Addis Ababa — The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization country office expressed its support to the ongoing capacity building endeavours of the country.

Speaking at a training organized to journalists drawn from various media here yesterday, Acting Secretary-General of the country office, Marta Mengesha said UNESCO assists any capacity building programme, as the country is in dire need of educated people.

She said journalists should realize the huge responsibility they shoulder in bringing about peace and stability and act accordingly.

Director of the Ethiopian Mass Media Training Institute (EMMTI), Tadesse Zinaye said on the occasion that the training covers topics like the significance of journalism in spurring development, relations between mass media and culture, development journalism and information technology, among others.

He said offering various trainings is imperative to build the capacity of journalists to help them efficiently work in the world where information technology is steadily expanding.

The trainees should apply the knowledge and skill they would acquire from the training, he said.

Journalists from state-owned media and instructors of the Ethiopian Mass Media Training Institute are in attendance at the ten-day training organized by EMMTI in collaboration with UNESCO.