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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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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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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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...
Read moreWorkshop: Control and management of hazardous waste in testing laboratories/ Control y manejo de residuos peligrosos en laboratorios de ensayo
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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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...
Read moreWebinar: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Bridging the Standardisation Gap
WORLD STANDARDS DAY 2020: PROTECTING THE PLANET WITH STANDARDS
World Standards Day 2020 is themed “Protecting the planet with standards”. Each year on 14 October, the members of the IEC, ISO and ITU celebrate World Standards Day, which is a means of paying tribute to the collaborative efforts of thousands of experts worldwide who develop the voluntary technical agreements that are published as International Standards.
World Metrology Day 2020
The theme for World Metrology Day 2020 is Measurements for global trade.
This theme was chosen to create awareness of the important role measurement plays in facilitating fair global trade, ensuring products meet standards and regulations, and satisfying customer quality expectations.
