Quality test: the inspiring journey of Côte d’Ivoire’s testing laboratories supported by UNIDO
Feb-11-2019
Having a product tested through internationally-recognized accredited laboratories adds value as it ensures quality – a key ingredient for gaining consumers’ trust, increasing business competitiveness...
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TII FACTS & FIGURES 2018
Feb-01-2019
We are pleased to share with you the attached summary of 2018 Facts and Figures of UNIDO’s Department of Trade Investment and Innovation. The document provides a numerical outline of the depa...
Read moreUNIDO Export Consortia Project – the success story in Colombia
Jan-29-2019
The project developed in cooperation with the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism - MINCIT, and funded by the Korean International Cooperation Agency – KOICA, was launched in 2016 and will be c...
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Aid for Trade Initiative for Arab States: Highlights on recent UNIDO’s achievements
Jan-24-2019
The first phase of the Aid for Trade Initiative for the Arab States (AfTIAS) programme is now coming to an end. This initiative was a unique form of international partnership, bringing together many i...
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Improved export capacity and consumer protection in Malawi through quality and standards
Jan-22-2019
The final Steering Committee Meeting of the EU-funded “Development of a Robust Standardization, Quality Assurance, Accreditation and Metrology Infrastructure (SQAM)” Project in Malawi, implemented by ...
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UNIDO publishes latest vaccines paper, which focuses on an approach to identify market opportunities
Jan-15-2019
VIENNA, 19 December 2018 – UNIDO’s pharmaceutical team has published the latest in a series of papers designed to support the planning and development of commercially viable and sustainable vacc...
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UNIDO hosts high level delegation from Senegal during the 46th session of the Industrial Development Board
Jan-10-2019
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) received a high level delegation from Senegal to review progress made through the Programme for Country Partnership (PCP) and to discuss ...
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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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