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Director-General Yumkella calls for economic diversification, sustainable...
KINSHASA, 1 August 2012 – The Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) said today that agribusiness and agro-industries and economic diversification were key...
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Kenya needs to move from subsistence farming to agribusiness, says minister...
NAIROBI, 19 September 2012 – Agribusiness is the key to the Government of Kenya’s efforts to create wealth and jobs said Industrialization Minister, Henry Kosgei, at a UNIDO-organized event in Nairobi...
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UN Secretary-General appoints Kandeh Yumkella as Special Representative for...
UN Headquarters, New York, 24 September 2012 - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strengthened his commitment to achieving sustainable energy for all by announcing new leadership arrangements for his...
View ArticleUNIDO and EU discuss “strategic” partnership
BRUSSELS, 3 October 2012 – Kandeh K. Yumkella, the Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) today said that the partnership with the EU aimed to bring economic...
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European Academy of Bolzano and UNIDO to collaborate on renewable energy,...
VIENNA, 5 October 2012 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the European Academy of Bolzano (EURAC) are teaming up to promote sustainable energy, energy efficiency and...
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Carlsberg Group, Baltika Breweries, UNIDO sign agreement on major...
ST.PETERSBURG/COPENHAGEN/VIENNA, 9 October 2012 - Carlsberg Group, the world’s fourth largest brewer, and its subsidiary Baltika Breweries, Russia’s largest beer company, are to invest up to 1 billion...
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Director-General Yumkella receives prestigious Global Leadership award
NEW YORK, 16 October 2012 – Kandeh K. Yumkella, the Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), today received the Global Leadership Award. The prestigious...
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UNIDO delegation in Seoul for talks on expanding cooperation with Republic of...
SEOUL, 22 October 2012 – A UNIDO delegation arrived in the Republic of Korea today to further expand joint cooperation and discuss possible priorities and themes for moving towards a strategic,...
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Ozone statue unveiled in Vienna to mark Montreal Protocol anniversary
VIENNA, 21 November 2012 – As part of the ongoing celebrations to mark the 25th anniversary of one of the world’s most successful environmental agreements, a statue dedicated to protecting the ozone...
View ArticleCosta Rica to host in 2013 high-level conference of middle-income countries...
VIENNA, 21 November 2012 – Costa Rica will host a high-level conference of middle-income countries in San José from 12 to 14 June 2013. This was announced by Foreign Minister, Enrique...
View ArticlePeru to host 2013 General Conference of the UN Industrial Development...
VIENNA, 21 November 2012 – The Government of Peru will host the fifteenth session of the General Conference of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in Lima from 2 to 6...
View ArticleGermany funds UNIDO project on local production of essential medicines in Africa
VIENNA, 21 November 2012 – The Government of Germany will fund a EUR 1 million project in support of local production of essential generic medicines in Ghana, Kenya and additional countries in Africa....
View ArticleGreen Industry Platform Advisory Board announced
VIENNA, 21 November 2012 – The membership of the advisory board for the Green Industry Platform – a global, multi-stakeholder initiative launched by the United Nations Industrial Development...
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UNIDO to help develop Tunisia’s agribusiness value chains with Swiss funding
TUNIS, 28 November 2012 – A project to help improve market access for Tunisia’s harissa, Djebba fig and prickly pear produce is being implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development...
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African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States support draft resolution on UN...
MALABO, 14 December 2012 – African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) Group of States voiced support for the United Nations General Assembly’s draft resolution to declare a decade of Sustainable Energy for...
View ArticleUNIDO Institute to hold summer course on green industry in Budapest
VIENNA, 17 December 2012 – The UNIDO Institute will hold a summer course on green industry from 1 to 12 July 2013 in Budapest. The course, “Green industry: pathways towards the industry of the future”,...
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UNIDO and AEON join forces for safe and sustainable supplies in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, 15 January 2013 – Japan’s biggest retailer, AEON, and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) have launched a programme that aims to increase safe and sustainable...
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UNIDO increases technical cooperation to support the sustainable development...
VIENNA, 1 October 2013 – The Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), LI Yong, and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus,...
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UNIDO Director General Li stresses commitment to inclusive, sustainable...
ADDIS ABABA, 9 October 2013 – On his first visit to Africa since taking office, the Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), LI Yong, highlighted the...
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UNIDO and GFSP join forces to secure global food safety
VIENNA, 11 October 2013 – The first Technical Working Group meetings of the Global Food Safety Partnership (GFSP) successfully drew to a close at UNIDO’s headquarter today. The meeting achieved its...
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