Revised Quality Policy Trilogy Launched to Drive Sustainable Trade and Industrial Transformation
Apr-21-2026
Vienna, 20 April 2026 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), in collaboration with the International Network on Quality Infrastructure (INetQI), has launched the revised Qua...
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Local Action Groups Driving Competitiveness and Quality in Albania
Apr-14-2026
April 2026 – Across Albania, communities are strengthening their economic resilience as small and medium‑sized enterprises (SMEs) gain improved access to markets and become more competitive. Better in...
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Empowering Armenian Industries through Internationally Trusted Calibration Services
Mar-26-2026
Yerevan, Armenia - Industries across Armenia can now access internationally recognized calibration services locally at the National Body for Standards and Metrology (NBSM) across three measurement fie...
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Central Africa advances industrial transformation and market access in new programme
Mar-24-2026
Yaoundé, 17 March 2026 -The Africa Trade Competitiveness and Market Access Programme (ATCMA) is set to accelerate industrial transformation, boost trade, and create jobs across Central Africa by stren...
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Africa Quality Policy Meeting Takes Key Steps to Strengthen Africa’s Quality Infrastructure
Mar-19-2026
19 March 2026 - The 6th meeting of the Africa Quality Policy Council (AQPC), held in Mombasa, Kenya from 11 to 12 March 2026, concluded with a series of decisions to advance Africa’s quality infrastru...
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South Africa's Biotrade Forum Empowers Women to drive Conservation for Sustainable Livelihoods
Mar-09-2026
Pretoria, 3 March 2026 - South African women and this year’s International Women’s Day theme “Give to Gain” were placed at the center of a powerful, action-oriented conversation that identified concre...
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Standards for Circularity: UNIDO’s New Video Highlights Quality Infrastructure as a Catalyst for the Circular Economy
Feb-25-2026
Vienna, 24 February 2026 — As the global community grapples with a triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (...
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UNIDO’s new video: Blue Industry, real SDG impact
Feb-24-2026
Chennai, 13 February 2026 – UNIDO unveiled its new “Blue Industry & the SDGs” video, highlighting how Blue Industry interventions accelerate progress across the 2030 Agenda in developing countries...
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“℮” Mark Adoption in South Africa Accelerates Market Access, Consumer Trust & Confidence
Feb-12-2026
Pretoria, South Africa — Thursday, 5 February 2026Exporters of indigenous essential and vegetable oils and the many downstream processors in cosmetics, food and health sectors, who understand and appl...
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African Union Commission and UNIDO Champion Africa’s Quality Infrastructure Agenda at African Union High-Level Meetings
Jan-26-2026
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 12 December 2025 - In a decisive move to accelerate Africa’s industrial transformation, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the African Unio...
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From framework to factory floor: advancing health industry development
Jan-19-2026
Vienna, Austria, 19 January 2026 – In 2023, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) launched its Health Industry Framework with a clear ambition: to move beyond policy discussio...
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Armenia Modernizes Metrology Legislation to Boost Trade Competitiveness and Sustainable Development
Jan-09-2026
YEREVAN, Armenia, 1 December 2025 – The Government of the Republic of Armenia has officially published the amended Law on the “Uniformity of Measurements,” marking a transformative milestone in upgrad...
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