Press Releases
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UNIDO and AUC join forces on Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plan for Africa
Friday, 30 September 2011
VIENNA, 30 September 2011 – The implementation of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plan for Africa (PMPA) was the focus of a workshop that ended at the headquarters of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization...more
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UN Secretary-General launches high-level group to implement his new sustainable energy for all initiative
Tuesday, 20 September 2011
NEW YORK, 20 September 2011 – The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today launched his new energy access initiative and a high-level group to implement it. The initiative seeks to achieve the goal of Sustainable Energy...more
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Carbon capture and storage has great potential in industrial applications, is a cost-effective option for reducing CO2 emissions, says IEA- UNIDO report
Tuesday, 20 September 2011
BEIJING, 20 September 2011 - A new technology roadmap on carbon capture and storage, or CCS, in Industrial applications, released today in Beijing, shows that CCS has the potential to reduce CO2 emissions from industrial...more
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We are standing at a crossroads of global policy and governance, say contributors to Making It magazine
Wednesday, 07 September 2011
VIENNA, 7 September 2011 – Global challenges require a multi-polar response, according to authors writing in the latest issue of the magazine Making It: Industry for Development, published by UNIDO. Popular perceptions of...more
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With UNIDO assistance Iran phases out inhalers that harm ozone layer
Monday, 05 September 2011
TEHRAN, 5 September 2011 – Iran has become the first country of the Asia-Pacific region to successfully phase out metered dose inhalers based on chlorofluorocarbon, or CFC that contribute to the depletion of the ozone layer.A...more
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UNIDO and METRO Group extend their alliance for sustainable food supplies
Friday, 02 September 2011
DÜSSELDORF, 2 September 2011 – METRO Group and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) will ramp up their joint commitment to more efficient supply chains and better food supplies. A new cooperation...more
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UNIDO and Germany to increase cooperation
Friday, 02 September 2011
BERLIN, 2 September 2011 – The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) agreed to strengthen their cooperation in a variety of fields during a mission by the...more
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World manufacturing figures expected lower this year as industrial production slows in second quarter, says UNIDO report
Thursday, 01 September 2011
VIENNA, 1 September 2011 – The world manufacturing output growth is expected to be slower this year compared to last year even despite high growth rates in developing countries, says a report released today by the United Nations...more
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Japan and UNIDO to increase cooperation
Thursday, 25 August 2011
TOKYO, 25 August 2011 – Areas of further cooperation with the Government of Japan and other key stakeholders, and preparations for a Green Industry Conference in November were discussed during a mission by the Director-General of...more
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Mexico pledges renewed support for UNIDO
Tuesday, 23 August 2011
VIENNA, 23 August 2011 – UNIDO welcomed a renewed financial and programmatic commitment from Mexico about UNIDO’s work that will further enhance the already substantial cooperation in priority areas and will facilitate a closer...more