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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

Costa Rica hosts middle-income countries conference with focus on post-2015 development agenda

SAN JOSE, 12 June 2013 – High-level representatives from some 70 countries gathered in Costa Rica today to discuss what should be at the heart of the development agenda for middle-income countries (MICs) after the current...more

Director General Yumkella visits Rwanda

KIGALI, 10 June 2013 – The Director General of UNIDO, Kandeh K. Yumkella, visited Rwanda from 9 to 10 June to take stock of the work the Organization does in the country and explore ways to further improve the technical...more

Costa Rica to host middle-income countries conference on sustainable economic and industrial development

SAN JOSE/VIENNA, 7 June 2013 – Sustainable economic and industrial development in middle-income countries (MICs) within the context of the post-2015 development agenda will be the focus of a high-level conference in San José from...more

UNIDO’s Institute for Capacity Development holds course on future of manufacturing

HERNSTEIN, Austria, 7 June 2013 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) held a course for policymakers and government officials from over 26 middle income countries on the future of manufacturing and the...more

Global manufacturing growth increases but prospects for recovery remain dim - UNIDO report

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