COMFAR training in Zanzibar successfully conducted with local trainers following COVID-19 health and safety measures
May-06-2020
The Zanzibar Small and Medium Industries Development Authority (SMIDA) and the Zanzibar National Chamber of Commerce Industries and Agriculture (ZNCCIA) were supported by UNIDO to organize a two-weeks...
Read moreBringing clean water and increased crop yields to Burani Village in Kenya
May-05-2020
Recognizing the important role of water, since 2019 one of ITPO Germany’s partner companies, a Berlin based startup called Boreal Light Gmbh, ensures reliable supply of clean hygiene water to Burani V...
Read moreResilience roadmap for three value chains in Ghana
May-04-2020
UNIDO organized an online meeting of 3Value Chains Strategic Committees (VCSC) for fruits, cassava and cosmetic products. The meeting focused on the impact of COVID-19 on the targeted value chains and...
Read moreUNIDO and Norway to help SMEs mitigate negative economic impact of COVID-19
Apr-30-2020
UNIDO and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) have unveiled a large-scale new programmatic framework, the Global Market Access Programme (GMAP). GMAP is designed to respond to ...
Read moreHarnessing innovation in the global fight against COVID-19
Apr-29-2020
The global response to the challenges and the adverse social, economic and financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic require innovative ideas and technologies. Developing countries and economies in tr...
Read moreUsing high-tech in the fight against COVID-19
Apr-28-2020
Amid the COVID-19 period, new technologies and products spring up in China, which have made unique contributions to the fight against the pandemic. Under the stringent lockdown measures in Wuhan and o...
Read moreStandards play an important role in mitigating the effects of the coronavirus pandemic
Apr-27-2020
As in many industrial sectors, the elaboration of standards and quality infrastructure is crucial for maintaining the highest quality of medical products and services. Failure to observe rules on metr...
Read moreTajik textile enterprises diversify production to help prevent the spread of COVID-19
Apr-24-2020
As of 14 April, with the authorities having taken drastic measures to help keep the coronavirus at bay, Tajikistan had no confirmed COVID-19 cases. To further help avoid a health crisis, several natio...
Read moreUNIDO Special Webinar Series: Upcoming Events
Apr-24-2020
UNIDO’s Department of Trade, Investment and Innovation (TII) announces new events within its special series of webinars on “Quality and Standards in the fight against COVID-19”, hosted as part of the ...
Read moreWebinar discusses relevance of standards and testing in fighting COVID-19
Apr-21-2020
The first ever virtual panel organized by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), entitled ‘Standards and Testing in the Fight Against COVID-19’, was a full success. The w...
Read moreStrengthening regional accreditation in Africa
Apr-20-2020
The SADC Regional Laboratory Association (SRLA), which is a “Non Profit Company” (NPC) whose goal is to improve the reliability of testing and calibration results supplied by conformity assessment bod...
Read moreWebinars on the UNIDO guidelines for re-activation of the Colombian auto industry
Apr-16-2020
This webinar series introduce the UNIDO guidelines developed for the Colombian automotive industry to ensure that companies, which will restart production, do so by applying all possible measures...
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