Press Releases
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Director General Yumkella to participate in World Economic Forum in Davos
Thursday, 24 January 2013
DAVOS, 24 January 2013 – The Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Kandeh K. Yumkella, is playing a leading role in the 43rd annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) taking...more
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African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States support draft resolution on UN Decade of Sustainable Energy for All
Friday, 14 December 2012
MALABO, 14 December 2012 – African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) Group of States voiced support for the United Nations General Assembly’s draft resolution to declare a decade of Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) from 2014 to...more
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Global manufacturing growing at the lowest rate since 2009, according to UNIDO report
Monday, 03 December 2012
VIENNA, 3 December 2012 – World manufacturing growth has remained sluggish in the third quarter of 2012, with output rising by just 2.2 per cent compared to the same quarter in the previous year, the lowest rate since 2009,...more
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UNIDO to help develop Tunisia’s agribusiness value chains with Swiss funding
Wednesday, 28 November 2012
TUNIS, 28 November 2012 – A project to help improve market access for Tunisia’s harissa, Djebba fig and prickly pear produce is being implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and funded by the...more
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New collaboration to invest over USD 3 million to help create jobs for youth in Tunisia
Tuesday, 27 November 2012
TUNIS, 27 November 2012 – A new collaboration announced today at the International Conference on Productive Work for Youth in Tunisia and the Middle East and North Africa region will invest some USD 3.3 million in fostering...more
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Peru to host 2013 General Conference of the UN Industrial Development Organization
Wednesday, 21 November 2012
VIENNA, 21 November 2012 – The Government of Peru will host the fifteenth session of the General Conference of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in Lima from 2 to 6 December 2013. A decision on this...more
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Germany funds UNIDO project on local production of essential medicines in Africa
Wednesday, 21 November 2012
VIENNA, 21 November 2012 – The Government of Germany will fund a EUR 1 million project in support of local production of essential generic medicines in Ghana, Kenya and additional countries...more
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Green Industry Platform Advisory Board announced
Wednesday, 21 November 2012
VIENNA, 21 November 2012 – The membership of the advisory board for the Green Industry Platform – a global, multi-stakeholder initiative launched by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) – was announced...more
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Costa Rica to host in 2013 high-level conference of middle-income countries in partnership with UNIDO
Wednesday, 21 November 2012
VIENNA, 21 November 2012 – Costa Rica will host a high-level conference of middle-income countries in San José from 12 to 14 June 2013. This was announced by Foreign Minister, Enrique Castillo-Barrantes, at the UNIDO...more
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UNIDO and Louis Dreyfus Commodities sign an agreement to enhance agribusinesses development
Wednesday, 07 November 2012
VIENNA, 7 November 2012 – The Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Kandeh Yumkella, and the Group Chief Executive Officer of Louis Dreyfus Commodities, Serge Schoen, have signed a...more
