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UNIDO, FAO, Government of Sudan tackle malnutrition and unemployment
Wednesday, 17 April 2013
KASSALA, Sudan, 17 April 2013 – A training programme to improve the productivity of small farms in the eastern region of Sudan, which was organized by United Nations organizations and the local government, concluded today....more
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New network to expand resource-efficient and cleaner production in Asia and the Pacific
Tuesday, 16 April 2013
HANOI, 16 April 2013 – Representatives of non-governmental organizations and the United Nations system met today to discuss the future of a new network that will expand resource-efficient and cleaner production in Asia and the...more
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UNIDO delegation attends Gulf region annual environment forum
Tuesday, 16 April 2013
RIYADH, 16 April – Representatives of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) taking part in the annual Gulf Environment Forum that ended in the Saudi capital today, urged countries in the region to...more
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UNIDO sponsors 2013 SEED Awards to support women entrepreneurs for sustainable development
Tuesday, 16 April 2013
VIENNA, 16 April 2013 – An opening call for applications for the SEED Gender Equality Awards 2013, sponsored by UN Women and the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and supported by the international law firm Hogan...more
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President Koroma opens UNIDO-supported industrial growth centre in Bo
Friday, 12 April 2013
BO, Sierra Leone, 12 April 2013 – The President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma, today opened an Industrial Growth Centre in the south of the country that will be used to train young people in basic skills, ranging from...more
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New book examines pathways to industrialization in the XXI century
Thursday, 11 April 2013
LONDON, 11 April 2013 – Experiences of Africa, Latin America, China, and Indonesia, as well as the evolution of industrial policy, and the challenges of environmental sustainability and climate change, are the focus of a new book...more
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Brussels event to look at opportunities and challenges of Africa-EU business cooperation for agriculture development
Wednesday, 10 April 2013
BRUSSELS, 10 April 2013 – Opportunities for and challenges of Africa-EU business cooperation in support of developing agri-food enterprises in the continent as a means of strengthening food security and creating wealth in rural...more
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UNIDO supports international community efforts on reconstruction and development in Darfur
Monday, 08 April 2013
DOHA, 8 April 2013 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) today reconfirmed its commitment to assist in the sustainable economic recovery of the Darfur Regional Authority (DRA). Speaking at the...more
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Participants at Paris Forum call for shift from labour to resource productivity
Thursday, 04 April 2013
PARIS, 4 April 2013 - Participants at an international forum taking place in the French capital today, including government officials, representatives of international and non-governmental organizations, and the private sector,...more
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DNV Business Assurance joins Green Industry Platform
Tuesday, 02 April 2013
MILAN, 2 April 2013 - DNV Business Assurance, an international certification body, has joined the Green Industry Platform, a global multi-stakeholder partnership convened by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization...more
