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Jul-17-2019

UNIDO Side Event at the WTO Global Review of Aid for Trade 2019

GENEVA, 4 July 2019 – UNIDO’s Department of Trade, Investment and Innovation (TII) and the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)…

Jun-27-2019

UNIDO impact stories on trade, economic diversification and sustainable development

On Wednesday, 26 June 2019, the UNIDO Department of Trade, Investment and Innovation (TII) launched a set of project impact stories to highlight the…

Jun-18-2019

Launch of the Global Quality and Standards Programme for the Chemical Industry in Colombia

BOGOTA, 3 June 2019 – With the objective of strengthening quality and raising compliance with international standards to increase its exportable…

Jun-14-2019

UNIDO enables first ever export of Indonesian pangasius

Indonesian pangasius producers have historically been unable to compete in the world market due to such barriers as low quality, lack of standards…

Jun-09-2019

HAPPY WORLD ACCREDITATION DAY 2019!

Accreditation: Adding Value to Supply Chains 9 June 2019 marks World Accreditation Day as a global initiative, jointly established by the…

International Conference on "Ensuring Industrial Safety"

The International Conference ‘Ensuring Industrial Safety: the role of governments, regulations, standards and new technologies’, co-organized by the…

UNIDO joins ISO Technical Committee on Innovation Management

STOCKHOLM, 17 May 2019—As a new liaison member, UNIDO participated in the plenary meeting held by ISO/TC 279, the Technical Committee of ISO on…

May-28-2019

“UNIDO Day” in the 7th China (Shanghai) International Technology Fair

SHANGHAI, 18 April 2019 - Co-hosted by China’s Ministry of Commerce, its Ministry of Science and Technology, the National Intellectual Property…

UNIDO, Japan to strengthen food security in Gabon

The new UNIDO project in Gabon funded by the Government of Japan has the objective to strengthen food security and quality to improve livelihoods.…

May-09-2019

Harnessing the potential of Industry 4.0 tech to improve e-commerce

Geneva - UNIDO, as an “E-trade for all” partner, organized its own thematic session during UNCTAD’s 2019 E-commerce Week Conference. Under the…

May-07-2019

Making branding work for sustainable development

On 10 April 2019, TII in cooperation with the European Brand Institute (EBI), successfully organized the 15th IconVienna – Brand Global Summit, which…

May-02-2019

Sri Lanka moves to meet international standards

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) co-hosted an event with the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), the National…