Press Releases
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Global manufacturing growth increases but prospects for recovery remain dim - UNIDO report
Tuesday, 04 June 2013
VIENNA, 4 June 2013 – World industrial production growth increased slightly in the first quarter of 2013 after a nearly three-year-long downward trend, however, the prospect of recovery remains fragile for the majority of...more
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ATMOsphere Technology Summit focuses on technology transfer to developing countries
Tuesday, 04 June 2013
VIENNA, 4 June 2013 – Some 150 representatives from developing and developed countries attended a two-day ATMOsphere Technology Summit that explored the possibilities of leapfrogging high global warming substances in the Heating,...more
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UNIDO and Philips to collaborate on innovative LED lighting solutions for poverty reduction in Africa
Monday, 03 June 2013
VIENNA, 3 June 2013 - The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and Royal Philips have signed a declaration regarding their joint collaboration on innovative LED lighting solutions for poverty reduction....more
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Partnering with AEON to help suppliers in developing countries achieve economic, social and environmental sustainability
Monday, 03 June 2013
TOKYO, 3 June 2013 – Japan’s biggest retailer, AEON, and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) will jointly contribute to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals and of the UN Global Compact...more
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City of Yokohama and UNIDO sign cooperation agreement
Monday, 03 June 2013
YOKOHAMA, Japan, 3 June 2013 – The City of Yokohama and the Unted Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) have confirmed a common vision of cooperation and agreed to partner to contribute to sustainable growth in...more
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International workshop on sustainable production in leather processing industry held in Turkey
Saturday, 01 June 2013
BURSA, Turkey, 1 June 2013 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Government of Turkey, through the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) and the Bursa Test and...more
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TICAD participants say industrialization a priority for Africa’s development
Saturday, 01 June 2013
YOKOHAMA, Japan, 1 June 2013 – Leaders from Japan and African countries participating in the Fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD V), which opened today in Yokohama, said that the African Union...more
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Japan funds processing centres, boosting Kenya’s soybean sector
Friday, 31 May 2013
WESTERN KENYA, 29 May 2013 - Three small-scale pilot processing plants serving soybean farming communities in western Kenya were inaugurated today, providing an important boost to the country’s emerging soybean sector. The...more
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UNIDO and UN-HABITAT to promote cleaner urban industries and technologies
Wednesday, 29 May 2013
VIENNA, 29 May 2013 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and UN-Habitat, the United Nations agency for human settlements, will work closely to promote cleaner urban industries and technologies, as well...more
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UNIDO supports network of regional sustainable energy centres in sub-Saharan Africa
Tuesday, 28 May 2013
VIENNA, 28 May 2013 – The Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and the East African Community (EAC) today signed a Memorandum of...more
