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Report names UNIDO as lead implementing agency of the Montreal Protocol
Wednesday, 19 June 2013
VIENNA, 19 June 2013 - The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has been ranked as the best implementing agency of the Montreal Protocol for 2012, according to a new evaluation report released by the United...more
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Working with the Desert Flower Foundation on gender and energy projects
Wednesday, 19 June 2013
VIENNA, 19 June 2013 - The Director General of UNIDO, Kandeh K. Yumkella, and the Chair of the Desert Flower Foundation, Waris Dirie, agreed today to explore joint activities in support of gender empowerment and energy access,...more
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UNIDO and OFID partner to help boost food security in rural communities in Ethiopia
Wednesday, 19 June 2013
VIENNA, 19 June 2013 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is partnering with the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) to help finance a project that will help rural communities in northern...more
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UNIDO supports launch of “Action for a Resource-Efficient Europe”
Monday, 17 June 2013
BRUSSELS, 17 June 2013 - The European Resource Efficiency Platform (EREP) today adopted a set of recommendations for actions to advance resource efficiency in the European Union (EU) and beyond. These include actions to set...more
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First Brazilian company commits to join Green Industry Platform
Friday, 14 June 2013
SAN JOSÉ, 14 June 2013 – The Brazil-based company, Braskem S.A., today announced it will join the UNIDO-UNEP-led Green Industry Platform, becoming the first from that country to do so. The announcement was made during the...more
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Private sector leaders, policymakers address Africa’s e-waste problem
Thursday, 13 June 2013
CAPE TOWN, 13 June 2013 – Leaders of industry and policymakers from all over the world met in Cape Town last week to address the pressing issues of collection and processing of e-waste and discarded electronics in Africa. A...more
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Industry must have prominent role in post-2015 agenda, says UNIDO Director General Yumkella
Thursday, 13 June 2013
NAIROBI,13 June 2013 – Manufacturing and productive activities have a crucial impact on job creation, sustainable livelihoods, food security and equitable growth – the key requirements for eradicating extreme poverty by 2030....more
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Costa Rica hosts middle-income countries conference with focus on post-2015 development agenda
Wednesday, 12 June 2013
SAN JOSE, 12 June 2013 – High-level representatives from some 70 countries gathered in Costa Rica today to discuss what should be at the heart of the development agenda for middle-income countries (MICs) after the current...more
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Director General Yumkella visits Rwanda
Monday, 10 June 2013
KIGALI, 10 June 2013 – The Director General of UNIDO, Kandeh K. Yumkella, visited Rwanda from 9 to 10 June to take stock of the work the Organization does in the country and explore ways to further improve the technical...more
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Costa Rica to host middle-income countries conference on sustainable economic and industrial development
Friday, 07 June 2013
SAN JOSE/VIENNA, 7 June 2013 – Sustainable economic and industrial development in middle-income countries (MICs) within the context of the post-2015 development agenda will be the focus of a high-level conference in San José from...more
