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UNIDO Director General discusses cooperation with China during official visit to Beijing

BEIJING, 2 July 2018 – The Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), LI Yong, held several high-level meetings with high-ranking senior officials to further boost cooperation between UNIDO and China.
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UNIDO shows strong participation at the Sixth GEF Assembly

DA NANG, 29 June 2018 – A UNIDO delegation led by Director General LI Yong took active part in the Sixth Global Environment Facility (GEF) Assembly held between 23 and 29 June 2018 in Da Nang, Viet Nam. The event marks the beginning of the seventh replenishment of the GEF (GEF-7) – which has achieved donor pledges of US$4.1 billion for the next four-year cycle – and brought together environmental ministers and other senior officials from the GEF’s 183 member countries.
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UNIDO Director General LI Yong and other high-level representatives visit Da Nang eco-industrial park

DA NANG, 29 June - The Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), LI Yong and other high-level representatives visited the Hoa Khanh industrial zone in Da Nang to witness some of the achievements of the multi-focal GEF-funded project “Implementation of eco-industrial park initiative for sustainable industrial zones in Vietnam”.
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Mission to Viet Nam

DA NANG, 29 June 2018 – Director General LI Yong and other high-level representatives visited the Da Nang eco-industrial park. (Read the press release)
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UNIDO and Viet Nam committed to inclusive and sustainable industrial development

DA NANG, 27 June 2018 – UNIDO Director General LI Yong is leading a large UNIDO delegation to the Sixth Assembly and Associated Meetings of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), which is taking place in Central Viet Nam.
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ADB President, UNIDO Director General discuss deepening collaboration

MANILA, 25 June 2018 – Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Takehiko Nakao and United Nations Industrial Development Organization (
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CHILE - CREDENTIALS

VIENNA, 17 August 2018 - The new Permanent Representative of Chile, Ambassador Gloria Navarrete Pinto, presented her credentials to Director General LI Yong.
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SPAIN - FAREWELL

VIENNA, 16 August 2018 - Ambassador Gonzalo de Salazar Serantes, Permanent Representative of Spain to UNIDO, paid his farewell visit to Director General LI Yong.
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GERMANY - CREDENTIALS

VIENNA, 16 August 2018 - The new Permanent Representative of Germany, Ambassador Gerhard Küntzle, presented his credentials to Director General LI Yong.
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PAKISTAN - CREDENTIALS

VIENNA, 9 August 2018 - The new Permanent Representative of Pakistan, Ambassador Mansoor Ahmad Khan, presented his credentials to Director General LI Yong.
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LESOTHO - CREDENTIALS

VIENNA, 9 August 2018 - The new Permanent Representative of Lesotho, Ambassador Retselisitsoe Calvin Masenyetse, presented his credentials to Director General LI Yong.
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TAJIKISTAN - COURTESY CALL

VIENNA, 19 July 2018 - Director General LI Yong met with Ismatullo Nasredin, Tajikistan's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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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

2016-DG at launching ceremony of Botanical gardens in Marrakech

2016-DG Li at meeting organized by the Ministry of Production of Peru

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