Press Releases
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UNIDO Director-General wraps up visit to Sudan; underlines the importance of investment
Monday, 30 April 2012
KHARTOUM, 30 April 2012 — The Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Kandeh K. Yumkella, concluded his visit to Sudan today. Yumkella confirmed UNIDO’s willingness to help Sudan...more
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UNIDO to help modernize industrial sectors in Sudan
Saturday, 28 April 2012
KHARTOUM, 28 April 2012— The Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Kandeh K. Yumkella, is meeting with government ministers and representatives of the private sector to discuss...more
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ECOWAS-UNIDO workshop announces 5 million euro programme on small hydro for West Africa
Friday, 20 April 2012
MONROVIA, 20 April 2012 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) will team with the ECOWAS Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) and the World Bank to implement a...more
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UN Secretary-General welcomes European Commission’s commitment to Sustainable Energy for All Initiative
Monday, 16 April 2012
BRUSSELS, 16 April 2012 — United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, today welcomed the European Commission’s Energizing Development Initiative to assist developing countries in providing their citizens with access to...more
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UNIDO Director-General joins President Koroma in laying foundation stone for small hydro plant in Sierra Leone
Wednesday, 04 April 2012
FREETOWN, 4 April 2012 – During his official visit to Sierra Leone, UNIDO Director-General Kandeh K. Yumkella joined President Ernest Bai Koroma to lay the foundation stone of a 3 megawatt hydro plant in the North-West of the...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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UNODC, UNIDO join forces to promote development in rural communities dependent on drug crops
Monday, 19 March 2012
VIENNA, 19 March 2012 - The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) will join forces to promote grass-roots development in poor rural communities...more
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World manufacturing growth down in 2011, according to the latest UNIDO Industrial Statistics Yearbook
Thursday, 08 March 2012
VIENNA, 8 March 2012 – The rate of world manufacturing output growth decelerated in 2011, amid fears of a double-dip recession due to the instability of financial markets, especially in euro-zone countries. The total of world...more
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Japan to support youth employment in Guinea by funding USD 3 million UNIDO project
Wednesday, 07 March 2012
CONAKRY, 7 March 2012 – Japan will fund a United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) project worth Yen 234 million (around USD 3 million) which aims to train young people in Guinea on new practical skills that...more
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Japan to fund UNIDO projects in Africa worth over USD 7 million
Friday, 02 March 2012
VIENNA, 2 March 2012 - The Government of Japan will fund projects to be implemented in Africa by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) worth a total of over USD 7 million, including in the Democratic...more