Member States validate framework to upgrade the pharmaceutical industry in the West Africa region
Jan-08-2019
ABIDJAN, 13 November 2018 – A joint framework of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) aimed at upgrading the region’s pharmaceutical industry in line with international Good Manufact...
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Tanzanian horticulture processors present their products to high-end hotels and restaurants during a tasting event
Dec-20-2018
ARUSHA, 30 October 2018 – Tanzanian horticulture processors had the opportunity to receive valuable product-feedback by professionals of high-end hotels and restaurants during a product tasting event ...
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Germany partners with UNIDO to boost women empowerment in green industry; strengthen trade capacity building
Dec-18-2018
VIENNA, 27 November 2017 – On the margins of 46th session of the Industrial Development Board (IDB), LI Yong, Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and Ge...
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West Africa strengthens its consumer protection mechanism thanks to the support from the West Africa Quality System Programme
Dec-13-2018
The French Accreditation Body (COFRAC) has just awarded two laboratories in Senegal attestations that extend their scope of accreditation to the analysis of highly strategic products for the region: t...
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Malawi: Market access and trade capacity-building support for agro-industrial products (MATCB) project
Dec-11-2018
Trade is an engine for growth that may lift many Malawians out of poverty. Currently, Malawi is unable to significantly penetrate foreign markets due to limited quality infrastructure and the absence ...
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NQIP held Nigerian first GLOBALG.A.P Farm Assurers Training for Setting up GLOBALG.A.P Certification Bodies
Dec-06-2018
The National Quality Infrastructure Project for Nigeria (NQIP) with overall objective to support the enhancement of the national quality infrastructure in Nigeria, held Nigerian first GLOBALG.A.P Farm...
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Promoting Regional Value Chains in Africa: A pathway for accelerating Africa’s structural transformation, industrialization and pharmaceutical production
Nov-29-2018
This year’s Africa Industrialization Day focused on the important role that the pharmaceutical industry in Africa can play in assuring a reliable and sustainable access to medicines for patients while...
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UNIDO, ECOWAS deepen cooperation during visits to Vienna and Brussels
Nov-27-2018
VIENNA/BRUSSELS, 9 November 2018 – A delegation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) led by Mamadou Traoré, ECOWAS Commissioner for Industry and Private Sector Promotion, visited ...
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UNIDO and Switzerland launch Global Quality and Standards Programme project in Peru
Nov-26-2018
LIMA, 26 November 2018 – Peru’s Ministry of Production (Produce), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and Switzerland through the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SEC...
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Bali Conference discusses unlocking Industry 4.0 for Asia and the Pacific countries
Nov-22-2018
BALI, November 2018 – The first Regional Conference on Industrial Development (RCID) with the theme of “Unlocking the Potential of Industry 4.0 for Developing Countries”, was held from 8-9 November 20...
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Metrology: a key enabler for realizing the Sustainable Development Goals
Nov-20-2018
PARIS, 16 November 2018 - The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) joined the global metrology community at the 26th General Conference on Weights and Measures where measurement ...
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Malawi Bureau of Standards obtains internationally-recognized accreditation of its testing laboratory through the SQAM Project
Nov-13-2018
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has the pleasure to announce that the Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) has obtained accreditation of its testing laboratories for the sco...
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