Press Releases
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Supporting youth and women in Egypt’s vulnerable rural communities
Tuesday, 30 April 2013
CAIRO, 30 April 2013 – An agreement for a new joint United Nations programme on human security to benefit vulnerable rural communities in Upper Egypt has been signed this week with the Egyptian authorities. Five UN...more
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Candidates from EU, Asia and Africa nominated for post of Director General of UNIDO
Monday, 29 April 2013
VIENNA, 29 April 2013 - Seven candidates from countries of the European Union, Asia, and Africa have been nominated by their respective governments to succeed the current Director General of the United Nations Industrial...more
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UNIDO helping Ethiopia to tackle e-waste
Friday, 19 April 2013
ADDIS ABABA, 19 April 2013 – As one of the countries in Africa with the highest growth rate, Ethiopia is bound to expand its consumption of electrical and electronic equipment, known as e-waste. According to a recent paper by...more
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UN Secretary-General, World Bank President name Sustainable Energy for All advisory board members
Friday, 19 April 2013
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, 19 April 2013 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim today announced the members of the Advisory Board for the Sustainable Energy for All Initiative,...more
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UNIDO, FAO, Government of Sudan tackle malnutrition and unemployment
Wednesday, 17 April 2013
KASSALA, Sudan, 17 April 2013 – A training programme to improve the productivity of small farms in the eastern region of Sudan, which was organized by United Nations organizations and the local government, concluded today....more
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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
