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Japan funds processing centres, boosting Kenya’s soybean sector
Friday, 31 May 2013
WESTERN KENYA, 29 May 2013 - Three small-scale pilot processing plants serving soybean farming communities in western Kenya were inaugurated today, providing an important boost to the country’s emerging soybean sector. The...more
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Trade-capacity building in Ghana
Thursday, 30 May 2013
Over the past 20 years, Ghana’s political stability and economic growth have made it one of Africa’s success stories. Despite this success, Ghana still faces a number of obstacles when exporting its products and these must be...more
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UNIDO and UN-HABITAT to promote cleaner urban industries and technologies
Wednesday, 29 May 2013
VIENNA, 29 May 2013 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and UN-Habitat, the United Nations agency for human settlements, will work closely to promote cleaner urban industries and technologies, as well...more
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UNIDO supports network of regional sustainable energy centres in sub-Saharan Africa
Tuesday, 28 May 2013
VIENNA, 28 May 2013 – The Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and the East African Community (EAC) today signed a Memorandum of...more
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International renewable energy centre to open in Brazil
Tuesday, 28 May 2013
VIENNA, 28 May 2013 – Kandeh K. Yumkella, the Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and Jorge Samek, the Director of Brazil’s Itaipu Binacional, the world’s largest generator of...more
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Energy must be fully integrated into the post-2015 development agenda, say Vienna Energy Forum participants
Tuesday, 28 May 2013
VIENNA, 28 May 2013 - A global transition towards sustainable energy systems is imperative, and the window of opportunity is now, said participants at the Vienna Energy Forum that opened in the Austrian capital today. They...more
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UNIDO’s 2014-2015 budget approved in sign of continued support for work and role of Organization
Thursday, 23 May 2013
VIENNA, 23 May 2013 – The Programme and Budget Committee of UNIDO today recommended the Organization’s Industrial Development Board to adopt a 2014-15 budget totalling EUR 176.5 million.The decision was taken during the Programme...more
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Japan’s green city, Kitakyushu, extends partnership with UNIDO to promote clean technology and waste-recycling services
Wednesday, 22 May 2013
VIENNA, 22 May 2013 – The Japanese city of Kitakyushu, considered to be one of the greenest industrial cities in the world, and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) will work together to...more
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International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics launched in Qatar
Sunday, 19 May 2013
DOHA, 19 May 2013 - The Minister of Industry and Energy of Qatar, Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, has expressed his country's interest in continuing the cooperation with UNIDO in order to strengthen the statistical capacity of...more
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Japan expands support for UNIDO projects to boost green technologies in developing countries
Thursday, 16 May 2013
VIENNA, 16 May 2013 –The Government of Japan intends to double its funding of projects implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization in developing countries, with a special focus on Africa. During a...more
