Ensuring Industrial Safety and Security in Times of COVID-19 and Beyond
May-27-2020
On 8 May 2020, a webinar on “Ensuring Industrial Safety and Security during the times of COVID-19 and beyond” was organized by UNIDO with the support of Rostechnadzor, the Federal Environmental, Indus...
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Rebooting Quality Infrastructure for a Sustainable Future: Now available in Spanish and French!
May-26-2020
The UNIDO publication “Rebooting Quality Infrastructure for a Sustainable Future” is now available in Spanish and French to reach the wider audience of UNIDO Member States and key partners in Quality ...
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UNIDO supports SME recovery in Mozambique during COVID-19 crisis
May-22-2020
A high-level meeting with industrial associations in Mozambique was held on 12 May to discuss the economic impacts of COVID-19 crisis in the business sector and explore common approaches for addressin...
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UNIDO at Hannover Messe – five years of a successful partnership
May-21-2020
UNIDO celebrates five years of a very successful partnership with the Hannover Messe and has launched a new brochure to highlight the aspects of this successful collaboration. Hannover Messe is the wo...
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UNIDO celebrates World Metrology Day 2020
May-20-2020
On the occasion of World Metrology Day, marked on 20 May, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has published insights on the relevance of “Quality, standards and testing in t...
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Strengthening the resilience of Food Systems: the role of Short Food Supply Chains
May-20-2020
The new UNIDO publication titled “Short Food Supply Chains for promoting Local Food on Local Markets” gives an insight over the main typologies of Short Food Supply Chains (SFSC) initiatives, presenti...
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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Bridging the Standardisation Gap
May-19-2020
On May 15, UNIDO, in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO), the European Commission, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), Beijing Municipal Institute of Labour P...
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COVID-19 in Kenya: UNIDO raises awareness about food safety
May-18-2020
UNIDO’s ‘Market Access Upgrade Programme (MARKUP)’, a European Union-funded initiative, has launched a food safety awareness campaign to sensitize people in Kenya about food safety amid the COVID-19 p...
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UNIDO works with Japan to increase investments in Africa
May-15-2020
Last year was marked by growing Japanese private sector involvement in Africa, in particular at the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7) hosted by th...
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Recordings from UNIDO’s Special Webinar Series now available
May-13-2020
UNIDO’s special webinar series on Quality and Standards in the Fight against COVID-19 successfully concluded its first five events, where nine renowned international experts from a variety of prestigi...
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UNIDO to play a key role in harmonizing standards in response to COVID-19 across West Africa
May-13-2020
As part of its contribution to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, the West Africa Competitiveness and Quality Infrastructure Project (WACQIP) proposed a contingency plan focusing on the necessit...
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on e-commerce and its interplay with cybersecurity and privacy in the digital space
May-11-2020
On 1 May 2020, webinar on the “Value of Cyber Security and Privacy in Digital and E-commerce Space” was organized by UNIDO and the Consumer Unity and Trust Society (CUTS). This webinar was marke...
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