Publications

Industrious Africa: A Selection of UNIDO’s activities in Africa (PDF, 2,782 KB)

Discerning observers of Africa will havenoticed that, despite the dire picturesshown on television or in the press, manyAfrican countries have emerged as openand democratic economies. The WorldBank has recorded an average growthrate of 5.5 per cent in the last few years.If Africa is able to maintain this increaseand at the same time pay attention toqualitative and equitable growth, we willsoon see an acceleration in the number ofjobs created.

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Industrial Development, Trade and Poverty Reduction through South-South Cooperation (PDF, 703 KB)

The rise of the South in the global industrial economy has added new perspectives to therapidly changing nature of international industrial development cooperation. South-Southtrade in manufactures, mainly within East Asia, has emerged as the most dynamic element inworld manufacturing trade, exceeding the growth of both global and North-Northmanufacturing trade.

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Productive and Decent Work for Youthin the Mano River Union:Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leoneandin Côte d’Ivoire (PDF, 291 KB)

The issues paper addresses the urgent need to create employment for 4.5 million youth aged between 15 and 29 years in the four countries, and anticipates the need to address the issue of employment of youth, whose population will peak within the next 10 to 15 years

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