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UNIDO connects TICAD7 with IDDA III and AfCFTA to partner for Africa’s future

YOKOHOMA, 27 August 2019 - The United Nations Development Industrial Organization (UNIDO), the African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) actively pursued the intrinsic connection between the seventh Tokyo International Conference for Africa Development (TICAD7), the Thir
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UNIDO and Kenya to increase cooperation for inclusive and sustainable industrial development

NAIROBI, 18 August 2019 – LI Yong, the Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), arrived for a two day official visit to Kenya where he will meet numerous high-level government and private sector representatives, including H. E. President Uhuru Kenyatta
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Chemical industry roundtables provide important inputs for continuation of GQSP Colombia Programme

BOGOTA, CALI, CARTAGENA and MEDELLIN, 9 August 2019 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has organized six roundtables within the framework of its Quality Programme for the Chemical Value Chain in Colombia (GQSP Colombia) to validate the value chain; recognize markets of
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Three new modules to enhance quality of industrial policy

SAIRME, Georgia, 27 July 2019 - The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has piloted three new learning modules as part of the project, EQuIP – Enhancing the Quality of Industrial Policies. Fifteen participants working in the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable
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ENI - UNIDO Joint Meeting

NOVARA, ITALY, 17 July 2019 – The International Energy Company Eni S.p.A. and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) signed today a Joint Declaration, setting up a new, pioneering public-private cooperation model aimed at helping reach the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (
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China's South-South Cooperation Assistance Fund supports PCP Ethiopia

VIENNA, 12 July 2019 – Within the overall framework of economic and technical cooperation between the Government of China and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), an agreement was signed on 15 May 2017, through which China committed an initial pledge from the South-South C
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GMIS 2019 achieves tangible outcomes and fosters new partnerships

Yekaterinburg, 11 July 2019 - The second Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS) – a joint initiative of the United Arab Emirates and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) – concluded its deliberations today with a call for more partnerships and inclusive an
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Event strengthens link between TICAD7 and IDDAIII

VIENNA, 4 July 2019 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the Government of Japan and the African Union Commission hosted the event ‘TICAD7 for SDG9/IDDA III - Partnering with Japan for Africa’s inclusive and sustainable industrialization’ in the Vienna International Cent
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UNIDO addresses the need for enhanced women's inclusion in Industry 4.0

Yekaterinburg, 10 July 2019 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) organized a panel discussion on ‘Industry needs Women: Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment in the Context of Digitalization’ during the second Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Sum
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UNIDO reaffirms commitment to Africa’s industrialization during CAETE Expo

CHANGSHA, 27 June 2019 – The Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) LI Yong reiterated the Organization’s commitment to support inclusive and sustainable industrialization in Africa - with a strong emphasis on South-South partnerships – during the opening
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UNIDO advises G20 on how to address the challenge of marine plastic litter using circular economy methods

VIENNA, 24 June 2019 - You have probably seen the images of turtles and seals entangled in plastic and dead whales with stomachs full of plastic bags. Did you know that eight million metric tons of plastic waste enter our oceans every year? If things stay as they are, the problem is only going to ge
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