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Switzerland and UNIDO support inclusive and sustainable industrialization in...
JAKARTA, 09 February 2015 – During his official visit to Indonesia, LI Yong, the Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), got a firsthand account of two large...
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Pakistan urges UNIDO to help boost the economy to reduce poverty
ISLAMABAD, 12 February 2015 – Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's key adviser, Sartaj Aziz, has asked the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) to expand its operations in the...
View ArticleHelping Latin America meet its e-waste challenge
Few of us ever give much thought to what happens when we dispose of the electrical and electronic equipment that we use on a daily basis. Referred to as e-waste, these products accumulate in...
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Global manufacturing growth stayed low in 2014, with developing and emerging...
VIENNA, 18 February 2015 – World manufacturing production has been trapped in low growth for a prolonged period and there was no breakthrough in 2014. Annual growth of manufacturing value added (MVA)...
View ArticleCorporate social responsibility to help enterprises achieve SDGs
BRUSSELS, 4 February 2015 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) participated in a multistakeholder forum on corporate social responsibility (CSR) that ended in Brussels...
View ArticleCuba seeks UNIDO’s support as it looks to open its economy to foreign...
In the context of the recent moves to normalize relations between the United States and Cuba, the Caribbean island’s economic development strategy is tilting towards foreign trade and investment as a...
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Engaging youth in industrial skills development through public-private...
ADDIS ABABA, 19 February 2015 – Partners of the Learning and Knowledge Development Facility (LKDF) today concluded a four-day knowledge exchange workshop in the capital of Ethiopia focusing on...
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Manama Declaration stresses the importance of inclusive and sustainable...
MANAMA, 21 January 2015 – A declaration adopted today in Manama stresses the importance of inclusive and sustainable industrial development in creating jobs, generating income, increasing productivity...
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High-level event stresses importance of extractive industries to sustainable...
NEW YORK, 24 February 2015 – The United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA) held a meeting at Headquarters in New York today on the role of the extractive industry in Africa. The...
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UNIDO’s inclusive and sustainable industrial development approach gets strong...
NEW YORK, 26 February 2015 – Representatives of some 30 countries who have been supporting and promoting the issue of inclusive and sustainable industrialization as part of efforts to define a set of...
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HEINEKEN and UNIDO announce partnership to support sustainability in...
AMSTERDAM/VIENNA, 27 February 2015 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and HEINEKEN the international brewer, today announced plans to work together in a range of...
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UNIDO launches cooperation programme on quality and food safety...
CAIRO, 19 February 2015 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) today launched a cooperation programme with the Arab Industrial Development and Mining Organization (AIDMO), the...
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UNIDO launches training programme in Bahrain on enhancing the quality of...
MANAMA, 1 March 2015 – The training programme “EQuIP – Enhancing the Quality of Industrial Policies” was launched in Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain, on 1 March at the Royal University for Women. EQuIP is...
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UNIDO helps Iraq launch first proficiency testing scheme for laboratories
BAGHDAD, 24 February 2015 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has helped Iraq launch its first proficiency testing (PT) scheme for 20 material and mechanical laboratories....
View ArticleDirector General’s statement on International Women’s Day
VIENNA, 5 March 2015 – The Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, LI Yong, issued the following statement, "Advancing gender equality, empowerment of women and...
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UNIDO facilitates the adoption of Nigeria’s strategy on implementing a...
ABUJA, 5 March 2015 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) facilitated the efforts of Nigeria’s National Steering Committee to adopt a strategy for implementing the national...
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Japan contributes additional USD 3.78 million to UNIDO projects
VIENNA, 5 March 2015 – The Government of Japan today announced its contribution of USD 3.78 million to further strengthen its humanitarian assistance in Africa, as well as towards Syrian refugees in...
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UNIDO opens mechatronic training Centre in Uruguay
MONTEVIDEO, 25 February 2015 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) today opened a training Centre for Mechatronics and Automation Technology for the Industry in the premises...
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International Women’s Day marked in Pakistan, commitment made to further...
ISLAMABAD, 9 March 2015 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) together with Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) today held an event in the capital of Pakistan...
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UNIDO backs the creation of renewable energy-based mini-grid industries for...
BISSAU, 9 March 2015 - A workshop on renewable energy mini-grid systems for rural electrification in West Africa, co-organized by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the...
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