Press Releases
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Director General Yumkella to receive 2013 Energy Efficiency Visionary Award
Wednesday, 27 March 2013
VIENNA, 27 March 2013 – Kandeh K. Yumkella, the Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), will receive the 2013 Energy Efficiency Visionary Award for his steadfast commitment to the...more
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UNIDO Director General meets Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire
Tuesday, 26 March 2013
ABIDJAN, 26 March 2013 – The Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Kandeh K. Yumkella, met today with Prime Minister Daniel Kablan Duncan of Côte d'Ivoire. Prime Minister Duncan...more
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Industrialization should play central role in Africa’s economic development
Tuesday, 26 March 2013
ABIDJAN, 26 March 2013 – Participants at the sixth joint annual meetings of the African Union (AU) Conference of ministers of economy and finance, and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Conference of...more
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Study tour for Nigerian investors to Madagascar and Mauritius
Monday, 25 March 2013
ABUJA, 25 March 2013 - A delegation of Nigerian private sector investors led by the CEO of the Bank of Industry, Evelyn Oputu, concluded a one week study tour to Madagascar and Mauritius today. The mission, organized by the...more
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UNIDO, IFC to cooperate on resource efficient and cleaner production in Ukraine
Thursday, 21 March 2013
WASHINGTON, 21 March 2013 – A cooperation agreement was signed today between the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC). It will promote investment in enterprises making...more
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New centre in Monrovia, funded by Japan, supports youth employment in mining, construction, agricultural sectors
Tuesday, 12 March 2013
MONROVIA, 12 March 2013 - The Minister of Commerce and Industry of Liberia today hosted a signing ceremony for a new project, funded by the Government of Japan, which will help youth secure employment in the mining, construction...more
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Japan to fund UNIDO projects to reintegrate returning Liberian refugees
Monday, 11 March 2013
VIENNA, 11 March 2013 - The Government of Japan will fund two projects to be implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), which will assist the socio-economic reintegration of Liberian...more
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Global manufacturing registers further slowdown due to prolonged recession in Europe - UNIDO report
Friday, 08 March 2013
VIENNA, 8 March 2013 – World industrial production registered a further slowdown in the fourth quarter of 2012, amid deepening economic recession in Europe and weaker growth in other industrialized countries, according to a...more
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Statement by the Director General of the UN Industrial Development Organization on International Women’s Day
Thursday, 07 March 2013
VIENNA, 7 March 2013 – The Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Kandeh K. Yumkella, issued the following statement in advance of tomorrow’s celebration of International Women’s Day...more
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UN organizations, Cherie Blair Foundation, support women’s empowerment in Sierra Leone
Wednesday, 06 March 2013
FREETOWN/VIENNA, 6 March 2013 – A high-level delegation arrives in Sierra Leone today at the start of a four-day visit that aims to support the empowerment of women in Sierra Leone, and advocate their crucial roles in achieving...more
