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UNIDO hosts United Nations Development Group event
Monday, 23 May 2011
VIENNA, 19 May 2011 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) today hosted the 2nd UN Development Group (UNDG) Working Mechanisms Convenors Retreat. The working mechanisms were launched last October...more
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Universal energy access to top agenda of 2011 Vienna Energy Forum
Monday, 23 May 2011
VIENNA, 23 May 2011 – Energy poverty in developing countries and a strategy for prioritizing the energy access agenda will be the focus of the Vienna Energy Forum (VEF) that will take place at the Hofburg Palace from 21 to 23...more
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UNIDO and Republic of Korea to help developing countries advance metrology standards
Monday, 23 May 2011
VIENNA, 23 May 2011 – UNIDO and the Republic of Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) will partner to implement a metrology training programme for the technical staff of national metrology institutions from...more
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Nevsky Ecological Congress backs UNIDO’s Green Industry initiative
Tuesday, 17 May 2011
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, 17 May 2011 – The Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Kandeh K. Yumkella, today called for a fundamental change in the way the world produces and consumes,...more
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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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New UNIDO study builds case for agribusiness development as path to Africa’s prosperity
Friday, 13 May 2011
Opportunities and challenges for African agribusiness and agro-industries are the focus of a new book published by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in 2011.“Agribusiness for Africa’s...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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Lebanon’s manufacturing figures on the rise, says UNIDO study
Tuesday, 10 May 2011
BEIRUT, 10 May 2011 – The manufacturing value added of Lebanon has grown by around 7 per cent per annum (except in 2008), according to a UNIDO industrial sector statistical study presented at a seminar that ended in Beirut today....more
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UNIDO, European Commission to boost capacity-building of Investment Promotion Agencies in sub-Saharan Africa
Tuesday, 10 May 2011
BRUSSELS, 10 May 2011 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the European Commission sealed a EUR 1,6 million agreement today to boost the capacity-building of the Investment Promotion Agencies (IPA)...more
