News
- UNIDO, EU and Armenia Jointly Celebrated the World Metrology Day 2023
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the European Union (EU) Delegation to Armenia, and the National Body of Standards and Metrology (NBSM) of Armenia jointly celebrated the World Metrology Day 2023 — Measurements supporting the global food system in Yerevan on May 19, 2023. Over 70 representatives from the public and private sectors in Armenia joined the celebration and learnt about the importance of local metrology services for a well-functioning food system.
- Unlocking export potential of essential and vegetable oils from South Africa
On 24 May 2023, the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition of South Africa (the dtic), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO have signed a project to continue supporting South Africa’s efforts to improve the quality of indigenous essential and vegetable oils.
- UNIDO launches its first Standards Compliance Analytics Report for Albania
On 2 May 2023, UNIDO launched its first Standards Compliance Analytics country report for Albania. The results of the detailed analysis on rates and reasons for border rejections for food products coming from Albania was presented to the Albanian Government and 16 key stakeholders during an online event. The results of the comprehensive analysis is being used to identify the key compliance challenges faced by exporting countries and thereby enhance targeting of investments in building relevant compliance capacities.
- UNIDO promotes culture for quality in the Ghanaian cashew value chain
A cashew roundtable took place on April 14th and drew representatives of all the key actors in the cashew value chain to discuss the findings of the Qualtrics assessment tool developed by UNIDO. The round table focused on issues that will enhance quality as well as enforce quality standards to improve the position and competitiveness of Ghanaian cashew on the international market.
- UNIDO Russia Office (ITPO Russia) Newsletter January-March 2023
Dear Colleagues, we are pleased to share with you the UNIDO Russia Office (ITPO Russia) Newsletter January-March 2023.
- Good Standardization Practices in support of international trade
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) are pleased to announce that the ISO Good Standardization Practices (GSP) eLearning course is now available!
- Validation of 31 ECOWAS Standards: An important step towards strengthening competitiveness of West African products and services
On 30 March, 31 draft ECOWAS Standards (ECOSTANDs) related to three regional value chains — Mango, Cassava, and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) — were validated by the Ministers of Industry of ECOWAS Member States.
- The UNIDO CIIC took part in the Congress of the VEO of Russia
On March 31, 2023, the Congress of the Free Economic Society of Russia was held at the Taurida Palace in St. Petersburg.
- The Sverdlovsk Regional Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs held a meeting on sustainable development and the ESG agenda
At the end of March, a meeting of the Commission of the Sverdlovsk Regional Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs on Sustainable Development and the ESG Agenda was held in Yekaterinburg. Director of the UNIDO CIIC Sergey Korotkov took part in the meeting online. The event was also attended by Alexander Nuikin, Deputy Chairman of the Ural Bank of Sberbank, Igor Korotetsky, Deputy Head of the Kept Consulting Department, Vsevolod Gavrilov, Managing Director of the Center for Digital GR Initiatives of Sberbank, and others.
- XXII International Forum "Ecology of the big city" was held in St. Petersburg
On March 22-24, the XXII International Forum „Ecology of the Big City“ was held at the EXPOFORUM CEC in St. Petersburg.