Press Releases
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UNIDO Member States approve 2014-2015 budget in sign of continued support for work and role of Organization
Thursday, 23 May 2013
VIENNA, 23 May 2013 – Representatives of UNIDO’s 172 Member States today approved the Organization’s 2014-2015 budget, which amounts to EUR 147.2 million.The decision was taken during the UNIDO Programme and Budget Committee that...more
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Japan’s green city, Kitakyushu, extends partnership with UNIDO to promote clean technology and waste-recycling services
Wednesday, 22 May 2013
VIENNA, 22 May 2013 – The Japanese city of Kitakyushu, considered to be one of the greenest industrial cities in the world, and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) will work together to...more
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International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics launched in Qatar
Sunday, 19 May 2013
DOHA, 19 May 2013 - The Minister of Industry and Energy of Qatar, Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, has expressed his country's interest in continuing the cooperation with UNIDO in order to strengthen the statistical capacity of...more
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Japan expands support for UNIDO projects to boost green technologies in developing countries
Thursday, 16 May 2013
VIENNA, 16 May 2013 –The Government of Japan intends to double its funding of projects implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization in developing countries, with a special focus on Africa. During a...more
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Dynamic debate expected at 2013 Vienna Energy Forum
Tuesday, 14 May 2013
VIENNA, 14 May 2013 – Some 1,500 participants, including heads of state, ministers, energy experts, and representatives of international and non-governmental organizations, academia, civil society and the private sector will take...more
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GEF-UNIDO programme encourages public-private cooperation for sustainable growth through innovative energy technology
Friday, 03 May 2013
NEW DELHI, 3 May 2013 – Clean technology entrepreneurs in India will benefit from international support under a programme launched today by the head of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and high-level Indian Government and...more
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Supporting youth and women in Egypt’s vulnerable rural communities
Tuesday, 30 April 2013
CAIRO, 30 April 2013 – An agreement for a new joint United Nations programme on human security to benefit vulnerable rural communities in Upper Egypt has been signed this week with the Egyptian authorities. Five UN...more
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Candidates from EU, Asia and Africa nominated for post of Director General of UNIDO
Monday, 29 April 2013
VIENNA, 29 April 2013 - Seven candidates from countries of the European Union, Asia, and Africa have been nominated by their respective governments to succeed the current Director General of the United Nations Industrial...more
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UN Secretary-General, World Bank President name Sustainable Energy for All advisory board members
Friday, 19 April 2013
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, 19 April 2013 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim today announced the members of the Advisory Board for the Sustainable Energy for All Initiative,...more
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UNIDO, FAO, Government of Sudan tackle malnutrition and unemployment
Wednesday, 17 April 2013
KASSALA, Sudan, 17 April 2013 – A training programme to improve the productivity of small farms in the eastern region of Sudan, which was organized by United Nations organizations and the local government, concluded today....more
