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With UNIDO's help, China stops production of hazardous chemical

With UNIDO's help, China stops production of hazardous chemical
Intelligent industry and narrowing the gender gap

Intelligent industry and narrowing the gender gap
Uday Pride: bringing quality to thinking, work and systems in India's automotive component sector

Uday Pride: bringing quality to thinking, work and systems in India's automotive component sector

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  • Improving the quality of post-harvest processes in Ghana’s rice value chain
    Improving the quality of post-harvest processes in Ghana’s rice value chain

    ACCRA, 18 February 2022 - Rice is an important crop in Ghana, with a steady increase in consumption over recent decades due to population growth, urbanization and changes in consumer habits. However, multiple challenges across the value chain are holding back the full development potential of nation

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  • UNIDO DG Gerd Müller calls for a strong AU-EU partnership on climate and energy at EU Industry Days 2022
    UNIDO DG Gerd Müller calls for a strong AU-EU partnership on climate and energy at EU Industry Days 2022

    BRUSSELS, 10 February 2022 – Gerd Müller, UNIDO Director General intervened at the EU Industry days and stressed the importance of global solidarity to achieve the twin green and digital transition.

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  • Support for Suriname’s pineapple sector: UN Joint SDG Fund approves 3ADI+ proposal
    Support for Suriname’s pineapple sector: UN Joint SDG Fund approves 3ADI+ proposal

    ROME/VIENNA, 15 February 2022 – The United Nations Joint Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Fund has awarded a US$2m grant to boost Suriname’s pineapple sector through a programme that will benefit indigenous and other rural communities. It will be implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) as lead agencies, in partnership with the International Labour Organization and the United Nations Population Fund.

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  • Flanders and UNIDO announce joint project to accelerate South Africa’s transition to a green economy
    Flanders and UNIDO announce joint project to accelerate South Africa’s transition to a green economy

    PRETORIA, 15 February 2022 - The Flemish Government has committed 2.4 million Euro (approx. R41m) to a project aiming to strengthen the adaptation capacity for a green and resilient economy in South Africa.

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  • Boost for Sri Lanka’s cinnamon producers as EU agrees protected geographical indication
    Boost for Sri Lanka’s cinnamon producers as EU agrees protected geographical indication

    VIENNA, 2 February 2022 - Sri Lanka’s application to the European Union for a protected geographical indication for Ceylon cinnamon has succeeded. The application, developed with the technical support of UNIDO, was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 22 June 2020 and received a favourable decision from the European Commission on 2 February 2022.

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  • UNIDO scales up Development Dialogues on the 4IR Strategic Framework
    UNIDO scales up Development Dialogues on the 4IR Strategic Framework

    VIENNA, 25 January 2022 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is pleased to announce the launch of a new brochure titled Making the 4th Industrial Revolution Work For All: Development Dialogues on the 4IR Strategic Framework 2021-2030.

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  • First Latin American e-waste report published
    First Latin American e-waste report published

    VIENNA, 25 January 2022  - According to a new report produced under UNIDO’s Latin America and the Caribbean e-waste project, only three per cent of Latin America’s e-waste is reported as collected through formal channels and treated in an environmentally sound manner. There is no certainty about the remaining 97% that may include US$1.7bn in recoverable materials a year.

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  • UNIDO and Switzerland to support Egypt with the development of eco-industrial parks
    UNIDO and Switzerland to support Egypt with the development of eco-industrial parks

    CAIRO, 17 January 2022 – The establishment of eco-industrial parks is considered one of the most important policies to accelerate inclusive and sustainable industrial development, due to their ability to attract local and foreign investment. This creates job opportunities and increases income, while the negative impact on the environment is minimized.

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  • The future of industrial policy in Guinea, according to the UNIDO industrial diagnostics study
    The future of industrial policy in Guinea, according to the UNIDO industrial diagnostics study

    CONAKRY, 17 January 2022 – Guinea, a country with an economy dependent on the export of bauxite, gold and diamonds, should urgently diversify. This was one of the main findings of a recent study on the status of industrial development carried out by a team of experts from the United Nations Industri

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  • Ethiopia's Ministry of Industry, UNIDO, sign €2m agreement funded by Italian Agency for Development and Cooperation
    Ethiopia's Ministry of Industry, UNIDO, sign €2m agreement funded by Italian Agency for Development and Cooperation

    ADDIS ABABA, 14 December 2021 - Ethiopia's Ministry of Industry and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) have signed a €2m agreement to support Integrated Agro-Industrial Parks (IAIPs), funded by the Italian Agency for Development and Cooperation. This agreem

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Themes

Building a better future

Building a better future
Digital transformation, innovation and industrial recovery

Digital transformation, innovation and industrial recovery
Policy research, advice and statistics

Policy research, advice and statistics
Agro-industry, agribusiness and food security

Agro-industry, agribusiness and food security
Resilient, carbon neutral growth and circular economy

Resilient, carbon neutral growth and circular economy
Programme for Country Partnership

Programme for Country Partnership
UNIDO & the Sustainable Development Goals

UNIDO & the Sustainable Development Goals
Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development

Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development
Gender equality and the empowerment of women

Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
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