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UNIDO Director General at COP24

KATOWICE, 10 December 2018 – Director General LI Yong delivered opening remarks at a COP24 side-event on Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Investment for Climate Solutions. The side-event was organized by UNIDO's Global Cleantech Innovation Programme (GCIP) and Thailand's Department of Intellectual Property and National Science and Technology Development Agency.
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Agenda 2030 – From global goals to local implementation

VIENNA, 28 November 2018 – Director General LI Yong participated in panel discussion on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) during an even
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UNIDO protects marine livelihoods and resources in coastal zones of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden

VIENNA, 28 November 2018 – LI Yong, Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and Ziad Hamzah Abu Ghararah, Secretary-General
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UNIDO Director General at the IAEA Ministerial Conference

VIENNA, 28 November 2018 – UNIDO Director General LI Yong delivered a statement at the opening session of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Ministerial Conference on "Nuclea
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Government representatives from ongoing PCPs discuss their experiences and vision for the future at advanced session of UNIDO’s Seventh ISID Forum

VIENNA, 27 November 2018 – High-level government representatives of the six ongoing PCPs talked about their first-hand experiences and achievements as well as vision for the future, at an advanced session of the 7th ISID Forum held today in Vienna.
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Germany partners with UNIDO to boost women empowerment in green industry; strengthen trade capacity building

VIENNA, 27 November 2017 – On the margins of 46th session of the Industrial Development Board (IDB), LI Yong, Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and Gerhard Kuentzle, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Germany to UNIDO, signed two funding agreements aimed at boosting women empowerment in green industry and strengthening trade capacity building.
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NICARAGUA - MEETING

VIENNA, 29 November 2018 – Director General LI Yong met with Paul Herbert Oquist Kelley, Nicaragua's Minister of Private Secretariat for National Policies.
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BRAZIL – CREDENTIALS

VIENNA, 29 November 2018 – The new Permanent Representative of Brazil, Ambassador José Antonio Marcondes De Carvalho, presented his credentials to Director Ge
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EEC - MEETING

VIENNA, 29 November 2018 – Director General LI Yong met with Alexander Subbotin, Member of the Board, Minister in charge of Industry and Agriculture, Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC).
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ANGOLA - MEETING

VIENNA, 29 November 2018 – Director General LI Yong met with Bernarda Goncalves Martins, Angola's Minister of Industry.
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MALAYSIA - MEETING

VIENNA, 29 November 2018 – Director General LI Yong met with Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis, Deputy Minister of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change, Malaysia.
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CDB - MEETING

VIENNA, 28 November 2018 – Director General LI Yong met with ZHENG Zijie, President of the China Development Bank (CDB).
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On World Environment Day, UNIDO says: let's #BeatPlasticPollution

Message from the Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) on the occasion of World Environment Day 2018 and in advance of World Oceans Day 2018.
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Speech at Hannover Messe 2018

(As prepared for delivery) Ladies and Gentlemen, Colleagues and Collaborators, I am delighted to welcome you all, as exhibitors and participants, to the stand of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) at Hannover Messe. I congratulate you all for your participation in this important event. Many of you have traveled long distances to be here and to promote your joint work with UNIDO, which serves to remind us all of the importance of our work and collaboration.
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Vienna Energy Forum 2018 Special Session Opening Remarks

Honourable Ministers, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,
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Director General LI's Statement at the Seventh meeting of Inter-Agency and Expert Group on SDGs

(As prepared for delivery) On behalf of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, I welcome you to the Seventh meeting of the IAEG-SDG Indicators here in Vienna.
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#IWD2018: "We spotlight and applaud the tireless efforts of activists working to transform women’s lives"

VIENNA, 8 March 2018 - LI Yong, Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has issued the following statement on the occasion of International Women's Day 2018.
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Director General’s briefing on UNIDO’s management priorities for 2018 and the Secretariat restructuring

(As prepared for delivery) I would like to express a warm welcome to all of you. As I am addressing you for the first time this year, I wish all of you a very successful 2018.
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Meeting with Jerzy Kwieciński, Secretary of State in the Ministry of Economic Development of Poland - 27 March

Director General Li attended an artwork and photography exhibition about nature in China to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.

Director General Li met Patrick von Weerelt, Head of Office, Knowledge Centre for Sustainable Development at the United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC).

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