Press Releases
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UNIDO and ACP Secretariat combine efforts to promote sustainable industrial development, tackle poverty
Thursday, 24 March 2011
BRUSSELS, 24 March 2011 - The Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Secretary-General of the Secretariat of the African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) have...more
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UNIDO and Republic of Korea to jointly promote green growth, low-carbon industrial development
Tuesday, 22 March 2011
VIENNA/SEOUL, 22 March 2011 - The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Ministry of Knowledge Economy of the Republic of Korea agreed today to strengthen cooperation and identify joint projects and...more
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Ghana conference urges transparency and accountability of petroleum resources in Africa, effective use of revenue for economic growth
Tuesday, 15 March 2011
ACCRA, 15 March 2011 – It is up to the African governments to make sure there is full transparency and accountability of resources, including in the petroleum sector, and that they are used effectively to generate revenues...more
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Women key to economic growth, development, need increased support, says UNIDO Director-General
Tuesday, 08 March 2011
VIENNA, 8 March 2011 – The Director-General of the United Nations Industrial development Organization (UNIDO), Kandeh K. Yumkella, said today that women in developing countries could further contribute to economic growth but need...more
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Global trade can be engine of economic development, say contributors to Making It magazine
Friday, 04 March 2011
VIENNA, 4 March 2011 – Developing countries need to improve their capacity to trade in goods and services if they want to advance economically, according to authors writing in the latest issue of the magazine Making It: Industry...more
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World manufacturing showing first signs of recovery from financial crisis, says new UNIDO publication
Wednesday, 02 March 2011
VIENNA, 2 March 2011 - World manufacturing is showing the first signs of recovery from the recent financial crisis, according to the International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics 2011 published this week by the United Nations...more
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UNIDO “disappointed” by UK intention to withhold funding
Tuesday, 01 March 2011
VIENNA, 1 March 2011 – The Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Kandeh K. Yumkella, said today he was “disappointed” by the intention expressed by the United Kingdom to withhold...more
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Statoil, UNIDO to collaborate on promoting sustainable energy access, industry in developing world
Friday, 11 February 2011
VIENNA, 11 February 2011 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and Statoil, a leading international energy company in oil and gas production, will work together to examine the feasibility of common...more
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UNIDO study outlines strategic directions for industrial policy in Mongolia
Tuesday, 08 February 2011
VIENNA, 8 February 2011 – Proposing a policy that would help the Government of Mongolia turn its industrial development goals and projects into reality is the aim of a new report by the United Nations Industrial Development...more