Feature Stories
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Grassroots recovery: UNIDO helps rebuild rural life in crisis-affected regions – with funding from Japan
Wednesday, 30 May 2012
Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Somalia: three countries with different histories, culture and geographic locations. One thing they do have in common is the fact that all three of them have experienced...more
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Pakistan seafood retains access to the EU market by demonstrating food safety
Monday, 30 April 2012
Pakistan has rich fishery resources. A primary source of rural income for centuries and directly employing over one million people, the fishery sector plays an important role in Pakistan’s economy. Its products are exported to...more
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Helping hurricane-hit areas in Nicaragua get back on their feet
Saturday, 31 March 2012
Hurricane Felix hit Nicaragua on 4 September 2007, making landfall at Sandy Bay, on the Atlantic Coast of the country. The communities of Puerto Cabezas, Waspam and of the so-called Mining Triangle (Municipalities of Siuna,...more
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Teaming up for a better future – UNIDO helps oilseed processors in Ethiopia get their business back on track
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Oilseeds – the second largest export commodity in Ethiopia, have been a vital part of the country’s economy. But things changed in 2007, when the Ethiopian Government enforced a ban on seed oils in response to the high commodity...more
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Mini hydropower plants in Rwanda help reduce poverty, boost productive activities in rural communities
Thursday, 01 December 2011
Got water? That means you can have energy. People have been harnessing the energy of moving water for centuries. In Ancient Greece and China, waterwheels were installed in rapidly flowing rivers to turn millstones and other...more
