Promoting partnerships for sustainability – UNIDO continues to support the United Nations Forum on Sustainability Standards
Apr-19-2018
Voluntary sustainability standards (VSS) are creating greater export opportunities for developing countries. In 2013, the United Nations Forum on Sustainability Standards (UNFSS) was created to suppor...
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ITPO Japan Annual Report 2017
Apr-11-2018
ITPO Japan has published the Annual Report for 2017. ITPO Japan had many achievements in 2017, and had an impressive year in many aspects. Some highlights include the following: Hosting 14 d...
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First ECOWAS Quality Infrastructure Forum held with the support of UNIDO
Apr-10-2018
The first Quality Infrastructure (QI) Forum of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), under the patronage of His Excellency Mr. Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Senegal, was h...
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International business and investment forum boosts partnerships for Africa’s pharmaceutical industry
Apr-06-2018
An international business and investment forum on “Mobilizing investment, technology and partnership opportunities for Africa’s pharmaceutical industry” gathered some 70 participants at the UN Campus ...
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Swaziland companies improve their competitive standing through certification
Mar-29-2018
A number of companies in Swaziland have been ISO-certified as a result of a Norad-funded United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) project on market access and trade. The project aime...
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Report on Status, Opportunities and Challenges of BRICS e-commerce
Mar-27-2018
Based on the request of the BRICS Contact Group on Trade and Economic Issues (CGETI), the report on “Status, Opportunities and Challenges of BRICS e-commerce” was prepared jointly by authors from UNID...
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Launch of activities of the accreditation body for West Africa - SOAC
Mar-22-2018
With the support of the West African Economic and Monetary Union Commission (UEMOA), the West African Accreditation System (le système ouest-africain d'accréditation/SOAC) will hold its second General...
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Taking Colombia’s natural cosmetics to the global marketplace
Mar-20-2018
In an effort to increase local companies’ access to international markets, the Colombian government joined forces with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and with funding ...
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Advancing the SDGs through impact investment
Mar-16-2018
Representatives of more than 20 Investment Promotion Agencies (IPAs) have come together to learn and deliberate about novel approaches in investment promotion. UNIDO together with its partners, the Wo...
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Stakeholders and Regulatory Agencies Develop Nigerian Consumer Charter
Mar-13-2018
Stakeholders held the first multi-agency meeting on the development of a Nigerian consumer charter on 13 February 2018 in Abuja. Following consultations with the Consumer Protection Council (CPC), it ...
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UNIDO support for the development of world-class automotive industrial park in Nigeria
Mar-08-2018
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is supporting the establishment of a world-class automotive industrial park in Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria, under the auspices of Okech...
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SMART-Fish Indonesia; Traceable Seaweed
Mar-06-2018
The SMART-Fish Indonesia programme supports three value chains of Seaweed, Pangasius and P&L Tuna with the aim to improve their competitiveness and sustainability for better local and internationa...
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