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India and UNIDO strengthen partnership for Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development
NEW DELHI, 14 April 2021 - The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) of India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), have signed an agreement to establish a Facility for International Cooperation on Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development (FIC-ISID).
The Facility will create and share knowledge, build capacity and facilitate projects and partnerships on inclusive and sustainable industrial development under Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 9. Speaking at the signing event, Vandana Kumar, Joint Secretary of the DPIIT, said “this facility is expected to contribute significantly to enhancing productivity, inclusiveness, sustainability and innovation in the Indian manufacturing segment, by availing, adapting and promoting international good practices and techniques, to help manufacturers s
UNIDO, Norway agree programme to support countries’ access to global markets
VIENNA, 19 April 2021 – LI Yong, Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and Kjersti E. Andersen, Ambassador of Norway to Austria and Permanent Representative to UNIDO, have signed the Global Market Access Programme (GMAP) with a duration of five years and a budget of approximately €10.5 million.
In order to successfully compete in the global trading system and reap the benefits offered by the global economy, developing countries need to meet standards and other quality-related market entry requirements. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face difficulties in demonstrating the conformity of their products that is needed for them to access markets and integrate into global value chains. Therefore, UNIDO provides technical assistance and normative guidance to developing countries and economies in transition to address these challenges, with the over
VIENNA, 19 April 2021 – LI Yong, Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and Kjersti E. Andersen , Ambassador of Norway to Austria and Permanent Representative to UNIDO, have signed the Global Market Access Programme (GMAP) with a duration of five years and a budget of approximately €10.5 million. In order to successfully compete in the global trading system and reap the benefits offered by the global economy, developing countries need to meet standards and other quality-related market entry requirements. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face difficulties in demonstrating the conformity of their products that is needed for them to access markets and integrate into global value chains. Therefore, UNIDO provides technical assistance and normative guidance to developing countries and economies in transition to address these challenges, with the overall aim of fostering inclusive and sustainable industrial developmen
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The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Government of Japan are joining hands to implement ten new UNIDO projects with a total budget of US$7.29 million. At today’s kick-off event, LI Yong, Director General of UNIDO, and Ambassador Takeshi Hikihara, Permanent Representative of Japan to the International Organizations in Vienna, marked the start of projects in Afghanistan, Eritrea, Gabon, Ghana, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Madagascar, the State of Palestine, the United Republic of Tanzania, and Yemen. The event was attended by representatives of the beneficiary countries.
In his remarks, UNIDO’s Li noted that “a sensible and sustainable recovery has to start now to mitigate the severe and long-lasting effects of the pandemic,” adding, “We must apply the lessons learned from last year and tackle the challenges ahead of us. We have to strengthen job creation, build on the benefits of digitalization, advance gender equality, fight