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Peru to host 2013 General Conference of the UN Industrial Development Organization
Wednesday, 21 November 2012
VIENNA, 21 November 2012 – The Government of Peru will host the fifteenth session of the General Conference of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in Lima from 2 to 6 December 2013. A decision on this...more
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Germany funds UNIDO project on local production of essential medicines in Africa
Wednesday, 21 November 2012
VIENNA, 21 November 2012 – The Government of Germany will fund a EUR 1 million project in support of local production of essential generic medicines in Ghana, Kenya and additional countries...more
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Green Industry Platform Advisory Board announced
Wednesday, 21 November 2012
VIENNA, 21 November 2012 – The membership of the advisory board for the Green Industry Platform – a global, multi-stakeholder initiative launched by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) – was announced...more
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Costa Rica to host in 2013 high-level conference of middle-income countries in partnership with UNIDO
Wednesday, 21 November 2012
VIENNA, 21 November 2012 – Costa Rica will host a high-level conference of middle-income countries in San José from 12 to 14 June 2013. This was announced by Foreign Minister, Enrique Castillo-Barrantes, at the UNIDO...more
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Africa Industrialization Day marked in Abuja
Tuesday, 20 November 2012
ABUJA, 20 November 2012 - The Federal Ministry of Trade and Investment and the UNIDO Office in Abuja today commemorated Africa Industrialization Day. The event brought together high-level Federal Government officials,...more
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Brussels event looks at ways to engage private sector in sustainable agricultural development
Tuesday, 20 November 2012
European Development Days, an annual event hosted by the European Commission and held in the Belgian capital, Brussels, is Europe’s premier forum on development and international affairs. In 2012, the meetings addressed inclusive...more
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How the BRICS are achieving competitiveness, innovation and job creation discussed at Vienna meeting
Tuesday, 20 November 2012
VIENNA, 20 November 2012 – The industrial development challenges currently facing the BRICS countries (Brazil, the Russian Federation, India, China and South Africa) were the focus of a roundtable meeting organized during the...more
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UNIDO and partners host South-South Development Expo in Vienna presenting solutions to energy insecurity, climate challenge
Monday, 19 November 2012
VIENNA, 19 November 2012 - The fifth annual Global South-South Development Expo (GSSD Expo) opened today in Vienna, with more than 600 delegates from 150 countries convening to exchange and scale-up best practices and innovative...more
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UNIDO report names top connectedness performers, analyses new global aid architecture
Monday, 19 November 2012
VIENNA, 19 November 2012 – The top 10 performers in the 2012 Connectedness Index are Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, Finland, Singapore, Ireland, Canada and the United States, according to a new report...more
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UNIDO, Swedish development agency and private sector join forces to boost industrial development
Friday, 16 November 2012
VIENNA, 16 November 2012 – How to learn from each other and replicate good experiences in industrial skills development – this was the focus of a two-day, UNIDO-organized Learning and...more
