Report names UNIDO as lead implementing agency of the Montreal Protocol

VIENNA, 19 June 2013 - The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has been ranked as the best implementing agency of the Montreal Protocol for 2012, according to a new evaluation report released by the United...more

Working with the Desert Flower Foundation on gender and energy projects

VIENNA, 19 June 2013 - The Director General of UNIDO, Kandeh K. Yumkella, and the Chair of the Desert Flower Foundation, Waris Dirie, agreed today to explore joint activities in support of gender empowerment and energy access,...more

UNIDO and OFID partner to help boost food security in rural communities in Ethiopia

VIENNA, 19 June 2013 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is partnering with the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) to help finance a project that will help rural communities in northern...more

UNIDO supports launch of “Action for a Resource-Efficient Europe”

BRUSSELS, 17 June 2013 - The European Resource Efficiency Platform (EREP) today adopted a set of recommendations for actions to advance resource efficiency in the European Union (EU) and beyond. These include actions to set...more

First Brazilian company commits to join Green Industry Platform

SAN JOSÉ, 14 June 2013 – The Brazil-based company, Braskem S.A., today announced it will join the UNIDO-UNEP-led Green Industry Platform, becoming the first from that country to do so. The announcement was made during the...more

Private sector leaders, policymakers address Africa’s e-waste problem

CAPE TOWN, 13 June 2013 – Leaders of industry and policymakers from all over the world met in Cape Town last week to address the pressing issues of collection and processing of e-waste and discarded electronics in Africa. A...more

Industry must have prominent role in post-2015 agenda, says UNIDO Director General Yumkella

NAIROBI,13 June 2013 – Manufacturing and productive activities have a crucial impact on job creation, sustainable livelihoods, food security and equitable growth – the key requirements for eradicating extreme poverty by 2030....more