Past Policymaking Organs meetings and events


PMO Meetings/Events concluded in 2019
Background documentation would be available on the UNIDO Extranet(login required)
January 2019
16 January 2019	Inception meeting for the MOPAN assessment of UNIDO
17 January 2019	Briefing on UNIDO's transparency initiative
February 2019
7 February 2019	Meeting of the informal working group on the Programme and Budget Committee-related issues
8 February 2019	UNIDO as a global platform for the promotion of women's economic empowerment - Initiatives in the region of Europe and Central Asia
19 February 2019	Meeting of the informal working group on the Programme and Budget Committee-related issues
21 February 2019	Meeting of the informal working group on the Programme and Budget Committee-related issues
25 February 2019	Opening ceremony: ICEF-UNIDO collaborative exhibition - ICEF " Top 10 Innovations"
26 February 2019	Launch of OECD-UNIDO report on Inclusive Investment and SME participation in Global Value Chains in ASEAN region
27 February 2019	Director General's briefing on "UNIDO's management priorities for 2019"
28 February 2019	Briefing on the "BRIDGE for Cities" event
*March 2019*
5 March 2019	Meeting of the informal working group on the Programme and Budget Committee-related issues
6 March 2019	Briefing on UNIDO independent evaluation activities
8 March 2019	UNIDO briefing on technical cooperation activities related to gender equality and women's economic empowerment
12 March 2019	Briefing by the Director General on the programme and budgets, 2020-2021
25 March 2019	Briefing on UNIDO Investment and Technology Promotion Offices (ITPO) Network (ITPO Japan as a case study)
26 March 2019	Meeting of the informal working group on the Programme and Budget Committee-related issues
*April 2019*
1 April 2019	Workshop on "Circular Economy: Greening designs for inclusive and sustainable development (ISID)"
2 April 2019	Meeting of the Enlarged Bureau (For members of the Enlarged Bureau only) - Consideration and approval of the inputs by the Industrial Development Board (IDB) to the high-level political forum (HLPF) 2019
4 April 2019	Meeting of the informal working group on the Programme and Budget Committee-related issues
5 April 2019	Consultations with WEOG on UNIDO's strategic framework for partnering with MICs
8 April 2019	African Group pre-session consultations on the programme and budgets 2020-2021
8 April 2019	Asia-Pacific Group pre-session consultations on the programme and budgets 2020-2021
9 April 2019	GRULAC pre-session consultations on the programme and budgets 2020-2021
9 April 2019	States in List D pre-session consultations on the programme and budgets 2020-2021
10 April 2019	15th ICONVIENNA - Brand Global Summit 2019: Brands create prosperity
10 April 2019	WEOG pre-session consultations on the programme and budgets 2020-2021
11 April 2019	Meeting of the informal working group on the Programme and Budget Committee-related issues
12 April 2019	Briefing to members of the GRULAC region on UNIDO activities in the Latin American and the Caribbean region
29 April 2019	Enlarged Bureau of the PBC (For members of the Enlarged Bureau only)
30 April 2019	Meeting of the informal working group on the Programme and Budget Committee-related issues
*May 2019*
2 May 2019	Briefing on innovation and new trends in industrialization - Industry 4.0 and digitalization
6 May 2019	Briefing by the Director General to the Group of 77
6 May 2019	Meeting of the informal working group on the Programme and Budget Committee-related issues
14-16 May 2019	Programme and Budget Committee,Thirty-fifth session
28 May 2019	Meeting of the informal working group on the Programme and Budget Committee-related issues: Independent thematic evaluation of UNIDO field network
29 May 2019	Briefing on UNIDO Small Islands Development Strategy, 2019-2025
30 May 2019	Briefing on UNIDO's strategic framework for collaboration of UNIDO with middle-income countries
30-31 May 2019	Conference on Ensuring Industrial Safety: the role of government, regulations, standards and new technologies”
*June 2019*
3 June 2019	Briefing on the Global Manufacturing and Industrialization Summit (GMIS) events
7 June 2019	Briefing on UNIDO's new business model
10 June 2019	Initial meeting on the process of the programme and budgets consultations
18 June 2019	Briefing on progress made on the Integrated Results Performance Framework (IRPF)
19 June 2019	Enlarged Bureau of the IDB (For members of the Enlarged Bureau only)
21 June 2019	Second consultation on UNIDO programme and budgets 2020-2021
26 June 2019	Third informal consultation on the UNIDO programme and budget, 2020-2021
28 June 2019	Briefing on UNIDO's contribution to TICAD7 in the context of IDDA III
28 June 2019	Extraordinary meeting of the informal working group on the Programme and Budget Committee-related issues (meet the members of the Audit Advisory Committee (AAC))
*July 2019*
1-3 July 2019	Industrial Development Board,Forty-seventh session
4 July 2019	Pre-TICAD7 event
8 July 2019	Briefing on the preparations of the Vienna Energy Forum 2020
8 July 2019	Seminar co-hosted by UNIDO and the Government of Indonesia on "Industry 4.0 and the Creative Economy: Promoting Inclusive Ecosystems in the Digital Era"
9 July 2019	Meeting of the informal working group on the Programme and Budget Committee-related issues
9-11 July 2019	Global Manufacturing and Industrialization Summit (GMIS) 2019 - Yekaterinburg
12 July 2019	Forum on the contribution of quality infrastructure to the achievement of the SDGs
12 July 2019	Meeting of the Enlarged Bureau of the Board (*For members of the Enlarged Bureau only*)
15 July 2019	Workshop on UNIDO's Transparency Initiative
17 July 2019	Briefing on UNIDO activities for youth and job creation
30 July 2019	Briefing on the process of the consultations on UNIDO's programme and budgets, 2020-2021
31 July 2019	Informal consultations on UNIDO's programme and budgets, 2020-2021
*August 2019*
9 August 2019	Informal consultations on UNIDO's programme and budgets, 2020-2021
19 August 2019	Informal consultations on UNIDO's programme and budgets, 2020-2021
21 August 2019	Briefing on UNIDO's engagement in the United Nations Secretary-General Climate Action Summit
29 August 2019	Informal consultations on UNIDO's programme and budgets, 2020-2021
*September 2019*
2 September 2019	Enlarged Bureau of the IDB (For members of the Enlarged Bureau only)
3-4 September 2019	Bridge for Cities 4.0: Connecting cities through the new industrial revolution
6 September 2019	Industrial Development Board,Resumed forty-seventh session
10 September 2019	Briefing on UNIDO regional programmes and field network and the UNIDO Investment and Technology Promotion Offices (ITPO) network
17 September 2019	UNIDO Briefing to Permanent Missions to UNIDO in Geneva on UNIDO activities related to Least Developed Countries and the Third Industrial Development Decade for Africa (IDDA III)
26 September 2019	Informal consultations on the preparations for the eighteenth session of the General Conference (Abu Dhabi, 3-7 November 2019)
*October 2019*
3 October 2019	Briefing on the Programme for Country Partnership (PCP)
4 October 2019	Informal informals on resolution submitted by Norway: "UNIDO Gender equality and empowerment of women"
8 October 2019	UNIDO GC.18: Informal informals on resolution submitted by United Arab Emirates: "Abu Dhabi Declaration"
8 October 2019	UNIDO GC.18: Informal informals on resolution submitted by Belarus: "Inclusive and sustainable industrial development in Middle-Income Countries"
10 October 2019	UNIDO GC.18: Informal informals on resolution submitted by Cuba and Norway: "Small Island Developing States (SIDS)"
14 October 2019	UNIDO GC.18: Second informal informals on resolution submitted by United Arab Emirates: "Abu Dhabi Declaration"
14 October 2019	Second informal consultations on the preparations for the eighteenth session of the General Conference (Abu Dhabi, 3-7 November 2019)
14 October 2019	UNIDO GC.18: Informal informals on resolution submitted by Egypt : "Accelerating UNIDO’s activities of Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development and the effective transfer of Industrial Development Experiences"
17 October 2019	UNIDO GC.18: Informal informals on: - Resolution submitted by the European Union and its Member States, and the Group of 77 and China, on "UNIDO and the Programme for Country Partnership (PCP)"; and - Resolution submitted by the African Group on "the Third Industrial Development Decade for Africa (IDDA III)"
18 October 2019	Briefing on UNIDO’s activities related to energy and the environment
18 October 2019	UNIDO GC.18: Second informal informals on resolution submitted by Norway: "UNIDO Gender equality and empowerment of women"
18 October 2019	UNIDO GC.18: Second informal informals on resolution submitted by Egypt : "Accelerating UNIDO’s activities of Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development and the effective transfer of Industrial Development Experiences"
21 October 2019	Third informal consultations on the preparations for the eighteenth session of the General Conference (Abu Dhabi, 3-7 November 2019)
21 October 2019	UNIDO GC.18: Third informal informals on resolution submitted by United Arab Emirates: "Abu Dhabi Declaration"
21 October 2019	UNIDO GC.18: Third informal informals on resolution submitted by Norway: "UNIDO Gender equality and empowerment of women"
22 October 2019	UNIDO GC.18: Informal informals on resolution submitted by the European Union on "UNIDO activities in energy and the environment"
22 October 2019	UNIDO GC.18: Fourth informal informals on resolution submitted by United Arab Emirates: "Abu Dhabi Declaration"
22 October 2019	UNIDO GC.18: Third informal informals on resolution submitted by Egypt : "Accelerating UNIDO’s activities of Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development and the effective transfer of Industrial Development Experiences"
23 October 2019	Briefing on the Industrial Development Report 2020 and the Industrial Analytics Platform
23 October 2019	UNIDO GC.18: Fourth informal informals on resolution submitted by Norway: "UNIDO Gender equality and empowerment of women"
23 October 2019	UNIDO GC.18: Fourth informal informals on resolution submitted by Egypt : "Accelerating UNIDO’s activities of Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development and the effective transfer of Industrial Development Experiences"
23 October 2019	UNIDO GC.18: Fifth informal informals on resolution submitted by United Arab Emirates: "Abu Dhabi Declaration"
24 October 2019	UNIDO GC.18: Second informal informals on resolution submitted by the European Union on "UNIDO activities in energy and the environment"
24 October 2019	UNIDO GC.18: Sixth informal informals on resolution submitted by United Arab Emirates: "Abu Dhabi Declaration"
24 October 2019	Fourth informal consultations on the preparations for the eighteenth session of the General Conference (Abu Dhabi, 3-7 November 2019)
28 October 2019	UNIDO GC.18: Seventh informal informals on resolution submitted by United Arab Emirates: "Abu Dhabi Declaration"
29 October 2019	UNIDO GC.18: Fifth informal informals on resolution submitted by Norway: "UNIDO Gender equality and empowerment of women"
29 October 2019	UNIDO GC.18: Eighth informal informals on resolution submitted by United Arab Emirates: "Abu Dhabi Declaration"
30 October 2019	UNIDO GC.18: Ninth informal informals on resolution submitted by United Arab Emirates: "Abu Dhabi Declaration"
31 October 2019	UNIDO GC.18: Tenth informal informals on resolution submitted by United Arab Emirates: "Abu Dhabi Declaration"
31 October 2019	UNIDO GC.18: Sixth informal informals on resolution submitted by Norway: "UNIDO Gender equality and empowerment of women"
*November 2019*
2 November 2019	Eighth Ministerial Conference of the Least Developed Countries
3-7 November 2019 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	General Conference,Eighteenth session
14 November 2019	EU - UNIDO 40 Years Cooperation
18 November 2019	UNIDO Briefing on procurement services
19 November 2019	UNIDO: Fourth Forum on Globalization and Industrialization
20 November 2019	AFRICA INDUSTRIALIZATION DAY 2019
21 November 2019	Vienna Discussion Forum 2019 "Ending violence against women through crime prevention, criminal justice responses and women's economic empowerment (Event organized by the Permanent Missions of Finland, Norway, and Sweden, together with UNIDO and UNODC)
25 November 2019	UNIDO Briefing on preparations for the Vienna Energy Forum 2020
28 November 2019	Meeting of the informal working group on the Programme and Budget Committee-related issues - Human Resources Policy
*December 2019*
2 December 2019	Briefing on UNIDO's cooperation with financial development Institutions
3 December 2019	Briefing on UNIDO's Integrated Industrial Parks
5-6 December 2019	Orientation seminar 2019
9 December 2019	Briefing on the preliminary results of the independent thematic evaluation of the UNIDO field network

PMO Meetings/Events concluded in 2018
Background documentation would be available on the UNIDO Extranet
January 2018
17 January 2018	Briefing to Permanent Missions on progress made on IRPF updating and fine-tuning
18 January 2018	Briefing to Permanent Missions on the “BRIDGE for Cities” event focusing on the outcomes of the second event and the concept roadshows for the third event
30 January 2018	Second meeting of the informal working group on the Programme and Budget Committee-related issues
February 2018
8 February 2018	Second briefing to Permanent Missions on the Substantive Input by the Industrial Development Board to the 2018 High-Level Political Forum
8 February 2018	Briefing to Permanent Missions in Geneva
16 February 2018	Meeting of the informal working group on the Programme and Budget Committee-related issues
20 February 2018	Briefing to Permanent Missions on the Secretary-General's report on the United Nations Development System
23 February 2018	Briefing to Permanent Missions on the management's response to the independent mid-term evaluation of the Programme for Country Partnership (PCP)
27 February 2018	Director General's briefing on "UNIDO's management priorities for 2018" and the Secretariat restructuring
March 2018
6 March 2018	Briefing to Permanent Missions on circular economy
7 March 2018	Briefing to Permanent Missions on UNIDO Audit Advisory Committee
8 March 2018	Meeting of the informal working group on the Programme and Budget Committee-related issues
20 March 2018	Meeting of the informal working group on the Programme and Budget Committee-related issues
23 March 2018	Briefing to Permanent Missions on the Third Industrial Development Decade for Africa (IDDA III)
26 March 2018	Briefing to Permanent Missions on UNIDO evaluation activities
27 March 2018	Briefing to Permanent Missions on the preparations for the Vienna Energy Forum 2018
April 2018
16 April 2018	Meeting of the Enlarged Bureau of the Industrial Development Board (For members of the Enlarged Bureau only) - Agreement on the substantive input of the IDB to HLPF 2018
17 April 2018	Meeting of the informal working group on the Programme and Budget Committee-related issues
25 April 2018	First open-ended informal consultations on the resumed seventeenth session of the General Conference (29 November 2018)
May 2018
9 May 2018	Second briefing to Permanent Missions on circular economy
14 May 2018	Vienna Energy Forum 2018 - Special session - Plenary and side events
15-16 May 2018	Vienna Energy Forum 2018 - Side events
21 May 2018	Presentation on industrial upgrading and modernization methodology
24 May 2018	Meeting of the informal working group on the Programme and Budget Committee-related issues
June 2018
7 June 2018	Briefing to Permanent Missions on the programme for country partnership
8 June 2018	Enlarged Bureau of the PBC (For members of the Enlarged Bureau only)
18 June 2018	2018 Forum on globalization and industrialization: Global value chains as drivers of structural change (18 June 2018)
19-20 June 2018	Programme and budget Committee, thirty-fourth session
27 June 2018	Meeting of the informal working group on the Programme and Budget Committee-related issues
July 2018
4 July 2018	Briefing to Permanent Missions on the Global Manufacturing and Industrialization Summit (GMIS)
September 2018
7 September 2018	Meeting of the informal working group on the Programme and Budget Committee-related issues
10 September 2018	Second briefing to Permanent Missions on the "BRIDGE for Cities" event
13 September 2018	Briefing on progress made on the IRPF
14 September 2018	Special Session - Meeting of the informal working group on the Programme and Budget Committee-related issues
19 September 2018	Briefing to Permanent Missions on the outcomes of the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on sustainable development 2018, and the way forward
20 September 2018	Briefing to Permanent Missions on circular economy
October 2018
1 October 2018	Briefing to Permanent Missions on a strategic framework for collaboration of UNIDO with the middle-income countries (MICs)
2 October 2018	Orientation seminar 2018 - Day 1
3 October 2018	Orientation seminar 2018 - Day 2
5 October 2018	Second open-ended informal consultations on the resumed seventeenth session of the General Conference (29 November 2018)
9-11 October 2018	Third "BRIDGE for cities" event
11 October 2018	Meeting of the informal working group on the Programme and Budget Committee-related issues
November 2018
5 November 2018	Briefing on activities related to the Global Cleantech Innovation Programme (GCIP) and the Private Financing Advisory Network (PFAN)
8 November 2018	Meeting of the informal working group on the Programme and Budget Committee-related issues
12 November 2018	Meeting of the informal working group on the Programme and Budget Committee-related issues
13 November 2018	Enlarged Bureau of the Industrial Development Board (For members of the Enlarged Bureau only)
14-15 November 2018	UNIDO – Expert Group Meeting on “Circular Economy: Development of Recycling Industries”
16 November 2018	Briefing on progress made on the Programme for Country Partnership (PCP)
19 November 2018	Meeting of the informal working group on the Programme and Budget Committee-related issues
20 November 2018	Africa Industrialization Day (AID)
26 November 2018	Third open-ended informal consultations on the resumed seventeenth session of the General Conference (29 November 2018)
26 November 2018	Fourth open-ended informal consultations on the resumed seventeenth session of the General Conference (29 November 2018)
26-28 November 2018	Industrial Development Board, forty-sixth session
29 November 2018	General Conference, resumed seventeenth session
30 November 2018	Third special session of the General Conference
December 2018
3 December 2018	Briefing on the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF 2019)
4 December 2018	Meeting of the informal working group on the Programme and Budget Committee-related issues
13 December 2018	Meeting of the informal working group on the Programme and Budget Committee-related issues
14 December 2018	Briefing on UNIDO risk management

PMO Meetings/Events concluded in 2017

Background documentation would be available on the UNIDO Extranet

31 January 2017, 10 a.m. Conference room C3

Briefing to Permanent Missions on the substantive input by the Industrial Development Board to the High-level Political Forum (HLPF) 2017

21 February 2017, 10 a.m. Conference room C1

Director General’s briefing on “UNIDO’s management priorities for 2017”

27 February 2017, 10 a.m. Conference room C2

Briefing to Permanent Missions on the procedure for the selection of members to the Audit Committee

8 March 2017, 10 a.m. Conference room C0234

Consultation on the updated medium-term programme framework for the period 2018-2021

22 March 2017, 10 a.m. Conference room C3

Director General’s briefing to Permanent Missions on the programme and budgets, 2018-2019

27 March 2017, 10.30 a.m. Conference room C2

Briefing to Permanent Missions on UNIDO’s upcoming event, the “Second One-Belt-One-Road Inclusive and Sustainable City Exhibition and Dialogue”

28 March 2017, 10 a.m. Conference room C3

Second briefing on the substantive input by the Industrial Development Board to the high-level political forum (HLPF) 2017

29 March 2017, 2 p.m. Conference room C3

Briefing to Permanent Missions on UNIDO evaluation activities

30 March 2017, 2.30 p.m. Conference room C3

UNIDO briefing to Permanent Missions on the preparations for the Vienna Energy Forum 2017

31 March 2017, 10 a.m. Conference room C2

Informal meeting, at the working level, on the substantive input by the Industrial Development Board to the high-level political forum (HLPF) 2017

3 April 2017, 3 p.m., Conference room C2

Pre-session consultations on the programme and budgets, 2018-2019, for African Group

4 April 2017, 10 a.m., Conference room C2

Pre-session consultations on the programme and budgets, 2018-2019, for Asia-Pacific Group

4 April 2017, 3 p.m., Conference room C2

Pre-session consultations on the programme and budgets, 2018-2019, for Group of Latin America and Caribbean Countries (GRULAC)

6 April 2017, 10 a.m., Conference room C2

Pre-session consultations on the programme and budgets, 2018-2019, for States in List D

6 April 2017, 3 p.m., Conference room C2

Pre-session consultations on the programme and budgets, 2018-2019, for Western European and Other States Group (WEOG)

7 April 2017, 10 a.m., Conference room C1

Briefing to Permanent Missions on UNIDO’s contribution to the implementation of Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

21 April 2017, 2.30 p.m., Conference room C3

Screening of 50th anniversary documentary

25 April 2017, 10 a.m., Conference room C0213

Meeting of the Enlarged Bureau of the IDB (For members of the Enlarged Bureau only)

8 May 2017, 9.30 a.m. Conference room C5

Meeting of the Enlarged Bureau of the PBC (For members of the Enlarged Bureau only)

16-18 May 2017, Vienna International Centre

Programme and Budget Committee (PBC), thirty-third session

29 May 2017, 10 a.m. Conference room C3

Briefing to Permanent Missions on the medium-term programme framework (MTPF), 2018-2021

19 June 2017, 4 p.m. Conference room C6

Meeting of the Enlarged Bureau of the IDB (For members of the Enlarged Bureau only)

27-29 June 2017, Vienna International Centre

Industrial Development Board (IDB), forty-fifth session

4 September 2017, 10:30 a.m. Conference room C4

Briefing to Permanent Missions - “BRIDGE for Cities - Belt and Road Initiative: Developing Green Economies for Cities”

5 September 2017, 3 p.m. Conference room C4

Briefing to Permanent Missions on IDDA3 and the high-level event on 21 Sept. at the margins of the UNGA

6 September 2017, 3 p.m. Conference room C4

Briefing to Permanent Missions on the on the outcomes of the high-level political forum (HLPF) on sustainable development 2017, and the way forward.

4 October 2017, 10 a.m., Conference room C1

Informal consultations on the preparations for the seventeenth session of the General Conference

6 October 2017, 10 a.m., Conference room C1

Briefing to Permanent Missions on IDDA3 and the outcomes of the high-level event at the UNGA

10 and 11 October 2017 Conference room C2

Orientation seminar 2017

12 October 2017, 10 a.m., Conference room C1

Briefing to Permanent Missions on the repositioning of the UN developments system, and the quadrennial comprehensive policy review (QCPR)

13 October 2017, 10 a.m., Conference room C1

Briefing to Permanent Missions on integrated agro industrial parks

18 October 2017, 9.30 a.m., Conference room C1

Second informal consultations on the preparations for the seventeenth session of the General Conference

19 October 2017, 2 p.m., Conference room C1

Briefing to Permanent Missions on the “Agenda 2030: Tools and methodologies in policy research and statistics for sound policies”

20 October 2017, 2.30 p.m., Conference room C1

First meeting of the informal working group on PBC-related matters

23 October 2017, 10:30 a.m., Conference room C0213

Briefing to Permanent Missions on gender equality and women empowerment

31 October 2017, 10 a.m., Conference room C3

Briefing to Permanent Missions on the midterm evaluation of the Programme for Country Partnership (PCPs)

2 November 2017, 10 a.m., Conference room C1

Third informal consultations on the preparations for the seventeenth session of the General Conference

3 November 2017, 10 a.m., Conference room C1

Briefing to Permanent Missions on UNIDO activities related to energy efficiency

16 November 2017, 4 p.m., Conference room C1

Fourth informal consultation meeting on preparations for the seventeenth session of the General

20 November 2017

Africa Industrialization Day

22 November 2017, 2 p.m., Conference room C3

Briefing to Permanent Missions on UNIDO management’s response to preliminary findings/recommendations of the PCP midterm evaluation and strategic outlook

22-24 November 2017, Conference room C4

First Regional Conference on Sustainable Industrial Development: “Promoting Sustainable Energy Solutions and Clean Technologies in CIS Countries”

23-24 November 2017

Ministerial Conference of the Least Developed Countries

27 November - 1 December 2017, Vienna International Centre

General Conference, seventeenth session

14 December 2017, 10 a.m., Conference room C1

Briefing to Permanent Missions on the Substantive Input by the Industrial Development Board to the 2018 High-Level Political Forum.

PMO Meetings/Events concluded in 2016
25 February 2016, Vienna International Centre	Briefing by the Director General on “UNIDO in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”
8 March 2016, Vienna International Centre (Conference room C-4, 4-6 p.m.)	International Women's Day Panel Discussion on "Sustainable leadership: Women in business"
1 April 2016, Vienna International Centre (Conference Room C3, 10 a.m.)	Briefing to Permanent Missions on "Recommendations and lessons learned from evaluation"
14 April 2016, Vienna International Centre (Conference Room C3, 2 p.m..)	Briefing to Permanent Missions on UNIDO's Programme for Country Partnerships
18-19 April 2016 (Vienna International Centre, C0213)	Briefings to Regional Groups on the Operationalization of the field policy action plan
6 May 2016, Vienna International Centre (Conference Room C2, 9 a.m.)	Briefing to Permanent Missions on "Operationalization of the field policy action plan"
20 May 2016, Vienna International Centre (Conference Room C6, 10 a.m.)	Meeting of the Enlarged Bureau of the IDB (For members of the Enlarged Bureau only)Meeting on the draft submission to the United Nations High-level Political Forum (UNHLPF) on Sustainable Development
1 June 2016, Vienna International Centre (Conference Room C3, 1 p.m.)	Briefing to Permanent Missions, plans for the fiftieth anniversary of UNIDO
2 June 2016, Vienna International Centre (Conference Room C1, 2 p.m.)	Briefing on the Medium-term programme framework, 2016-2019: Baseline for the integrated results and performance framework (IRPF)
7 June 2016 Vienna International Centre (Conference Room C3, 2 p.m.)	Briefing on UNIDO procurement services
10 June 2016, Vienna International Centre (Conference Room C5, 9 a.m.)	Meeting of the Enlarged Bureau of the PBC (For members of the Enlarged Bureau only)
21-22 June 2016, Vienna International Centre (Bord Room D)	Programme and Budget Committee (PBC), thirty-second session
12 October 2016, Vienna International Centre (Conference room C-2)	Orientation seminar for Permanent Missions to UNIDO
20 October 2016, Vienna International Centre (Conference room C0213, 2 p.m.)	Briefing on the draft terms of reference for a UNIDO Independent Audit Advisory Committee
7 November 2016, Vienna International Centre (Conference room C-6, 10:30 a.m.)	Meeting of the Enlarged Bureau of the IDB (For members of the Enlarged Bureau only)
9 November 2016, Vienna International Centre (Conference room C-6, 10:30 a.m.)	Follow-up meeting on the draft terms of reference for a UNIDO Independent Audit Advisory Committee
15 November 2016, Vienna International Centre (Conference room C-6, 10:30 a.m.)	Follow-up meeting on the draft terms of reference for a UNIDO Independent Audit Advisory Committee
18 November 2016, Vienna International Centre (Conference room C-6, 10:30 a.m.)	Briefing to Permanent Missions on the MTPF/IRPF, UNIDO contribution to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda and HLPF 2017
21-25 November 2016, Vienna International Centre	50th anniversary of UNIDO & EXPO
22-24 November 2016, Vienna International Centre (Board Room D)	Industrial Development Board (IDB), forty-fourth session

PMO Meetings/Events concluded in 2015
19 January, 3 p.m., Conference Room C1 (Vienna International Centre, building C, second floor)	Briefing on the positioning UNIDO and ISID in the post-2015 development agenda
30 January, 10 a.m., Conference Room C3 (Vienna International Centre, building C, 7th floor)	UNIDO agribusiness development services: Bringing ISID to the rural poor
27 February, 10.30 a.m., Board Room D (Vienna International Centre, building C, 4th floor)	Consultations on the proposed medium-term programme framework, 2016-2019
19 March, 10 a.m., Board Room D (Vienna International Centre, building C, 4th floor)	UNIDO evaluation activities
23 March, 3 p.m., Conference room C3 (Vienna International Centre, building C, 7th floor)	Director General's briefing to Permanent Missions on the programme and budgets proposals, 2016-2017
14 April, 10 a.m., Conference Room C3 (Vienna International Centre, building C, 7th floor)	The partnership strategy and its implementation in the Programmes for Country Partnerships (PCPs)
20 April, 3 p.m., Conference Room C1 (Vienna International Centre, building C, 2nd floor)	Agribusiness and trade capacity-building
21 April, 10 a.m., Conference Room C1 (Vienna International Centre, building C, 2nd floor)	Women/gender empowerment and youth employment
22 April, 10 a.m., Conference Room C3 (Vienna International Centre, building C, 7th floor)	African Group: Pre-session consultations on the programme and budgets, 2016-2017
22 April, 3 p.m., Conference Room C3 (Vienna International Centre, building C, 7th floor)	Asia-Pacific Group: Pre-session consultations on the programme and budgets, 2016-2017
23 April, 10 a.m., Conference Room C3 (Vienna International Centre, building C, 7th floor)	GRULAC: Pre-session consultations on the programme and budgets, 2016-2017
23 April, 3 p.m., Conference Room C3 (Vienna International Centre, building C, 7th floor)	States in List D: Pre-session consultations on the programme and budgets, 2016-2017
24 April, 10 a.m., Conference Room C3 (Vienna International Centre, building C, 7th floor)	WEOG: Pre-session consultations on the programme and budgets, 2016-2017
27 April, 3 p.m., Conference Room C1 (Vienna International Centre, building C, 2nd floor)	Energy and environment
11 May, 3 p.m., Conference Room C1 (Vienna International Centre, building C, 2nd floor)	Interactive Panel Discussion and Reception "Applying the human security approach and its contribution to priority areas of the international community and the United Nations system"
13 May, 10 a.m., Conference Room C3 (Vienna International Centre, building C, 7th floor)	Briefing on the enterprise resource planning (ERP) system and UNIDO's involvement in the United Nations Resident Coordinator (UNRC) system
22 May, 11 a.m., Conference Room C2 (Vienna International Centre, building C, 7th floor)	Briefing on the Vienna Energy Forum 2015
27-29 May, Vienna International Centre	Programme and Budget Committee, thirty-first session
18-20 June, Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Austria	Vienna Energy Forum 2015 "Sustainable Energy for Inclusive Development"
23-24 June, Vienna International Centre	Industrial Development Board, forty-third session
14 October, Vienna International Centre	Briefing on The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: A universal mandate for UNIDO”
16 October, Vienna International Centre	Orientation Seminar for Member States in Vienna
20 October, Vienna International Centre	Briefing by the Regional Programmes and Field Representation Branch on UNIDO’s support to LDCs and cooperation with MICs
10 November, Vienna International Centre	Informal consultations on the preparations for the sixteenth session of the General Conference
10 November, Vienna International Centre	Consultations on the development and expansion of the partnership strategy
11 November, Vienna International Centre	Birefing on Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women Strategy
19 November, Vienna International Centre	Informal consultations on the preparations for the sixteenth session of the General Conference
23 November, Vienna International Centre	Briefing on UNIDO and the United Arab Emirates’ Global Manufacturing and Industrialization Summit
26-27 November, Vienna International Centre	Ministerial Conference of the Least Developed Countries
30 November-4 December, Vienna International Centre	General Conference, sixteenth session

Selected events in 2014

11 March, 10 a.m., Board Room D (Vienna International Centre, building C, fourth floor)	Briefing on operationalizing the Lima Declaration and positioning UNIDO and ISID in the post-2015 development agenda
8 April, 10 a.m., Conference Room C-2 (Vienna International Centre, building C, seventh floor)	Briefing on UNIDO evaluation activities
25 April, 10 a.m., Conference room C-2 (Vienna International Centre, building C, seventh floor)	Briefing on policy advisory services
7 May, 10 a.m., Conference room C-2 (Vienna International Centre, building C, seventh floor)	Briefing on the UNIDO forum on strategies and instruments for inclusive and sustainable industrial development (ISID)
19 May, 10 a.m., Conference room C-3 (Vienna International Centre, building C, seventh floor)	Briefing on the Organization's financial situation, developments in human resources management and the current status of the Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP) of UNIDO
20 May, 3 p.m., Conference room C1 (Vienna International Centre, building C, second floor)	Briefing on the positioning of UNIDO and ISID in the post-2015 Development Agenda
11 June, 9.30 a.m., Conference room C-2 (Vienna International Centre, C-building, seventh floor)	Briefing on UNIDO's regional programmatic approach: Fostering inclusive and sustainable industrial development (ISID)
23-24 June, Vienna, Austria	Forum "Promoting inclusive and sustainable industrial development: Strategies and instruments"
25-26 June, Vienna, Austria	Programme and Budget Committee, thirtieth session
27 June, Conference room C-3 (Vienna International Centre, building C, seventh floor)	Briefing by the UNIDO Office at New York on the intergovernmental negotiations on the post-2015 development agenda
11 July, 10 a.m., Conference room C-2 (Vienna International Centre, building C, seventh floor)	Briefing on UNIDO activities in environment and energy
23 July, 10 a.m., Board Room D (Vienna International Centre, building C, fourth floor)	Briefing on the intergovernmental negotiations on the post-2015 development agenda and the second UNIDO ISID Forum
11 September, 10 a.m., Conference Room C-1 (Vienna International Centre, building C, second floor)	Briefing on UNIDO activities regarding gender equality and women's empowerment
2 October, 10 a.m., Conference Room C-3 (Vienna International Centre, building C, seventh floor)	Briefing to Permanent Missions on strengthening existing and forging new partnerships
21 October, 10 a.m., Conference room C-6 (Vienna International Centre, building C, seventh floor)	Orientation Seminar for Permanent Missions to UNIDO
29 October, Geneva, Switzerland	Briefing to Permanent Missions in Geneva
31 October, 10 a.m., Conference room C-1 (Vienna International Centre, building C, second floor), Vienna, Austria	UNIDO activities under the Montreal Protocol
3 November, 2.30 p.m., Board Room D (C-building, fourth floor)	UNIDO Donor Meeting
4-5 November, Vienna, Austria	Second Forum on partnerships to scale up investment for inclusive and sustainable industrial development (ISID)
10 November 10 a.m., Conference Room C-1 (Vienna International Centre, building C, second floor)	Briefing to Permanent Missions on UNIDO evaluation activities
11-13 November, Conference Room C-1 (Vienna International Centre, building C, second floor)	UNIDO International Conference on Fostering Entrepreneurial Youth
25-26 November, Vienna, Austria	Industrial Development Board, forty-second session
12 December,10 a.m., Board Room D (Vienna International Centre, building C, fourth floor)	The ERP system's contribution towards enhanced operational efficiency in technical cooperation delivery

Selected events in 2013

22 January 2013, 10 a.m., Board Room B (M-building)	Briefing to Permanent Missions on UNIDO human resource management matters
31 January 2013, 10.00 a.m., Multimedia Room G0545 (VIC)	Workshop in the context of the informal working group on the future, including programmes and resources, of UNIDO
21 February 2013, 10 a.m., Board Room B (M-building)	Meeting of the informal working group on the future, including programmes and resources, of UNIDO
21 March 2013, 12:30 p.m., Conference room M3 (M-building)	Briefing for Member States on the programme and budgets, 2014-2015
26 March 2013, 10:00 a.m., Conference room M3 (M-building)	Meeting of the informal working group on the future, including programmes and resources, of UNIDO
12 April 2013, 3:30 p.m., Conference room M1 (M-building)	Briefing on the "Post-2015 development agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)"
15 April 2013, 3:00 p.m., Conference room M2 (M-building)	Pre-session consultations for the Asian Group on the programme and budgets, 2014-2015
16 April 2013, 10:00 p.m., Conference room M2 (M-building)	Pre-session consultations for GRULAC on the programme and budgets, 2014-2015
16 April 2013, 3:00 p.m., Conference room M2 (M-building)	Pre-session consultations for List D States on the programme and budgets, 2014-2015
17 April 2013, 10:00 p.m., Conference room M2 (M-building)	Pre-session consultations for WEOG on the programme and budgets, 2014-2015
17 April 2013, 3:00 p.m., Conference room M2 (M-building)	Pre-session consultations for the African Group on the programme and budgets, 2014-2015
19 April 2013, 10 a.m., Conference room M2 (M-building)	Informal working group on the future, including programmes and resources, of UNIDO
2 May 2013, 3:00 p.m., Conference room C-6 (C-building)	Joint meeting of the Bureaux of the Industrial Development Board and Programme and Budget Committee
6 and 7 May 2013, 10:00 a.m., Board Room D (C-building)	Informal consultations on the programme and budgets, 2014-2015
8 May 2013, p.m., Conference room C-6 (C-building)	Enlarged Bureau of the Programme and Budget Committee
15 May 2013, 3:00 p.m., Conference room C 3 (C-building)	Briefing to Permanent Missions on the procedures for the forum of candidates for the post of Director General
16 May 2013, 3:30 p.m., Board Room D (C-building)	Briefing on Sustainable Energy for All Initiative and the Vienna Energy Forum
21 May 2013, Vienna, Austria	Forum of candidates for the post of Director-General
22-24 May, Vienna, Austria	Programme and Budget Committee, twenty-ninth session
24-27 June, Vienna, Austria	Industrial Development Board, forty-first session
28 June, Vienna, Austria	General Conference, special session
26 September, 10.00 a.m., Conference room C3 (C-building, 7th floor)	Informal consultations on the Lima Declaration
2 October, 9.30 a.m., Conference room C2 (C-building, 7th floor)	Orientation seminar for Permanent Missions to UNIDO
3 October, 9,30 a.m., Conference room C3 (C-building, 7th floor)	Informal consultations on the Lima Declaration
10 October, 10.00 a.m., Conference room C3 (C-building, 7th floor)	Informal consultations on the Lima Declaration
17 October, 10.00 a.m., Conference room C3 (C-building, 7th floor)	Informal consultations on preparations for the fifteenth session of the General Conference
18 October, 10.30 a.m., room D1073 (D-building, 10th floor)	Dashboard monitoring and reporting tools - Human Capital Management (HCM)
21 October, 10.00 a.m., Conference room C3 (C-building, 7th floor)	Informal consultations on the Lima Declaration
24 October, 10.30 a.m., room D1073 (D-building, 10th floor)	Dashboard monitoring and reporting tools - Human Capital Management (HCM)
6 November, 10.00 a.m., Board room C (C-building, 4th floor)	Informal consultations on the Lima Declaration
7 November, 10.00 a.m., Conference room C1 (C-building, 2nd floor)	Briefing for Permanent Missions on key findings, recommendations and lessons learned stemming from evaluations conducted between 2010 and 2013
8 November, 10.00 a.m., Conference room C1 (C-building, 2nd floor)	Informal consultations on preparations for the fifteenth session of the General Conference
14 November, 10.00 a.m., Board room D (C-building, 4th floor)	Informal consultations on the Lima Declaration and preparations for the fifteenth session of the General Conference
30 November-1 December, Lima, Peru	LDC Ministerial Conference
1 December, Lima, Peru	LAC Conference of Ministers of Industry
2-6 December, Lima, Peru	General Conference, fifteenth session

Selected events in 2012

31 January, 2.30 p.m., Conference Room M3 (M-building)	Informal working group on the future, including programmes and resources, of UNIDO
7 February, 10.00 a.m., Conference Room M-2 (M-building)	Informal working group on the future, including programmes and resources, of UNIDO
23 February, 10.00 a.m., Conference Room M1 (M-building)	Briefing on UNIDO activities in energy and environment
1 March, 10.00 a.m., Conference Room M2 (M-building)	Informal working group on the future, including programmes and resources, of UNIDO
30 March, 10.00 a.m., Board Room B (M-building)	Informal working group on the future, including programmes and resources, of UNIDO Permanent Missions extranet
18 May 2012, 3.30 p.m., Conference Room M3 (M-building)	Briefing on the "Countdown to Rio"
23 May, 10.00 a.m., Conference Room M1 (M-building)	Meeting of the informal working group on the future, including programmes and resources, of UNIDO
30 May, 10.00 a.m., Conference Room M3 (M-building)	Briefing on UNIDO activities in the field of agri-business development
12 June, 2.30 p.m., Board Room B (M-building)	Briefing on UNIDO evaluation activities
25-26 June, Board Room B (M-building)		Twenty-eighth session of the Programme and Budget Committee
4 July, Conference Room M3 (M-building)	Briefing for Permanent Missions on UNIDO's financing and funding model
14 August, 10.00 a.m., Conference Room M2 (M-building)	Presentation by Mr. Justin Lin "Industrial policies for structural change and diversification"
30 August, 10.00 a.m., Conference Room M2 (M-building)	Informal working group on the future, including programmes and resources, of UNIDO
3 September, 3.00 p.m., Conference Room M3 (M-building)	Briefing on UNIDO's analytical, policy advisory and normative functions
5 September, Conference Room M2 (M-building)	Informal working group on the future, including programmes and resources, of UNIDO
10 September, 2.00 p.m., Rotunda, VIC	25th Anniversary of the signing ceremony of the Montreal Protocol and 20th Anniversary of UNIDO as an implementing agency of the Montreal Protocol
13 September, 10.00 a.m., Austria Centre Vienna	Asia 2050 round table
25 September, Board Room A (M-building)	Briefing to Permanent Missions on post-Rio+20: Challenges and opportunities
1 October, Conference Room M3 (M-building)	Secretariat's contribution to the informal working group on the future, including programmes and resources, of UNIDO (Presentation by the Director-General)
5 October, Conference Room M2 (M-building)	Informal working group on the future, including programmes and resources, of UNIDO
9 October, Board Room B (M-building)	Briefing on evaluation and results-based management (RBM)
29 October, 10.00 a.m., Board Room B (M-building)	Briefing to Permanent Missions on the importance of industry in inclusive and sustainable development
31 October, 10.00 a.m., Board Room B (M-building)	Briefing on the role of regional programmes and field offices
9 November, Conference Room M2 (M-building)	Informal working group on the future, including programmes and resources, of UNIDO
19 November, Hofburg Palace, Grosser Redoutensaal	Networks for Prosperity: Connecting Development Knowledge beyond 2015
19-23 November, Hofburg Palace, Vienna	Global South-South Development Expo
20-22 November, M-building	Fortieth session of the Industrial Development Board
4 December, 11.00 .am., Board Room B (M-building)	Briefing on the Programme for Change and Organizational Renewal
19 December 2013, 11.00 a.m., Conference Room M2 (M-building)	Briefing for Permanent Missions on the Conference of Middle-Income Countries

Selected events in 2011

First informal consultations on preparations for the General Conference (chaired by the President of the Industrial Development Board)

Orientation seminar for Permanent Missions to UNIDO

13 October, 10.00 a.m., Conference Room M2 (M-building)Informal working group on the future, including programmes and resources, of UNIDO (in compliance with decision IDB.39/Dec.7 (h)) - first meeting

Second informal consultations on preparations for the General Conference (chaired by the President of the Industrial Development Board)

Meeting of the informal working group on the future, including programmes and resources, of UNIDO

Launch of the global report entitled Networks for Prosperity: Achieving Development Goals through Knowledge Sharing

Briefing on UNIDO Operational Strategy for LDCs

Briefing on the Programme for Change and Organizational Renewal

Meeting of the informal working group on the future, including programmes and resources, of UNIDO

24-25 November, M-buildingMinisterial Conference of the Least Developed Countries (LDC) in Vienna28 November-2 December, M-buildingFourteenth session of the General Conference

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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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