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Training young women and men to accelerate agribusiness growth in West Africa
Tuesday, 09 October 2012
PORT NOVO, Republic of Benin, 9 October 2012 – Over 200 participants from 14 African countries took part in a workshop on developing agribusiness entrepreneurship and agribusiness value chains as a way of empowering young women...more
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Russian Federation hosts annual meeting of UNIDO’s Investment and Technology Promotion Network
Friday, 05 October 2012
MOSCOW, 5 October 2012 - The heads of the UNIDO Investment and Technology Promotion Offices (ITPOs) gathered in Moscow for their annual meeting on 4 and 5 October. The event was hosted and organized by the Moscow-based Centre for...more
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The world’s first Climate Innovation Centre launched in Nairobi
Wednesday, 26 September 2012
NAIROBI, 26 September 2012 – The Kenya Climate Innovation Centre (CIC), a cutting-edge facility to boost locally sourced green technology, was launched today in Nairobi, Kenya. The centre will offer financing and other services...more
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Energy efficiency week launched in Quito
Monday, 24 September 2012
QUITO, 24 September 2012 – The first of four events to promote energy efficiency in the productive sectors of Latin American and the Caribbean took place in Quito, Ecuador, today. The events, which together form the Energy...more
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Kenya needs to move from subsistence farming to agribusiness, says minister at UNIDO event in Nairobi
Wednesday, 19 September 2012
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 today. Speaking at the...more
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UNIDO organizes round table discussion on the sustainable future of Asia
Thursday, 13 September 2012
VIENNA, 13 September 2012 - UNIDO today organized a round table discussion on the sustainable future of Asia which featured prominent development policymakers and practitioners from the region. The event took place at the...more
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25th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol marked in Vienna
Monday, 10 September 2012
VIENNA, 10 September 2012 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) marked today the 25th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol and the 20th anniversary of UNIDO as an implementing agency of this...more
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First graduates honoured at Swedish training Academy in Iraq
Thursday, 06 September 2012
ERBIL, Iraq, 6 September 2012 - Ninety eight students graduated today from the Swedish Academy for Training in Erbil, in Northern Iraq. This was the first class to graduate from the newly-established Academy, which focuses on...more
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UNIDO delegation strengthens collaboration with Japan
Monday, 03 September 2012
TOKYO, 3 September 2012 - Taizo Nishikawa, Deputy to the Director-General of UNIDO, led a delegation to Japan between 27 and 31 August. The UNIDO delegation promoted the work of the organization, and strengthened collaboration...more
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2012 Global South-South Development Expo to be held in Vienna in November
Monday, 03 September 2012
VIENNA, 3 September 2012 – Showcasing successful regional and country-level solutions to the complex challenges facing the South will be the aim of the Global South-South Development Expo (GSSD Expo 2012) to be held at the...more
