Press Releases
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UN Secretary-General appoints Kandeh Yumkella as Special Representative for Sustainable Energy for All initiative
Monday, 24 September 2012
UN Headquarters, New York, 24 September 2012 - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strengthened his commitment to achieving sustainable energy for all by announcing new leadership arrangements for his Sustainable Energy for All...more
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UNIDO and IAEA sign a Practical Arrangement for technical cooperation
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
VIENNA, 18 September 2012 - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) have formalized their collaboration to enhance technical support to the Member States. A...more
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UNIDO and Asian Development Bank to expand cooperation
Wednesday, 12 September 2012
VIENNA, 12 September 2012 – Further closer engagement between the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) was discussed at a meeting today between UNIDO Director-General,...more
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Manufacturing growth rate drops in developing countries as financial instability continues in Europe
Friday, 31 August 2012
VIENNA, 31 August 2012 – A United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) report on world manufacturing production in the second quarter of 2012 shows that the growth rate of manufacturing output in developing...more
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Growth in mining and quarrying sector has slowed, says new UNIDO report
Tuesday, 14 August 2012
VIENNA, 14 August 2012 – Growth in global production from activities relating to mining and quarrying - a sector that includes the mining of coal and the extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas – has slowed down, according...more
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UNIDO can be a knowledge bank to assist poor nations develop the “right” industrial policy, says former World Bank Chief Economist
Tuesday, 14 August 2012
VIENNA, 14 August 2012 – Justin Yifu Lin, the World Bank’s former Chief Economist, encouraged developing countries to partner with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in their pursuit to develop...more
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China can be a model for developing nations, says former World Bank Chief Economist
Friday, 10 August 2012
VIENNA, 10 August 2012 - Studying China’s economic rise can provide insight into alleviating poverty around the world, Justin Yifu Lin, the World Bank’s former Chief Economist, told a crowded auditorium at the Austrian National...more
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Director-General Yumkella calls for economic diversification, sustainable industrial and agribusiness development in Africa
Wednesday, 01 August 2012
KINSHASA, 1 August 2012 – The Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) said today that agribusiness and agro-industries and economic diversification were key factors that would put Africa...more
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Director-General Yumkella says Sustainable Energy for All initiative to benefit over a billion people worldwide
Thursday, 21 June 2012
RIO DE JANEIRO, 21 June 2012 – Kandeh K. Yumkella, the Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and head of UN-Energy, said today that more than a billion people in the developing world...more
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UNIDO and Microsoft extend partnership
Wednesday, 20 June 2012
RIO DE JANEIRO, 20 June 2012 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and Microsoft have today agreed to extend their partnership to use e-initiatives to create new opportunities for employment, enhance...more
