Press Releases
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Germany pledges EUR 1 million in support of UNIDO’s efforts to develop a pharmaceutical industry in Africa
Wednesday, 23 May 2012
BERLIN, 23 May 2012 – Germany's ongoing financial support to developing Africa's pharmaceutical industry will be increased by EUR 1 million. This was announced today by Dirk Niebel, the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation...more
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Switzerland to fund UNIDO project in Indonesia, supports Organization’s Green Industry platform for Rio+20
Monday, 21 May 2012
BERNE, 21 May 2012 – The Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) will fund a United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) project to help develop Indonesia’s National Resource Efficient and Cleaner...more
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UNIDO Director-General visits Ramallah, meets Prime Minister Fayyad
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
RAMALLAH, 16 May 2012 - The Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) today visited Ramallah for meetings with local officials, including Prime Minister Salam Fayyad. During a meeting at...more
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Israel’s development agency teams up with UNIDO on food security, industrial development in Africa
Monday, 14 May 2012
JERUSALEM, 14 May 2012 - Israel's National Agency for International Development Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MASHAV) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) have signed an agreement...more
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UNIDO to be honoured with high international award
Thursday, 03 May 2012
VIENNA, 3 May 2012 - The Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Kandeh K. Yumkella, will receive the prestigious Global Leadership Award. The award, presented annually by the United...more
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UNIDO Director-General wraps up visit to Sudan; underlines the importance of investment
Monday, 30 April 2012
KHARTOUM, 30 April 2012 — The Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Kandeh K. Yumkella, concluded his visit to Sudan today. Yumkella confirmed UNIDO’s willingness to help Sudan...more
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UNIDO to help modernize industrial sectors in Sudan
Saturday, 28 April 2012
KHARTOUM, 28 April 2012— The Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Kandeh K. Yumkella, is meeting with government ministers and representatives of the private sector to discuss...more
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ECOWAS-UNIDO workshop announces 5 million euro programme on small hydro for West Africa
Friday, 20 April 2012
MONROVIA, 20 April 2012 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) will team with the ECOWAS Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) and the World Bank to implement a...more
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UN Secretary-General welcomes European Commission’s commitment to Sustainable Energy for All Initiative
Monday, 16 April 2012
BRUSSELS, 16 April 2012 — United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, today welcomed the European Commission’s Energizing Development Initiative to assist developing countries in providing their citizens with access to...more
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UNIDO Director-General joins President Koroma in laying foundation stone for small hydro plant in Sierra Leone
Wednesday, 04 April 2012
FREETOWN, 4 April 2012 – During his official visit to Sierra Leone, UNIDO Director-General Kandeh K. Yumkella joined President Ernest Bai Koroma to lay the foundation stone of a 3 megawatt hydro plant in the North-West of the...more
