Industrial safety and security in times of COVID-19 and beyond
Aug-18-2020
The third in a series of webinars on ‘Ensuring Industrial Safety and Security in times of COVID-19 and beyond’ organized by UNIDO brought together experts from Accenture Security, Europol, Kaspersky L...
Read moreUNIDO ITPO Germany presents study on the impact of COVID-19 on agribusiness and the food industry in African and Asian markets
Aug-13-2020
While the COVID-19 pandemic has immediate effects on food and agricultural supply chains, the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is not limited to short-term disruptions in supply and demand.&nb...
Read moreCatch up with the GMIS Digital Series
Aug-11-2020
The third edition of the Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS) was originally intended to take place alongside Hannover Messe, the world’s largest industrial exhibition and trade fa...
Read moreUNIDO and Switzerland launch Global Quality and Standards Programme in Georgia
Jul-27-2020
On Monday, 27 July 2020, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture (MEPA) of Georgia, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and the Swiss Government, through t...
Read moreUNIDO supports Ukraine to increase the quality in the woodworking industry
Jul-27-2020
Marking the official launch of UNIDO project “Realizing export potential of the wood and processed wood value chain in Ukraine by strengthening related quality infrastructure”, the First P...
Read morePublic Consultation: Laboratory Policy Guidance
Jul-27-2020
The guidance document, which aims to provide guidance on the development of a sustainable Laboratory Infrastructure, through Laboratory Policy, was developed under the leadership of UNIDO and in close...
Read moreECOWAS Quality/Metrology technical guides available online
Jul-10-2020
UNIDO released technical guides on public procurement, metrology and the quality infrastructure in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) developed under the West Africa Quality System Pro...
Read moreHYGIENE AND DISINFECTION GUIDANCE FOR COMPANIES TO MITIGATE THE RISK OF COVID-19 CONTAGION
Jul-07-2020
As a tool to support SMEs to comply with biosecurity protocols “Guía de higiene y desinfección para la industria en tiempos de COVID-19” was launched on 20 May 2020 as part of the Global Quality and S...
Read moreVoluntary Sustainability Standards Academic Advisory Council was launched
Jul-06-2020
The Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) Academic Advisory Council (AAC) was officially launched as a joint initiative of the United Nations Forum on Sustainability Standards (UNFSS), of which fiv...
Read moreITPO Bahrain successfully hosts virtual Enterprise Development & Investment Promotion Program (EDIP)
Jul-02-2020
Against the backdrop of the challenges related to COVID-19, the UNIDO ITPO Bahrain successfully completed its 112th edition of the Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion Program (EDIP) betwee...
Read moreGMIS Virtual Edition 2020 to Address Glocalization and Digital Restoration
Jun-30-2020
The GMIS Virtual Summit 2020 will take place from 4-5 September and will elaborate upon “Glocalization: towards inclusive and sustainable value chains”, with a special focus on digital restoration fol...
Read moreUNIDO and Japan to tackle impact of COVID-19 pandemic
Jun-29-2020
Responding to global effects and disruptions caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, UNIDO, in collaboration with companies, promotes technology transfer for developing countries, with nearly US $4 million f...
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