ILO and UNIDO reinforce their cooperation

21 November 2023

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) have agreed to reinforce their longstanding cooperation to accelerate sustainable and inclusive development.

International Vienna Energy and Climate Forum: igniting change

14 November 2023

Delivering solutions to fast-track progress towards sustainable and climate-resilient development.

UNIDO Director General Gerd Müller participates in the 6th Paris Peace Forum

10 November 2023

"Inclusive and sustainable development worldwide is a prerequisite for stability and peace”

New Alliance for Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones commits $3bn investment to boost African agriculture and food production

09 November 2023

New investment aims to transform Africa’s underdeveloped rural areas into agro-industrial corridors of prosperity.

UNIDO charts a path to scale-up collective action for sustainable supply chains

03 November 2023

UNIDO has released a white paper titled 'Accelerating and Scaling-up Collective Action for Sustainable Supply Chains'. The paper was officially launched on November 2nd, during the Third International Convention on Sustainable Trade and Standards held in New Delhi, India.

The International Vienna Energy and Climate Forum: Delivering solutions for sustainable and climate-resilient development worldwide

02 November 2023

The Forum aims to foster new partnerships to scale up investments and technology transfer to developing countries, and will deliver practical inputs to feed into the United Nations Climate Conference COP 28.

Renewable Energy Innovation Fund in Uruguay approves one million dollars in credits

30 October 2023

The REIF sealed its first three financial operations, leveraging investments with Banque Heritage, Itaú Bank and BBVA Bank for electric mobility and energy efficiency transformation plans.

UNIDO Director General at the EU’s Global Gateway Forum to support sustainable industrial investment worldwide  

25 October 2023

The two-day Global Gateway Forum brought representatives of governments from the European Union and around the world together with representatives of the private sector, civil society, financing institutions and international organizations.

UNIDO at the World Investment Forum: fostering new partnerships for sustainable investment

23 October 2023

A high-level UNIDO delegation, led by Gunther Beger, Managing Director of the Directorate of SDG Innovation and Economic Transformation, joined UNCTAD’s 8th World Investment Forum.

UNIDO's Director General visits China to bring cooperation to a new level

20 October 2023

Müller met with the top Chinese leadership to discuss how UNIDO can support the implementation of the government's priorities and multilateral initiatives to reduce poverty worldwide.

Digitalization and intangible assets: brands multi-dimensional impact unveiled at Brand Global Summit 2023

19 October 2023

"Brands for impact" concluded by combining online and in-person participation of a diverse range of experts, policymakers and industry leaders.

Food to feed one billion people lost owing to lack of proper cold chains

16 October 2023

Providing 500 million smallholder farmers with sustainable and equitable cold-chain solutions is a crucial step in addressing major global challenges including food insecurity, poverty, inequality and climate change.

Director General in Thailand: UNIDO to scale up efforts to help achieve the SDGs

16 October 2023

UNIDO will support the implementation of the 13th National Economic and Social Development Plan, addressing issues related to vocational training, decarbonization, economic growth and inequality.

UNIDO and Secretariat of the Carpathian Convention strengthen cooperation by signing a Joint Declaration

12 October 2023

The Secretariat of the Framework Convention on the Protection and Sustainable Development of the Carpathians, administered by UNEP, and UNIDO have signed a Joint Declaration to strengthen cooperation.

World Cotton Day 2023 celebrates cotton as major source of livelihoods in developing countries

07 October 2023

The “Making cotton fair and sustainable for all, from farm to fashion” event was co-hosted by UNIDO and the FAO.  

Graduates from the Monrovia Vocational Training Centre celebrate

29 September 2023

The MVTC is one of nine schools, spread across six counties, supported by the European Union-funded UNIDO Youth Rising Liberia project.

Director General calls for fair and sustainable supply chains, competitive green economies in Latin America

27 September 2023

Müller visited Costa Rica and Mexico during his first visit to the region.

UNIDO at the UN General Assembly and SDG Summit high-level week

27 September 2023

UNIDO’s active involvement underscored the Organization’s commitment to implementing the 2030 Agenda through sustainable industrialization,

FIFA, UNIDO discuss field-to-factory cotton value chains in Africa

22 September 2023

The heads of two organizations agree to collaborate to unlock the economic potential of cotton production in the ‘Cotton 4 (plus)’ group.

UNIDO’s Müller invokes a new spirit of progress in energy and industrialization

20 September 2023

UNIDO’s Müller highlighted that in the face of unprecedented global challenges, the world community needs a collective major course correction towards inclusive and sustainable development and industrialization.