30 young South Sudanese professionals took part in a UNITAR workshop in Hiroshima last month, as a continuation of the UNITAR South Sudan Fellowship Programme: Entrepreneurship and Leadership Youth Training, a six-month specialized capacity-building training programme for select junior to mid-career level professionals. Focusing on project development and implementation, this year’s Fellowship trained 30 South Sudanese Fellows and Coaches, including 13 women, from the public sector, private sector, academic institutions, and civil society organizations. 

9 February 2017, Geneva. Switzerland - UNITAR hosted the second edition of the Dialogue on Faith, Peacebuilding & Development, to discuss how to leverage faith as an instrument of international harmony. The event was a unique dialogue that comprised two panels with six ambassadors and several scholars and faith leaders. Held at the Emirates Room of the Palais des Nations, it was attended by United Nations staff and diplomats, as well as by media, observers, students and activists from civil society organizations.