Press Releases
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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
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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
