DG News
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UNIDO further expands ties with Republic of Korea
Thursday, 10 May 2012
SEOUL, 10 May 2012 - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) will collaborate in implementing technical cooperation projects through...more
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UNIDO to be honoured with high international award
Thursday, 03 May 2012
VIENNA, 3 May 2012 - The Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Kandeh K. Yumkella, will receive the prestigious Global Leadership Award.The award, presented annually by the United...more
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Director-General Yumkella visits West Africa, says UNIDO committed to helping develop Africa’s LDCs
Tuesday, 03 April 2012
CONAKRY, 3 April 2012 – The Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), on a visit to West Africa this week, said UNIDO was committed to help the continent’s Least Developed Countries...more
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Director-General Yumkella receives Doctor Honoris Causa for contribution to Africa’s industrial development
Monday, 02 April 2012
LAGOS, Nigeria, 31 March 2012 - UNIDO Director General, Dr Kandeh K. Yumkella was today awarded a Doctor Honoris Causa by the Senate and Governing Council of the Ekiti State University in Nigeria. Yumkella received the degree...more
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Green Industry is here to stay, says UNIDO Director-General Yumkella
Monday, 28 November 2011
VIENNA, 28 November 2011 – The Green Industry Initiative of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), which aims to accelerate the green growth of the manufacturing and related sectors and provides a...more
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OFID hosts meeting of UN Secretary-General’s high-level group on sustainable energy for all
Friday, 18 November 2011
VIENNA, 18 November 2011 – The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) is hosting a meeting of a high-level group tasked with implementing the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s new energy access...more
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UNIDO Director-General says Oslo conference vital milestone for developing strategy to provide energy for all
Monday, 10 October 2011
OSLO, 10 October 2011 – The Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Kandeh K. Yumkella, said today that he was confident that this week’s energy conference in Oslo was key to...more
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UNIDO and Germany to increase cooperation
Friday, 02 September 2011
BERLIN, 2 September 2011 – The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) agreed to strengthen their cooperation in a variety of fields during a mission by the...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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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