Events
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International conference on productive work for youth opens in Tunis
Wednesday, 28 November 2012
TUNIS, 28 November 2012 – Some 700 participants, including Government delegations and representatives of international organizations and the private sector, are attending an international conference on productive work for youth...more
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Director-General Yumkella on official visit to Tunisia
Wednesday, 28 November 2012
TUNIS, 28 November 2012 – The Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Kandeh K. Yumkella, is on an official visit to Tunis this week and will also participate in an international...more
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UNIDO-ICHET launches the first sea-land hydrogen refuelling station in Turkey
Monday, 26 November 2012
ISTANBUL, 26 November 2012 – The International Centre for Hydrogen Energy Technologies of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO-ICHET) today inaugurated Turkey’s first hydrogen refuelling station. The...more
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How the BRICS are achieving competitiveness, innovation and job creation discussed at Vienna meeting
Thursday, 22 November 2012
VIENNA, 20 November 2012 – The industrial development challenges currently facing the BRICS countries (Brazil, the Russian Federation, India, China and South Africa) were the focus of a roundtable meeting organized during the...more
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UNIDO, Vietrade partner to develop green branding for handicraft sector
Wednesday, 21 November 2012
HANOI, 21 November 2012 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade) today organized a workshop to support the creation of a “green” branding initiative for...more
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Ozone statue unveiled in Vienna to mark Montreal Protocol anniversary
Wednesday, 21 November 2012
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 layer was officially unveiled...more
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Africa Industrialization Day marked in Abuja
Tuesday, 20 November 2012
ABUJA, 20 November 2012 - The Federal Ministry of Trade and Investment and the UNIDO Office in Abuja today commemorated Africa Industrialization Day. The event brought together high-level Federal Government officials,...more
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UNIDO and partners host South-South Development Expo in Vienna presenting solutions to energy insecurity, climate challenge
Monday, 19 November 2012
VIENNA, 19 November 2012 - The fifth annual Global South-South Development Expo (GSSD Expo) opened today in Vienna, with more than 600 delegates from 150 countries convening to exchange and scale-up best practices and...more
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UNIDO report names top connectedness performers, analyses new global aid architecture
Monday, 19 November 2012
VIENNA, 19 November 2012 – The top 10 performers in the 2012 Connectedness Index are Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, Finland, Singapore, Ireland, Canada and the United States, according to a new report...more
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UNIDO, Swedish development agency and private sector join forces to boost industrial development
Friday, 16 November 2012
VIENNA, 16 November 2012 – How to learn from each other and replicate good experiences in industrial skills development – this was the focus of a two-day, UNIDO-organized Learning and Knowledge Development (LKD) facility workshop...more