Vienna, 11 September 2025 – Global supply chains, the backbone of international trade and industrial development, face mounting challenges from health crises, geopolitical tensions, rising trade costs, and sustainability-driven regulations. Building resilience and fairness in these systems is critical to ensuring that producers, particularly in devel...
Bangkok, 5 September 2025 – As one of the most dynamic and diverse regions in the world, Asia is uniquely positioned to lead the transition toward sustainable, inclusive and low-emission industrial growth. However, the Asia region currently has the highest plastic consumption globally and produces two-thirds of the world's cement. Both sectors ha...
Welcome to the third issue of the Industrial Policy Research and Statistics Newsletter!During the second quarter of 2025, UNIDO advanced the production of the upcoming Industrial Development Report, convened several expert group meetings and events, and launched the new Monthly Manufacturing Trade Database to enhance timely trade monitoring and analysis.Do...
Tokyo/Yokohama, 26 August 2025 ― The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) contributed to the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9), which took place from 20 to 22 August 2025 in Yokohama, Japan, with a series of thematic side events and two exhibition booths. Since 1993, TICAD has been...
