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UNIDO and AEON join forces for safe and sustainable supplies in Malaysia
Tuesday, 15 January 2013
KUALA LUMPUR, 15 January 2013 – Japan’s biggest retailer, AEON, and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) have launched a programme that aims to increase safe and sustainable sourcing, and business...more
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UNIDO Institute to hold summer course on green industry in Budapest
Monday, 17 December 2012
VIENNA, 17 December 2012 – The UNIDO Institute will hold a summer course on green industry from 1 to 12 July 2013 in Budapest. The course, “Green industry: pathways towards the industry of the future”, will be delivered by...more
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African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States support draft resolution on UN Decade of Sustainable Energy for All
Friday, 14 December 2012
MALABO, 14 December 2012 – African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) Group of States voiced support for the United Nations General Assembly’s draft resolution to declare a decade of Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) from 2014 to...more
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UNIDO book is a blueprint for promoting agribusiness in Madagascar, says Deputy Prime Minister
Friday, 14 December 2012
ANTANANARIVO, 14 December 2012 – The Deputy Prime Minister of Madagascar, Pierrot Botozaza, has applauded the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) for publishing a book that he believes can serve as a...more
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Hurricane Sandy underscores the critical importance of energy and reliable energy supplies
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
PHILADELPHIA, 11 December 2012 – At a high–level conference, held at Philadelphia’s National Constitution Centre, international energy experts and key actors working on sustainable energy in the United States affirmed the...more
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UNIDO agribusiness book will help Tanzania break food aid shackles, says minister
Monday, 10 December 2012
DAR ES SALAAM, 10 December 2012 –Speaking at the launch of a book published by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Tanzania’s Trade and Industry Minister, Abdallah Kigoda (MP), echoed the view of...more
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UNIDO promotes South-South cooperation between Viet Nam and China
Monday, 10 December 2012
HANOI, 10 December 2012 – Representatives of Chinese lacquer ware enterprises completed today a visit to Viet Nam with the support of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). The trip helped strengthen...more
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UNIDO introduces new water harvesting technology in Morocco
Wednesday, 05 December 2012
MAATARKA, Morocco, 5 December 2012 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has introduced a new method for mechanized water harvesting to restore degraded soil in Morocco. The new technology was...more
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President Sata calls on UNIDO to bring renewable electricity to rural Zambia
Wednesday, 05 December 2012
CHINSALI, Zambia, 5 December 2012 – The President of the Republic of Zambia, Michael Sata, today commissioned the Shiwang’andu small hydro-power plant (SHP), which will supply a mini-grid that will benefit over 25,000 people. It...more
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UNIDO training empowers members of displaced groups in South Sudan
Wednesday, 05 December 2012
JUBA, 5 December 2012 – The Government of South Sudan’s Undersecretary of Labour and Industrial Relations, Hellen Achiro, today visited the St. Vincent de Paul Vocational Training Centre, an educational facility where the United...more
