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New UNIDO guide looks at integrated value chain diagnostics
Friday, 22 July 2011
VIENNA, 22 July 2011 – Ways to properly diagnose industrial value chains in preparation for a combined and more successful project implementation is the focus of a new publication released today by the United Nations Industrial...more
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UNIDO presents its success stories at Aid for Trade global review in Geneva
Monday, 18 July 2011
GENEVA, 18 July 2011 - Showcasing Aid for Trade success stories is the aim of an event taking place at the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) headquarters in Geneva today and tomorrow.The Third Global Review of Aid for Trade is...more
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Africa needs new industrial policy for economic transformation, poverty reduction, says UNCTAD-UNIDO report
Monday, 11 July 2011
VIENNA, 11 July 2011 – Africa now accounts for about 1 per cent of global manufacturing, and cannot realistically hope to reduce widespread poverty if its governments don’t take effective measures to expand this vital economic...more
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BBC World Debate to focus on ways to power development in the 21st century
Monday, 11 July 2011
VIENNA/LONDON, 11 July 2011 - Powering development in the 21st century is the topic of a debate that will air on BBC World News television channel and also on BBC World Service radio on 16 and 17 July.Filmed during the Vienna...more
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Sri Lanka trade fair good example of public-private partnership
Monday, 11 July 2011
BATTICALOA, Sri Lanka, 11 July 2011 – Some 7,000 people, including rural entrepreneurs, local marketers and producers, and representatives of the government, the private sector and international associations and organizations...more
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New study examines cotton yarn spinning in 11 African countries
Monday, 04 July 2011
VIENNA, 28 June 2011 – In an effort to further support the African cotton industry, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and Gherzi Textil Organisation AG, a consultancy specialized in the textile...more
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UNIDO Director-General welcomes consensus by Member States on 2012-2013 budget
Friday, 24 June 2011
VIENNA, 24 June 2011 - The Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Kandeh K. Yumkella, welcomed today’s agreement by Member States on his budget proposal for the biennium 2012-2013.The...more
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Rio+20 Ministerial Meeting stresses the need of stronger governmental support for renewable energy deployment
Friday, 24 June 2011
VIENNA, 24 June, 2011 - UNIDO's Green Industry Initiative provides the international community and national governments with a platform for fostering sustainable development – a platform that should be supported and guided by the...more
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Universal energy access can secure growth and freedom, say Vienna Energy Forum participants
Tuesday, 21 June 2011
VIENNA, 21 June 2011 – Participants at a major international event on energy that opened in the Austrian capital today called for bold steps and strategic public-private partnerships to guarantee universal energy access by 2030,...more
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UNIDO Director-General meets Head of Gas Exporting Countries Forum
Tuesday, 21 June 2011
VIENNA, 21 June 2010 - The Secretary-General of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), Leonid Bokhanovskiy, and the Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Kandeh K. Yumkella, met at...more
