Press Releases
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New network to expand resource-efficient and cleaner production in Asia and the Pacific
Tuesday, 16 April 2013
HANOI, 16 April 2013 – Representatives of non-governmental organizations and the United Nations system met today to discuss the future of a new network that will expand resource-efficient and cleaner production in Asia and the...more
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UNIDO sponsors 2013 SEED Awards to support women entrepreneurs for sustainable development
Tuesday, 16 April 2013
VIENNA, 16 April 2013 – An opening call for applications for the SEED Gender Equality Awards 2013, sponsored by UN Women and the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and supported by the international law firm Hogan...more
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President Koroma opens UNIDO-supported industrial growth centre in Bo
Friday, 12 April 2013
BO, Sierra Leone, 12 April 2013 – The President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma, today opened an Industrial Growth Centre in the south of the country that will be used to train young people in basic skills, ranging from...more
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New book examines pathways to industrialization in the XXI century
Thursday, 11 April 2013
LONDON, 11 April 2013 – Experiences of Africa, Latin America, China, and Indonesia, as well as the evolution of industrial policy, and the challenges of environmental sustainability and climate change, are the focus of a new book...more
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Brussels event to look at opportunities and challenges of Africa-EU business cooperation for agriculture development
Wednesday, 10 April 2013
BRUSSELS, 10 April 2013 – Opportunities for and challenges of Africa-EU business cooperation in support of developing agri-food enterprises in the continent as a means of strengthening food security and creating wealth in rural...more
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UNIDO supports international community efforts on reconstruction and development in Darfur
Monday, 08 April 2013
DOHA, 8 April 2013 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) today reconfirmed its commitment to assist in the sustainable economic recovery of the Darfur Regional Authority (DRA). Speaking at the...more
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Participants at Paris Forum call for shift from labour to resource productivity
Thursday, 04 April 2013
PARIS, 4 April 2013 - Participants at an international forum taking place in the French capital today, including government officials, representatives of international and non-governmental organizations, and the private sector,...more
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DNV Business Assurance joins Green Industry Platform
Tuesday, 02 April 2013
MILAN, 2 April 2013 - DNV Business Assurance, an international certification body, has joined the Green Industry Platform, a global multi-stakeholder partnership convened by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization...more
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Director General Yumkella to receive 2013 Energy Efficiency Visionary Award
Wednesday, 27 March 2013
VIENNA, 27 March 2013 – Kandeh K. Yumkella, the Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), will receive the 2013 Energy Efficiency Visionary Award for his steadfast commitment to the...more
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UNIDO Director General meets Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire
Tuesday, 26 March 2013
ABIDJAN, 26 March 2013 – The Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Kandeh K. Yumkella, met today with Prime Minister Daniel Kablan Duncan of Côte d'Ivoire. Prime Minister Duncan...more
