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UNIDO Director General delivered keynote speech at the “Understanding China” Conference
UNIDO Director General delivered keynote speech at the “Understanding China” Conference

GUANGZHOU, 26 October 2019 – LI Yong, the Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) delivered a keynote speech at the “Understanding China

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Mission to China
Mission to China

BEIJING, 25 October 2019 - Director General LI Yong met with executive vice-president of Chinese Academy of Governance.

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UNIDO supports Budapest Appeal to prevent and manage looming water crises
UNIDO supports Budapest Appeal to prevent and manage looming water crises

BUDAPEST, 15 October 2019 – LI Yong, the Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) acted as a panelist during the openin

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UNIDO and Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association to strengthen technical cooperation and exchange knowledge
UNIDO and Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association to strengthen technical cooperation and exchange knowledge

VIENNA, 17 October 2019 – LI Yong, Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and Milena Angelova, Secretary-General of the Bulgarian Indu

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Mission to Hungary
Mission to Hungary

BUDAPEST, 14 October 2019 – On the sidelines of the Budapest Water Summit 2019, Director General LI Yong met with Ferenc Dancs, Deputy State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Director General Li highlighted UNIDO’s contribution to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 on clean water and sanitation, and industry’s role in preventing water crises. UNIDO and the Government of Hungary agreed to enhance cooperation in areas related to inclusive and sustainable industrial development (ISID) with new initiatives and joint projects.

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Vienna International Gender Champions Meeting
Vienna International Gender Champions Meeting

VIENNA, 8 October 2019 - Director General LI Yong attended the Vienna International Gender Champions Meeting.

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IAEA International Conference on Climate Change and the Role of Nuclear Power
IAEA International Conference on Climate Change and the Role of Nuclear Power

VIENNA, 7 October 2019 - Director General LI Yong delivered a speech at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Internati

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Mission at the 74th Session of the UN General Assembly
Mission at the 74th Session of the UN General Assembly

New York, 22 September 2019 - Director General LI Yong met with Francesco La Camera, Director-General of International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). A joint declaration was signed. Please find the press release here.

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High-Level GMIS Panel debates the role of standards in the Fourth Industrial Revolution
High-Level GMIS Panel debates the role of standards in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

NEW YORK, 25 September 2019 – The Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS) convened a high-level p

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Event celebrates cities’ and youth leadership in combating climate change
Event celebrates cities’ and youth leadership in combating climate change

NEW YORK, 23 September 2019 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat), the Republic

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