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Beneficiaries of a UNIDO training programme in Sierra Leone tell their stories
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
“When you have a skill, even if something bad happens in a country, you won’t have to hand in it. You won’t steal or hurt people willfully, and you won’t take a gun for a companion,” explains 21-year-old Malikie Kanneh. Kanneh...more
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Regional training programme on trade capacity building ends in Kyrgyzstan
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
BISHKEK, 15 May 2013 – Twenty-five experts from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan participated in a regional training programme on trade capacity building that ended in Baktuu-Dolonuttu Village, Kyrgyzstan,...more
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Dynamic debate expected at 2013 Vienna Energy Forum
Tuesday, 14 May 2013
VIENNA, 14 May 2013 – Some 1,500 participants, including heads of state, ministers, energy experts, and representatives of international and non-governmental organizations, academia, civil society and the private sector will take...more
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Mano River Union countries endorse action plan on energy for women’s empowerment
Thursday, 09 May 2013
FREETOWN, 9 May 2013 – Ministers from countries of the Mano River Union (MRU) today adopted an action plan on energy and gender equality during a regional conference on women’s economic empowerment. The three-day event was...more
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Making biofuel production sustainable: UNIDO convenes experts to evaluate sustainability guidelines
Tuesday, 07 May 2013
Biofuel production can contribute to industrial development and help create jobs. Potentially, biofuels can also play a useful role in tackling the issues of climate change and energy supply. However, campaigning groups...more
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GEF-UNIDO programme encourages public-private cooperation for sustainable growth through innovative energy technology
Friday, 03 May 2013
NEW DELHI, 3 May 2013 – Clean technology entrepreneurs in India will benefit from international support under a programme launched today by the head of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and high-level Indian Government and...more
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Supporting youth and women in Egypt’s vulnerable rural communities
Tuesday, 30 April 2013
CAIRO, 30 April 2013 – An agreement for a new joint United Nations programme on human security to benefit vulnerable rural communities in Upper Egypt has been signed this week with the Egyptian authorities. Five UN...more
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Candidates from EU, Asia and Africa nominated for post of Director General of UNIDO
Monday, 29 April 2013
VIENNA, 29 April 2013 - Seven candidates from countries of the European Union, Asia, and Africa have been nominated by their respective governments to succeed the current Director General of the United Nations Industrial...more
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UNIDO helping Ethiopia to tackle e-waste
Friday, 19 April 2013
ADDIS ABABA, 19 April 2013 – As one of the countries in Africa with the highest growth rate, Ethiopia is bound to expand its consumption of electrical and electronic equipment, known as e-waste. According to a recent paper by...more
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UN Secretary-General, World Bank President name Sustainable Energy for All advisory board members
Friday, 19 April 2013
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, 19 April 2013 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim today announced the members of the Advisory Board for the Sustainable Energy for All Initiative,...more
