At LLDC3, UNIDO reaffirms commitment to driving structural transformation in LLDCs through Quality Policies
Aug-18-2025
Awaza, Turkmenistan, 13 August 2025 - The historic Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3) held in Awaza, Turkmenistan, from 5 to 8 August 2025, was opened by the Un...
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Launch of €25 million EU-Funded ATCMA SADC Programme supporting trade competitiveness and market access in SADC region
Aug-08-2025
ANTANANARIVO, 28 July 2025- The Southern African Development Community (SADC), in partnership with the European Union (EU), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and the Inte...
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Ethiopia Celebrates First Organic Honey Certification under New EU Regulation
Aug-06-2025
Addis Ababa, 05 August 2025 - Ethiopia has achieved a major breakthrough in sustainable trade with the certification of its first organic honey under the European Union’s updated Regulation (EU) 2018/...
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UNIDO and Japan launch a new wave of entrepreneurship trainings for inclusive recovery in Western Ukraine
Aug-05-2025
Lviv, Ukraine, 18 July 2025 – As the socio-economic impacts of the war in Ukraine continue to challenge vulnerable communities, UNIDO, supported by the Government of Japan, is scaling up its effo...
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Making Quality the Guiding Compass: UNIDO’s Global Quality and Standards Programme accelerates SDG Impact
Jul-30-2025
Vienna, 30 July 2025 – Quality and standards shape every facet of life—from the safety of products to the strength of economies. A newly released video by the United Nations Industrial Development Org...
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Trust in Every Measurement: UNIDO and the Austrian BEV Explore the Future of Metrology
Jul-22-2025
On 18 July 2025, representatives from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) visited the Austrian Federal Office of Metrology and Surveying (BEV) in Vienna to explore cutting-e...
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UNIDO and Ukraine strengthen green recovery through municipality-based development
Jul-16-2025
Rome, 11 July 2025 – At the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC2025), UNIDO and Ukraine signed a new agreement to launch the next phase of the project “Green industrial recovery through municipality...
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UNIDO supports MSMEs as catalysts for sustainable growth
Jul-07-2025
Guangzhou, China, 27 June 2025 – During the 20th China International SME Fair (CISMEF), which was held from 27 to 30 June 2025 in Guangzhou, China, UNIDO reaffirmed its commitment to empowering SMEs a...
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Launch of €50M ATCMA ECOWAS Programme to boost Trade Competitiveness and Market Access in West Africa
Jun-24-2025
ABUJA, 17 June 2025 – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) component of the Africa Trade Competitiveness and Market Access (ATCMA) programme was officially launched as part of ...
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UNIDO and ITC launch first technical meeting for €200M Africa Trade Programme
Jun-23-2025
Lusaka, 4 June 2025 – €200 Million EU funded Africa Trade Competitiveness and Market Access (ATCMA) Programme to Boost African SME Development.African Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) st...
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Is the Global South Ready for the EU’s Digital Product Passport? – First Insights from the Textile Sector
Jun-19-2025
The EU’s upcoming Digital Product Passport (DPP), part of the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), is set to reshape global textile supply chains by enforcing greater product transpar...
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UNIDO and ISO advance international standardization for sustainable laboratory infrastructure
Jun-17-2025
VIENNA, 11 June 2025 – Held on the sidelines of the 7th Plenary Meeting of the International Organization for Standardization’s (ISO) Technical Committee 336 (ISO/TC 336), which took place in UNIDO’s ...
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