Events
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UNIDO appoints Sierra Leonean as Representative to Nigeria and Regional Director
Saturday, 14 May 2011
VIENNA, 13 May 2011 - The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the UN's specialized agency that promotes and accelerates sustainable industrial development in developing countries and economies in...more
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UNIDO ITP0 France holds event on fair trade for essential oils and cosmetics industry
Friday, 13 May 2011
MARSEILLE, 13 May 2011 – Representatives of sixty enterprises involved in the essential oils and cosmetics industry, including global players such as l’Oréal, Yves Rocher, and Esteban, took part in a roundtable discussion on fair...more
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Enhancing role of small and medium enterprises in agribusiness global value chains tops agenda of Istanbul event
Tuesday, 10 May 2011
ISTANBUL, 10 May 2011 – Enhancing the role of small and medium-sized enterprises in the agribusiness global value chains was the topic of a meeting organized by UNIDO and the Turkish International Cooperation and Development...more
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LDC IV event focuses on trade and productive capacity development for sustainable growth
Monday, 09 May 2011
ISTANBUL, 9 May 2011 – Developing productive capacities and trade as a key component of inclusive and sustainable growth was the focus of an event organized by UNIDO and the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), on...more
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Innovative leather products technology unit inaugurated in Pakistan with UNIDO support
Monday, 02 May 2011
ISLAMABAD, 30 April 2011 – An innovative leather products technology unit, established by UNIDO, was today inaugurated at the Leather Products Development Institute, in Sialkot, Pakistan. “Under this project, UNIDO provided...more
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Young people in Iraq’s Thiqar Governatore get IT training thanks to UNIDO
Thursday, 28 April 2011
NASSRIYAH, Iraq, 28 April 2011 – Young people from Iraq’s Thiqar Governorate completed an IT troubleshooting repair class today at the Nassriyah Vocational Training Centre, receiving certificates that will allow them to perform...more
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Geothermal energy discussed at Mexico seminar
Friday, 15 April 2011
CUERNAVACA, Mexico, 15 April - Geothermal energy can help develop innovative productive activities in the rural areas of East Africa, said participants at an international seminar that ended in Cuernavaca today. The five-day...more
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Industries in Southern Lebanon receive equipment from UNIDO and partners
Tuesday, 12 April 2011
BEIRUT, 12 April 2011 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and its partners today delivered new equipment worth some USD 450,000 to factories in the south of Lebanon that were affected by the July 2006...more
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International Year of Sustainable Energy for All gets boost from advocates and energy service providers
Thursday, 07 April 2011
NEW YORK, 7 April 2011 - The United Nations Foundation and the inter-agency coordinating group UN-Energy, together with several leading service providers and advocates, today championed a UN effort to raise awareness about...more
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UNIDO addresses challenges of managing domestic electrical and electronic waste
Thursday, 31 March 2011
VIENNA, 31 March 2011 – The challenge to manage rapidly increasing quantities of domestic electrical and electronic waste, as well as handling the growing influx of end-of-life products from developing countries were among the...more