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UNIDO and IAEA sign a Practical Arrangement for technical cooperation
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
VIENNA, 18 September 2012 - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) have formalized their collaboration to enhance technical support to the Member States. A...more
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UNIDO organizes round table discussion on the sustainable future of Asia
Thursday, 13 September 2012
VIENNA, 13 September 2012 - UNIDO today organized a round table discussion on the sustainable future of Asia which featured prominent development policymakers and practitioners from the region. The event took place at the...more
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UNIDO and Asian Development Bank to expand cooperation
Wednesday, 12 September 2012
VIENNA, 12 September 2012 – Further closer engagement between the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) was discussed at a meeting today between UNIDO Director-General,...more
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25th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol marked in Vienna
Monday, 10 September 2012
VIENNA, 10 September 2012 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) marked today the 25th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol and the 20th anniversary of UNIDO as an implementing agency of this...more
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First graduates honoured at Swedish training Academy in Iraq
Thursday, 06 September 2012
ERBIL, Iraq, 6 September 2012 - Ninety eight students graduated today from the Swedish Academy for Training in Erbil, in Northern Iraq. This was the first class to graduate from the newly-established Academy, which focuses on...more
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2012 Global South-South Development Expo to be held in Vienna in November
Monday, 03 September 2012
VIENNA, 3 September 2012 – Showcasing successful regional and country-level solutions to the complex challenges facing the South will be the aim of the Global South-South Development Expo (GSSD Expo 2012) to be held at the...more
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UNIDO delegation strengthens collaboration with Japan
Monday, 03 September 2012
TOKYO, 3 September 2012 - Taizo Nishikawa, Deputy to the Director-General of UNIDO, led a delegation to Japan between 27 and 31 August. The UNIDO delegation promoted the work of the organization, and strengthened collaboration...more
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The Montreal Protocol – UNIDO rises to the ozone challenge
Friday, 31 August 2012
2012 marks the 25th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. From 6-14 September 2012, UNIDO is organizing a week-long event at its headquarters in Vienna to celebrate the success in...more
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UNIDO helps Sri Lanka improve food safety standards, preserving the recent boom in tourism and boosting the local economy
Friday, 31 August 2012
In 2009 more than two decades of civil war in Sri Lanka came to an end, and the country began the task of recovering from the immense hardships experienced by the population and the massive disruption of the economy. Even though...more
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Manufacturing growth rate drops in developing countries as financial instability continues in Europe
Friday, 31 August 2012
VIENNA, 31 August 2012 – A United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) report on world manufacturing production in the second quarter of 2012 shows that the growth rate of manufacturing output in developing...more
