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African Development Bank and UNIDO join forces to accelerate Africa’s industrialization

Busan, Korea, May 21, 2018 – The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Monday, May 21 to step up collaboration to boost Africa’s industrialization. “The Bank launched in 2016 its Industrialization Strategy for Africa 2016-2025, which was the outcome of collaborative work …

UNIDO supports first ever Global Recycling Day

VIENNA, 18 March (United Nations Industrial Development Organization) – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) promotes a circular economy to improve the environmental performance, resource efficiency, and productivity of existing and new industries. The aim of the circular economy is to keep the amount of residual waste as small as possible and to rely …

UNIDO opens Investment and Technology Promotion Office in Bonn, Germany

VIENNA/BONN, 3 May (United Nations Industrial Development Organization) – The Federal Government of Germany and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) today officially opened an Investment and Technology Promotion Office (ITPO) in Bonn. Germany has been a strong supporter of UNIDO since its inception in 1966, and was a founding member when UNIDO became …

International Women’s Day 2017

Message by Mr. LI Yong, Director General of UNIDO “Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet 50-50 by 2030” VIENNA, 8 March (United Nations Industrial Development Organization) – The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day celebration “Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet 50-50 by 2030” goes to the very heart of …

UNIDO and partners to create more than 6,000 jobs for young people in Tunisia

VIENNA/TUNIS, 25 January (United Nations Industrial Development Organization) – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the Italian Development Cooperation and the HP Foundation yesterday launched the second phase of UNIDO’s youth employment project. “Mashrou3i” (“My project” in Arabic) aims to create more than 6,000 jobs for young …