industrial development

UNIDO Director General Li Yong.
UNIDO

Africa must ‘open the door’ to sustainable industrial development – UN official

10 October 2013
The head of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has stressed that the agency’s strong focus on inclusive and sustainable industrialization can help bolster the continent’s efforts to achieve long-term growth and development.
Brazilian astronaut Marcos Pontes (right) with UNIDO Director-General Kandeh Yumkella

Astronaut chosen as Goodwill Ambassador for UN industrial development body

30 November 2011
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) announced today that it has appointed Marcos Pontes, the first Brazilian astronaut to go into space, as a Goodwill Ambassador.

New UN-Korean partnership aims to boost transfer of ‘green’ technologies

29 December 2010
The United Nations today announced a new partnership with the Republic of Korea’s international development agency to facilitate the transfer of environmentally sound technologies to help Cambodia tackle pollution.
An oil platform near Azerbaijan's capital Baku

Energy and environment underpin UN industrial arm’s cooperation with Azerbaijan

29 June 2010
Issues surrounding energy and the environment continue to be a priority area for collaboration between Azerbaijan and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the body’s head stressed today.

Industrial development offers hope for world’s poorest ‘bottom billion,’ says UN

23 February 2009
Sustainable industrial development offers a ray of hope for lifting the world’s “bottom billion” – those that live on less than $1 a day – out of poverty, according to a new report released today by the United Nations.