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Germany and UNIDO partner to help countries in Africa fight against COVID-19

VIENNA, 2 December 2020 – While Africa has been spared the worst health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the continent’s 1.2 billion people are still at high risk.<
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UNIDO Director General makes call to action at the 11th Sustainable Innovation Forum

LONDON, 19 November 2020 - The COVID-19 pandemic may have led to a temporary decline in greenhou
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The role of impact investing in “Building Back Better"

SHANGHAI, 6 November 2020 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), together with the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), has organized a high-level side event during the third China International Import Expo. The event, supported by the China Chamber of International Commerce, was entitled, “Understanding and Harnessing the Role of Impact Investing for ‘Building Back Better’ in Times of the Global COVID-19 Crisis”, and participants considered the issue on the context of achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development during the Decade of Action.
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Financial Times Digital Forum

VIENNA, 22 October 2020 - The Director General LI Yong participated in the Global Digital Summit Series organized by the Financial Times and hosted by the G20 Sa
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Global collaboration is key to recovery and achieving the SDGs

VIENNA, 22 October 2020 - The COVID-19 pandemic has stalled the advancement of the sustainable development goals (SDGs). It is creating many challenges, yet also it unveils opportunities to build back better.
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Friends of Industry and Innovation Group forms in Geneva

GENEVA, 9 October 2020 – Representatives of like-minded UN Member States have met virtually to launch the Group of “Friends of Industry and Innovatio
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Launch of Kenya PCP self-starter

VIENNA - 22 January 2021- UNIDO Director General LI Yong participated in the virtual launch event of the Kenya Programme for Country Partnership (PCP) self-starter, presided over by H.E.
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SOVEREIGN MILITARY ORDER OF MALTA - CREDENTIALS

VIENNA, 19 January 2020 – The new Permanent Representative of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Günther Granser, presented his credentials to Director General LI Yong.
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MALAYSIA - FAREWELL

VIENNA, 12 January 2020 – Dato' Ganeson Sivagurunathan, Permanent Representative of Malaysia to UNIDO, paid his farewell visit to Director General LI Yong.
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SRI LANKA - CREDENTIALS

VIENNA, 22 December 2020 – The new Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka, Majintha Jayesinghe, presented his credentials to Director General LI Yong.
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MYANMAR - CREDENTIALS

VIENNA, 15 December 2020 – The new Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan, Kairat Umarov, presented his credentials to Director General LI Yong.
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KAZAKHSTAN - CREDENTIALS

VIENNA, 15 December 2020 – The new Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan, Kairat Umarov, presented his credentials to Director General LI Yong.
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UNIDO Director General LI Yong's Remarks on the occasion of the Africa Day celebration, 25 May 2020

I am very pleased to join you in the celebration of Africa Day today, at a time as we witness an unprecedented crisis — a crisis that affects all parts of the world but that also highlights the varied challenges that Africa is facing.
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Speech at SPIEF 2019

On behalf of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), I would like to warmly welcome you at this panel session jointly organized by UNIDO and our honorable Russian partners – the Council of the Eurasian Women’s Forum established under the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the Roscongress Foundation. Today’s session is devoted to the topic of “Women executives in building successful business models”. This is a topic which is particularly relevant in the context of our common aspiration to attain inclusive and sustainable development on the global, regional and national level.
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Speech at Hannover Messe 2019

I am pleased to welcome you all to the stand of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) at Hannover Messe. I thank you for the efforts and costs you have taken on you to ensure to be with us at this important event which is considered the world’s largest industrial fair.
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UNIDO Director General LI Yong's Opening Remarks at the 2019 International Women's Day event titled "Men as Champions of Gender Equality"

On behalf of UNIDO, it is a great pleasure for me to welcome you to our joint celebration of International Women’s Day.
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UNIDO Director General opening speech at the Promotional Event: UNIDO as a Global Platform for the Promotion of Women's Economic Empowerment – Initiatives in Europe and Central Asia

On behalf of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), I would like to warmly welcome you to the Vienna International Centre.
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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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