22 November, 2017 - To celebrate the United Nations 72nd anniversary, an art exhibition by young Sudanese artists entitled ‘Youth Colour the Future’ opened its doors to the public from 16 to 18 November 2017 at the Rashid Diab Center in Khartoum.

Inspired by the Sustainable Development Goals, and as an interpretation of the 2030 agenda, the exhibition showcased original paintings and sculptures by 50 artists who participated in a two-week practical workshop. The participants used briefings, photos, videos and stories provided by WHO and 18 other United Nations agencies, funds and programmes as inspiration for their work.

The UN Country Team celebrated the opening of the exhibition along with the artists during a private showing for national and international partners who viewed the artwork and met each of the artists behind the pieces.

Dr. Naeema Al Gasseer, WHO Representative (third from left) admires the SDG artwork

At the occasion, WHO Representative for Sudan Dr. Naeema Al Gasseer said: “To achieve the Sustainable Development Goals we all need to work with as much imagination and creativity as these artists have shown here today. At the same time, it’s amazing to see the young women and men of the Sudanese art world come together and get inspired by the 2030 Agenda vision for the future. And their art in turn has inspired WHO, the whole UN Country Team and our partners, to keep pushing and achieve the goals!”

Dr. Naeema Al Gasseer (third from left) with Rashid Diab (l), of the eponymous art center and host of the exhibition

The workshop and the exhibition is a collaboration between the UN Country Team in Sudan, the Rashid Diab Arts Center and the College of Fine and Applied Arts of Sudan University of Science and Technology. See more photos of the artwork on Facebook.