Current pandemic trends bring more uncertainty to economic prospects

16 December 2021

VIENNA - The most recent data on global manufacturing production, corresponding to the third quarter of 2021, indicate a stabilization after the COVID-19-related economic halt in the previous year.

Director General's meeting with Staff Council

14 December 2021

VIENNA – The UNIDO Director General Gerd Müller met with representatives of the Staff Council.

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

14 December 2021

ADDIS ABABA- 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.

Gerd Müller took office today

10 December 2021

VIENNA, 10 December 2021 – The UNIDO Director General Gerd Müller took office today.

UNIDO's groundbreaking publication on the adoption of AI by SMEs

09 December 2021

VIENNA - Further to its participation in the United Nations High Level Inter-Agency Working Group on Artificial Intelligence, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has developed a new normative document, Empowering SMEs of Developing Countries through 4IR Technologies-Artificial Intelligence.

Sustainability within global supply chains requires agile approaches to knowledge sharing and standards setting

09 December 2021

VIENNA -  The COVID-19 pandemic and its related socioeconomic impacts have revealed the fundamental challenges that global value chains (GVCs) face, making clear that transformation and greater resilience cannot take place without greater sustainability.

Supporting an upgrade of Armenia's metrology system

09 December 2021

YEREVAN - The European Union (EU) has signed a Contribution Agreement with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) to support sustainable economic development in Armenia.

UNIDO, ADB discussion on boosting Cambodia’s 4IR transformation

08 December 2021

PHNOM PENH - UNIDO and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation and the Ministry of Economic and Finance, have kick-started a virtual discussion on the status of Cambodia’s fourth industrial revolution (4IR) and pathways for the country’s transformation to this new industrial model by 2030.

New publication on sectoral transformation for inclusive and sustainable industrial development

03 December 2021

VIENNA - The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has launched a new publication: Sectoral transformation for inclusive and sustainable industrial development: Methodological approaches.

Understanding the interlinkages between accelerated climate change and the food-energy-water nexus

03 December 2021

VIENNA- The difficulties in reaching a firm agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and facilitate the transition towards a decarbonized renewable energy mix were visible during the recent COP26 negotiations.

Change of management at UNIDO: Gerd Müller succeeds Director General LI Yong

01 December 2021

VIENNA – Gerd Müller, Germany’s acting Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, is set to take office as the new Director General of UNIDO.

UNIDO celebrates the International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development

01 December 2021

VIENNA - During the 19th session of the UNIDO General Conference, a side event “International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development 2021” was held, showcasing a wide scope of UNIDO technical assistance projects and tools, encompassing support to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and clusters active in creative industries.

The Future of Industrialization in a Post-Pandemic World: Industrial Development Report 2022

01 December 2021

VIENNA - The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has launched its 2022 Industrial Development Report (IDR), The Future of Industrialization in a Post-pandemic World, at a plenary event of the nineteenth session of the UNIDO General Conference.

Gender Equality Mobilization Award 2021 presented at the 19th session of the UNIDO General Conference

29 November 2021

VIENNA– The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has magnified the need to strengthen an enabling environment for women and to support them as agents of change for inclusive and sustainable industry.

Ninth Ministerial Conference of the Least Developed Countries: Side-event on Circular Economy

25 November 2021

In the context of the UNIDO Ninth Ministerial Conference of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), UNIDO convened the side event “Circular economy: leveraging the post-pandemic response to build forward to the future we want”.

Vienna Discussion Forum 2021: “Cyber Equality and Digital Inclusion” 

04 November 2021

Vienna– UNIDO and UNODC, together with the Permanent Missions of Finland, Norway and Sweden in Vienna, hosted the third annual Vienna Discussion Forum (VDF), a platform to discuss gender equality in the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Gerd Müller of Germany chosen as next UNIDO Director General

12 July 2021

VIENNA– The Industrial Development Board of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) today recommended Gerd Müller of Germany to be the Organization’s next Director General.

Driving investment in the transformation to a circular economy - New partnership calls for expressions of interest for projects on circular plastic packaging and textiles in developing countries

28 April 2021

VIENNA - A partnership led by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) issued a call for expressions of interest for pilot projects aimed at accelerating the circular economy in two critical value chains of developing countries, namely textiles and garments and plastic packaging. Submissions from EU-headquartered multinational corporations (MNCs) working with their suppliers in developing countries to implement circular practices are welcomed.

Building back better: US$17.8m for UNIDO projects in support of ozone protection and climate action

18 December 2020

UNIDO publishes International Guidelines for Industrial Parks

29 November 2019

VIENNA, 29 November 2019 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has published the International Guidelines for Industrial Parks providing step-by-step advice on the planning, development and operation of industrial parks for different stakeholders, including industrial park regulators, developers, operators, tenants, partners (such as multilateral development agencies) and financial institutions.