Expert explains why Melaka should obtain a credit rating

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Empowerment through education and training: a success story from Liberia

UNIDO recognized for support for resource-efficient and cleaner production in Morocco

Fighting back against the silent killers in China

Annual Report 2018

The Annual Report 2018 provides information about another active year for the Organization.

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In focus

UNIDO and Italy further strengthen cooperation with focus on Africa and innovative partnerships

ROME, 15 May 2019 – The Director General of UNIDO, LI Yong, spoke at the opening ceremony of the ‘International Cooperation Expo: job creation and innovation for sustainable development’ (EXCO 2019), which was organized under the patronage of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, the European Commission and IFAD.
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International conference on industrial parks for inclusive and sustainable industrial development in Latin America

VIENNA, 15 MAY 2019 – In recent decades, industrial parks have made important contributions to the restructuring and development of the global economy, generating jobs and increasing incomes, while fostering sustainable, climate-resilient urbanization and contributing to green growth. Over the past three decades, UNIDO has been actively contributing to sustained productivity improvements in industries and industrial parks by implementing pilot projects and providing strategic policy advisory services.
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2019 UNIDO Yearbook of Industrial Statistics launched in Brussels

BRUSSELS, 15 May 2019 – The United Nations Development Organization (UNIDO) launched its 2019 Yearbook on Industrial Statistics today at the UN House in Brussels. High quality data is essential to measure and monitor progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and UNIDO plays a pivota
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Progress report on SDG 9 targets

VIENNA, 10 May 2019 - A new report, Statistical Indicators of Inclusive and Sustainable Industrialization, highlights the progress made towards achieving the industry-related targets of the 2030 Agenda. The report is primarily based on the six Sustainable Development Goal 9 indicators related to ind
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UNIDO publishes new Competitive Industrial Performance Report

VIENNA, 7 May 2019 - Where does your country rank in the latest Competitive Industrial Performance Index? Find out who has gone up and who has gone down in the global manufacturing ranking based on capacity to produce and export manufactured goods, extent of technological deepening and upgrading, and impact on the world market.
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UNIDO and DIE to support G20-T20 deliberations on trade, investment and globalization

VIENNA, 26 April 2019 – Interested participants can now register for a roundtable discussion on “Global Value Chains for Inclusive Development: FDI, investment facilitation and linkage creation” to be held on 28 May 2019 in Tokyo, Japan. The roundtable is a T20 Japan-associated event jointly organiz
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New study expected to chart Melaka’s pathway to urban sustainability

MELAKA, 2 May 2019 – Within the framework of the ‘Sustainable City Development in Malaysia’ project, which seeks to address the country’s urban challenges and which is being implemented by UNIDO, executed by the Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT), and supported by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the ‘Melaka Sustainability Outlook Diagnostic: Pathway to Urban Sustainability’ was launched today.
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UNIDO and GGGI collaborate to improve waste recycling in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, 29 April 2019 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) signed a technical cooperation agreement to jointly improve waste recycling by reducing open burning activities and developing waste recycling in Battambang.
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UNIDO further engages with the Belt and Road Initiative

BEIJING, 25 April 2019 – The Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), LI Yong, reiterated the Organization’s willingness to further engage with the Belt and Road Initiative as an important means to promote and accelerate inclusive and sustainable industrial
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UNIDO and the African Union to share Quality Infrastructure best practices for sustainable development

BRUSSELS, 4 APRIL 2019 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), in cooperation with the African Union Commission (AUC), today held the first ever International Quality Infrastructure (QI) Forum. It focused on the contribution of QI to the achievement of the Sustainable Devel
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