The initiative aims to support Ukraine’s green recovery by turning debris into a resource, creating local jobs, and laying the foundation for a scalable, low-carbon construction materials industry.5 May 2026 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and a Japanese sustainable constr...
Vienna, Austria, 25 February 2026 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), in partnership with the Government of United Kingdom (UK), has announced the second cohort of demonstration projects to be supported under the Accelerate-to-Demonstrate (A2D) Facility, following the second call for proposals. Four new transformational proje...
Bogotá, Colombia, 14 April 2026 – The Accelerate-to-Demonstrate (A2D) Facility of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has announced the publication of the third call-for-proposals at its annual event, held in Bogotá, Colombia, marking a further major milestone in advancing breakthrough innovative solutions for sustainable, res...
Hanoi, Viet Nam, 20 April 2026 – The Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) have launched a new UNIDO–Viet Nam Country Programme , marking an important step in strengthening the longstanding and strong cooperation to advance Viet Nam’s inclusive and sustainable industrial devel...
Vienna, 21 April 2026 - A historic milestone was marked with the first global celebration of the International Day of Women in Industry (IDWI) on 21 April 2026. The Day was proclaimed by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization’s (UNIDO) 173 Member States through a resolution adopted at the 21st session of the UNIDO General Conference held i...
Vienna, Austria, 16 April 2026 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) convened the Cleantech Days 2026, the Global Cleantech Innovation Programme’s (GCIP) annual forum, funded by the Global Environment Facility. Running from 7 to 10 April 2026, in conjunction with International Vienna Energy and Climate Forum, the event brought ...
Bogotá, Colombia, 14 April 2026 – The Accelerate-to-Demonstrate (A2D) Facility of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has announced the publication of the third call-for-proposals at its annual event, held in Bogotá, Colombia, marking a further major milestone in advancing breakthrough innovative solutions for sustainable, res...
Gerd Müller, Director General of UNIDO, delivers opening remarks at the IVECF opening ceremony.The International Vienna Energy and Climate Forum (IVECF) opened today at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna under the guiding motto “Powering Prosperity, Security and Stability”. Over the next two days, the IVECF will bring together leaders from governments, i...
Yaoundé, 25 March 2026 – On the margins of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) 14th Ministerial Conference, UNIDO and WTO organized a high-level event that highlighted how investment in the cotton, textile, and garment sectors could help transform West and Central African economies.The event signalled a new phase of the ‘Partenariat pour le Coton...
Bangkok, Thailand, 23 March 2026 – Thailand, in partnership with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and with support from Environment and Climate Change Canada, has concluded the Decarbonization of the Cement and Concrete Sectors project, marking an important step toward reducing emissions in one of the country’s most car...
