of small island states is beginning in the Pacific Ocean nation of Samoa.

Over one hundred countries are expected to be represented at the conference which officially opens on Monday.

A transit camp for Syrian refugees in Erbil, northern Iraq is making room for an influx of Iraqi citizens displaced by recent fighting, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is encouraging its Member States to implement projects that promote digital inclusion.

A social media campaign in support of young girls’ education is making a difference worldwide.

#GirlWithABook was started by two young American girls, inspired by Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl shot by the Taliban in 2012 for wanting to go to school.