Now in its twenty-fifth year, this advanced two-week annual training programme in conflict analysis, negotiation, mediation and reconciliation was the first of its kind in the UN system. It is also unique in bringing together mid and senior level diplomats, with UN and regional organization staff--key institutions responsible for the prevention and sustainable resolution of conflict--to share perspectives, experience and practice while strengthening vital capacities. Former heads of peace missions and senior academics and practitioners serve as resource persons in the programme. Co-sponsored with the International Peace Institute in New York, this programme is held in Norway.

Launched in 2003, this annual post-conflict training programme builds the capacity and enhances the leadership, management, and professional skills of a core group of senior government officials, academics and practitioners from Afghanistan. Sharing Hiroshima’s lessons in post-conflict reconstruction, the Fellowship has, for 15 years, explored themes important to the effective governance of Afghanistan for, and by, Afghan nationals themselves.

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The UNITAR Iraq Fellowship Programme: Entrepreneurship and Leadership Youth Training is a six-month-long programme that focuses on project implementation and development, aiming to build the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed for effective project management and leadership for 24 junior-mid level professionals from public and private sectors, civil society organizations, and academic institutions in Iraq. Participants, known as Fellows, are trained to be able to identify local needs and national priorities and successfully design and implement projects to address them in ways that will help shape their nation’s path toward sustainable recovery and development. A special emphasis is placed on methodology and skills development related to leadership and mentoring. The Programme aims to develop the capacity of each individual Fellow to be a leader, able to contribute to organizational change within their respective ministry, organization, or business.

Launched in 2015 with the financial support of the Government and People of Japan as an annual programme, the UNITAR Hiroshima South Sudan Fellowship on Entrepreneurship and Project Planning (hereafter called “the programme”) is tailored for junior-to-mid career level professionals from the government, civil society organizations, private sector, media organizations, and academic institutions of the Republic of South Sudan. The programme is a six-month-long training which focuses on needs assessment, project planning, leadership, and entrepreneurship skills, aiming to build the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed for effective project management and leadership.