Riyadh, 23 November 2025 – The 21st session of the General Conference of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), together with the Global Industry Summit 2025, officially opened today at the King Abdulaziz Conference Center in Riyadh. The General Conference, UNIDO’s supreme policymaking body, brings together all 173 Member St...
Belém, Brazil, 14 November 2025 – Leaders gathered today in Belém at COP30 to launch the Belém Declaration on Global Green Industrialization. The Belém Declaration is a shared framework for coordination and action to accelerate industrial transformation while expanding opportunities for sustainable growth and innovation across all regions. Its go...
Shanghai, China, 6 November, 2025 – UNIDO Director General Gerd Müller has concluded a visit to the People’s Republic of China, where he participated in the Eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) alongside Chinese Premier Li Qiang and other Heads of State and Government. Müller also met with the Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao to a...
Yuko Yasunaga, Andrii Teliupa, Solomiya Omelyan and Olena KovalovaKyiv, Ukraine, 1 November 2025 – A high-level delegation of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) concluded a mission to Ukraine, reaffirming the Organization’s commitment to supporting the country’s green industrial recovery, resilience and modernization.The...
Accra, Ghana, 7-9 October 2025: UNIDO pre-launched a new publication series under the project “Increasing African production of vaccines and essential medicines through business linkages and technology transfer” on the sidelines of the African Healthcare Manufacturing Trade Exhibition and Conference (AHMTEC). Funded by the Federal Ministry for Econo...
Karachi, 7 to 9 October 2025 - UNIDO, through the European Union-funded Poverty Alleviation and Inclusive Development Across Rural Sindh (PAIDAR) programme, co-organized the 9th Annual Microfinance Conference with the Pakistan Microfinance Network (PMN). The event gathered over 300 representatives from government institutions, development pa...
Vienna, 14 October 2025 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) marks World Standards Day with a new video showcasing how standards drive competitiveness, innovation and sustainable economic and industrial growth.The video features stories and perspectives from Member States which illustrate how UNIDO’s work in standardizati...
Representing UNIDO DG Gerd Müller, Christophe Yvetot joined the Global Gateway deliverables signing, witnessed by EU Commissioner Jozef SíkelaBrussels, 9–10 October 2025 - The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) took part in the second edition of the Global Gateway Forum, hosted by the European Commission (EC) Direc...
New York, 20-25 September - Marking the 80th anniversary of the United Nations, this year’s high-level week of the United Nations General Assembly gathered world leaders in an environment marked by political crises and calls for far-reaching organizational reform.With the changing international trade landscape and global supply chain disruptions loom...
UNIDO Launches the 2025 SDG 9 Progress ReportThe United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), as custodian agency for six industry-related indicators of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 9, has released the 2025 Edition of the SDG 9 Progress Report. This publication offers a comprehensive statistical snapshot of global industrial devel...
