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Introduction to

INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT

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FOREWORD

Since the early nineteenth century, livelihoods in

modern societies have been built on the economic

foundations created by the industrial revolution.

Industrialization helped lift hundreds of millions of

people around the globe out of poverty over the last

200 years.

The countries that have achieved steady economic

growth – driven by industrialization, international

trade and related services – are also the ones that

have managed to reduce poverty most effectively.

In fact, there is not a single country in the world

which has reached a high stage of economic and

social development without having developed an

advanced industrial sector.

Yet, this prosperity has not been evenly spread throughout the world. There

remain considerable differences between and within regions, countries and

societies. Too often, growth has left significant segments of the population

behind. This is particularly the case for women and young people.

At the same time, one consequence of the current patterns of

industrialization is their considerable environmental footprint. No country

has yet fully resolved the issues of effective waste management and proper

control of soil, water and air pollution. I cannot emphasize enough the

importance of promoting cleaner and resource-efficient production, and the

decoupling of economic growth from environmental degradation.

Based on the realization that current modes of industrialization are neither

fully inclusive nor properly sustainable, the Member States of UNIDO, at

their General Conference in Peru in December 2013, adopted the Lima

Declaration in which they agreed that

inclusive and sustainable industrial

development

must become an important part of the world’s long-term

development agenda. In doing so, they have clearly recognized the role

that

inclusive and sustainable industrial development

plays in eradicating

poverty and fostering sustainable development. This Declaration will shape

the future operations, spirit and direction of UNIDO in the years to come.

LI Yong

Director General

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Today, poverty remains the central challenge for our world, but we have

effective means to eradicate it within the next generation.

Industry continues to be a proven and crucially important source of

employment, accounting for almost 500 million jobs worldwide, representing

about a fifth of the world’s workforce.

Industrial development and trade in industrial goods have a proven track

record in effectively reducing poverty. The recent examples of the role played

by industrial development and manufacturing, including in China, the

Republic of Korea, and the many other Asian ‘tigers’ and ‘dragons’, speak for

themselves. These success stories represent models for many developing

countries for drafting policies to effectively lift large numbers of people out of

poverty.

Manufacturing industries and their related services sectors can absorb large

numbers of workers, provide them with stable jobs and increase the prosperity

of their families and communities. An efficient agro-industry enhances

economic stability for rural households, increases food security and helps

achieve economic transformation.

Experience shows that environmentally sound production methods in industry

can significantly reduce environmental degradation. We have the capabilities

for cleaner industrial production today: green industries can deliver

environmental goods and services.

Committing to sustainable production patterns makes business sense.

It reduces the wastage of costly resources, and contributes to increased

competitiveness. Similarly, since energy inputs represent an important

cost of production for industries, clean energy and energy efficiency have

progressively become core determinants of economic competitiveness and

sustained growth.

How much impact industry has on poverty eradication, environmental

sustainability and food security is ultimately defined by the pattern of

industrialization that a country chooses to follow. A long-term strategy can

put in place a framework of stable economic, legal and political conditions. It

can also create incentives to invest in the necessary education, infrastructure,

product quality, agribusiness solutions, innovation and entrepreneurial skills.

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At all levels of development, industry can be the primary driver in fighting

poverty, ensuring food security and preventing social polarization.

UNIDO’s inclusive and sustainable industrial development approach is based

on two main pillars: the first one is about creating shared prosperity for

all, and the second focuses on safeguarding the environment. This applies

to all fields of work UNIDO is engaged in, including technical cooperation,

analytical and policy advisory services, standard setting and compliance, and

a convening function for knowledge transfer and networking.

Inclusive and sustainable industrial development will be a key driver for the

successful integration of the economic, social and environmental dimensions

of sustainable development.

UNIDO’s work has contributed towards the implementation of the Millennium

Development Goals (MDGs), and the Organization is fully supporting the

ongoing post-2015 development agenda discussions. Today,

ISID Promotion Brochure

there is a strong

call for integrating the economic dimension, and the role of industry in

particular, into the global post-2015 development priorities.

INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE

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INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT

In order to implement inclusive and sustainable

industrial development, we must make sure that:

Every country achieves a higher level of industrialization, and benefits

from the globalization of markets for industrial goods and services.

No one is left behind in benefiting from industrial growth,

and prosperity is shared among women and men in all countries.

Broader economic and social growth is supported within

an environmentally sustainable framework.

New approaches are introduced to harness and share available

knowledge, technology and innovation.

All of the above are supported through multi-stakeholder partnerships.

Sustainable development

SOCIETY

protection.

UNIDO therefore meets the industrial development needs of its Member States through

a variety of highly specialized and differentiated services that promote social inclusion,

economic competitiveness and environmental sustainability, as well as cross-cutting

activities in the fields of industrial statistics, research and policy, and the promotion of

knowledge networks and institutional partnerships.

ECONOMY

ENVIRONMENT

Inclusive and sustainable industrial development addresses all three dimensions

of sustainable development: social equity, economic growth, and environmental

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PROGRAMMES

FOR SOCIAL

INCLUSION

Strengthening agro-industries

UNIDO’s agribusiness activities focus on strengthening the food processing sector

in developing countries in order to increase the availability of wholesome and

nutritious food both for the local market, contributing to national food security, and

for international markets, in order to generate income and create wealth. With its

proven expertise and experience in designing and implementing programmes for the

development of the agro-industries sector, UNIDO is ideally placed to lead partnerships

at the national level and engage with value chain actors and development partners.

UNIDO works with other development agencies to find innovative solutions to

challenges facing the food industries of its client countries. One particular area of

focus is the development of value chains and investment in agribusiness to enhance

productive capacities and reduce post-harvest losses.

UNIDO’s agro-industry specialists are responsible for identifying and strengthening

food value chains by conducting gap analyses and designing programmes to facilitate

access to technologies, business development services, financing, markets and

trade opportunities.

> Value chain

studies in 18

target countries

completed

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Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development

Regional flagship initiative

Accelerated Agribusiness and Agro-industries

Development Initiative (3ADI)

As the agricultural sector remains the backbone of economic

activity, employment and livelihoods in most developing

countries, strengthening it and adding value to agricultural

commodities are instrumental to enhancing food security,

stimulating economic growth and reducing poverty in a

sustainable manner.

The 3ADI was launched in 2010 in partnership with the African

Development Bank (AfDB), the United Nations Food and

Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Fund

for Agricultural Development (IFAD). It aims at enhancing the

productivity and profitability of agribusinesses.

In support of this goal, UNIDO designs and implements

action-oriented technical assistance programmes and

provides integral policy support. Its interventions concentrate

on several key pillars of agribusiness development: upgrading

entire value chains, strengthening technology, promoting

innovative sources of financing, stimulating private sector

participation, improving infrastructure and facilitating market

access. Constraints are first mapped along the value chain

of one or two key agricultural products identified by national

governments as priorities. UNIDO subsequently designs and

validates, in close collaboration with all stakeholders, robust

interventions that promote value-addition in agro-processing,

post-harvest handling, supply chain management and trade

By involving various actors and linking their unique resources,

UNIDO can enhance the effectiveness and sustainability

of its activities, promoting the expansion of local and

international value chains for the benefit of small producers

and entrepreneurs. As a consequence, additional incomes for

producers are created, as well as new jobs. The integration

of smallholder farmers into commercially viable business

linkages also allows UNIDO to expand the social inclusiveness

of agribusiness value chains. Overall, the whole economy of

target countries benefits from the higher proportion of value

addition that can be retained within their borders. Partnering

with the private sector helps ensure that UNIDO interventions

remain relevant to the needs of industry. Private partners also

facilitate the knowledge and technology transfer required for

the empowerment of small and medium enterprises (SMEs)

and the industrialization of Least Developed Countries (LDCs).

3ADI currently focuses on Afghanistan, Brazil, Burkina Faso,

Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana,

Haiti, India, Liberia, Madagascar, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda,

Sierra Leone, Sudan, and United Republic of Tanzania.

For more information, contact: [email protected]

The initiative builds on the awareness that tackling complex

challenges, such as the transformation of subsistence

agriculture into productive agribusiness, requires the

engagement of a broader range of actors. Hence, 3ADI pools

together key stakeholders – governments, development

partners, business and research institutions alike – to

leverage their core competencies, share knowledge

and harmonize efforts. Since the private sector plays an

instrumental role in driving systemic change in agribusiness,

3ADI also provides a framework for developing cross-sectoral

partnerships to help implement large-scale programmes in

this area.

promotion. UNIDO further assists beneficiaries in mobilizing

the necessary resources (finance, investment, technology,

expertise, etc.) so as to contribute to the sustainability of its

interventions.

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PROGRAMMES FOR SOCIAL INCLUSION

LIberIA:

Promoting youth employment in the mining,

construction and agriculture sectors

Liberia has made significant progress, yet the country faces

threats from increasing youth unemployment and a growing

influx of returnees to the country. Simultaneously, Liberia

is attracting significant foreign investment in key industrial

sectors, which include mining, energy and road construction as

well as agriculture and forestry. The lack of quality vocational

education and well-trained technical personnel in the country

present a significant barrier to Liberians taking advantage of the

employment opportunities created.

UNIDO’s project seeks to upgrade Liberia’s training

infrastructure to the needs of modern industry. This will enable

vulnerable groups, particularly young people, to benefit from

the employment opportunities generated.

In cooperation with Komatsu, a Japanese manufacturer,

a modern facility will be established to provide hands-on

and classroom-based learning using a modern curriculum

developed by the company. The training centre will prepare

students for future careers in the operation and maintenance

of heavy equipment, which is presently in high-demand across

all sectors. Furthermore, Komatsu will share best practices to

ensure that the training meets the requirements for servicing

and operating modern heavy equipment.

Following the Komatsu training in Japan, Booker Washington

Institute instructors will play a critical role in assuring the

quality of the training courses and ensuring that graduates

achieve the level of competence required to gain employment

in the industry.

The project is funded by the Government of Japan (USD 1.4

million) and works closely with Komatsu Ltd, the Ministry of

Commerce and Industry of Liberia and the Booker Washington

Institute in Liberia.

For more information, contact: [email protected]

> The training centre prepares students for future careers

in the operation and maintenance of heavy equipment,

which is presently in high-demand across all sectors

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Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development

Value chains and supplier

development

In the past few years, there has been growing interest in looking at the entire value chain,

from primary production to consumption and disposal, and specifically to those SMEs

and agribusinesses supplying raw materials or semi-processed or consumer goods and

services to multinationals. SMEs producing agro-based products in developing countries,

especially small production units, often lack the technical and financial means to produce

goods of sufficient quantity and quality in a cost-effective manner. This means that they

miss out on the market opportunities offered by local and global supermarkets and

manufacturers.

This has a negative impact on those less developed businesses and their workers

who strive to access formal and profitable markets with their products in order to grow

and generate income and job opportunities. UNIDO recognizes that aligning business

strategies, operations and supply chains with sustainable development outcomes is

not only a social responsibility, but also increasingly a business imperative. Adopting

more socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable business operations will help to

mitigate risk, develop new markets and cultivate sustainable relationships with suppliers,

customers and investors.

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Regional flagship initiative

PAMPAT:

Improving livelihoods of small-scale rural producers of typical

food products in Morocco and Tunisia

More and more consumers are searching

for authenticity and are willing to pay

higher prices for typical food products

that are deeply rooted in the culture and

tradition of their territories of origin. For

small-scale rural producers, this new

trend signifies a major opportunity; it

frees them from having to compete on

price with standardized products in

commodity markets and rewards them for

the maintenance of biodiversity and

cultural heritage in niche markets.

Within this context, UNIDO is

implementing a project in Morocco and

Tunisia with funding from the State

Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)

of the Swiss Government. Launched in

2013, the “Projet d’accès aux marchés

des produits agroalimentaires et de

terroir” (PAMPAT) aims at improving the

performance, market access and socio-

economic conditions of several value

chains: in Tunisia, project activities focus

on harissa, the Djebba fig and the prickly

pear, while in Morocco the argan oil and

prickly pear value chains in the central

Souss-Massa-Drâa region have been

selected.

UNIDO is strengthening the organization

and governance of the selected value

chains, improving the productivity,

quality compliance and product devel-

opment of small-scale rural producers,

and enhancing their position in both do-

mestic and export markets. UNIDO is

also helping to ensure that the products

comply with the requirements of recently

introduced geographical indication and

other quality labels, in order to position

them in higher niche markets and allow

the producers to obtain a premium price

and higher revenues. Through the imple-

mentation of new green technologies the

project will also improve the environmen-

tal sustainability of the value chains.

The project has been designed and is

being implemented in close cooperation

with local stakeholders, including the

ministries of Industry and Agriculture in

Tunisia and Morocco. Special attention

is placed on supporting young entre-

preneurs, women and producers from

disadvantaged regions. The traditional

products are deeply rooted in local rural

communities. By adding value along the

entire value chain the project offers prom-

ising prospects in terms of improving

livelihoods, creating jobs and promoting

sustainable and inclusive local economic

development.

For more information,

contact: [email protected]

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Productive work for young people

and entrepreneurship development

Providing jobs for young people is one of the most pressing challenges for governments across

the globe, a challenge that affects both developed and developing countries, as well as countries

with economies in transition. The problem is exacerbated in the developing world by a lack of

opportunities and financial resources. The inability to earn an income not only leads to poverty and

deprivation, but all too often to insecurity, civil disturbance and crime. Without a future of their

own, young people will find it hard to contribute to the future of their country. This is a high priority

issue for the United Nations and its specialized agencies and there are few better examples of inter-

agency cooperation than its common response to this challenge. For its part, UNIDO has a dedicated

entrepreneurship development programme for young women and men that provides training in

technical skills to empower young people, develop the local business environment and instill an

entrepreneurial culture. It targets underprivileged young people in particular.

ArMeNIA:

Productive work for young people – supporting

young entrepreneurs

In 2011, the youth unemployment rate

had risen to almost 40 per cent. Given

the limited absorptive capacity of the

Armenian public sector and of the

formal labour market, UNIDO launched a

project to support youth-led enterprise

creation and expansion with Austria’s

financial support. The project follows

a comprehensive approach providing

non-financial and financial services

during and beyond the start-up phase,

and also promotes a more conducive

environment for youth-led businesses:

aspiring young entrepreneurs receive

direct assistance in creating and/

or developing their own businesses

including entrepreneurship training,

counselling and coaching, and technical

assistance. They also have the

possibility to access funding through

the youth business revolving fund,

which has been established through

the project. Furthermore, institutional

capacity-building has been rendered

as and where necessary. Outreach

activities are undertaken to reinforce

the positive effects of entrepreneurship

on individual, community and

socioeconomic development. Particular

emphasis is given to the promotion of

successful women entrepreneurs to

encourage young women to enter into

business.

Concurrently, issues related to the busi-

ness environment have been addressed;

as a result, a concrete action plan and

recommendations for political decision

makers at the national and regional lev-

el were developed. While contributing

to a systemic change, where both the

public and the private sector render

more and better support to youth-led

enterprise creation, the UNIDO project

shows that funding schemes targeted

towards youth create win-win situations:

the project is on track to reach its targets

of beneficiaries, including 300 potential

and existing young entrepreneurs (of

which 50 per cent are women) and 80

youth-led businesses and start-ups. It

is envisaged to expand the programme

across Eastern Europe.

For more information,

contact: [email protected]

> 300 potential

and existing young

entrepreneurs (of

which 50 per cent

are women) have

benefitted from the

programme

> 80 youth-led

businesses and

start-ups are being

assisted

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PROGRAMMES FOR SOCIAL INCLUSION

MOZAMbIQUe:

Entrepreneurship development for young people

In 2007, with technical assistance

from UNIDO and funding from the

Government of Norway, the Ministry of

Education and Culture introduced the

Entrepreneurship Curriculum Programme

(ECP) in secondary and vocational

schools throughout the country. The

programme aims at encouraging

the development of entrepreneurial

attitudes and skills. UNIDO assisted

the Government in developing an

entrepreneurship curriculum with

syllabus, teacher’s guides, textbooks,

monitoring and evaluation tools, as

well as assessment guidelines. Once in

school, the students learn to identify

business opportunities with growth

potential in their community and assess

resources that can be mobilized within

their environments. Students also

learn in theory and practice how to set

up and manage a business and make

savings. Within four years, 51 per cent

of all schools in Mozambique began to

implement the ECP, with almost 500,000

students having taken the course, of

which 47 per cent were girls. In view of

ECP’s positive impact, the Ministry of

Education and Culture has integrated

the programme into the formal National

Education Strategy and will implement

it nationwide. ECP is being replicated

in Angola with the support of private

funds.

For more information,

contact: [email protected]

> 51 per cent of all students

have taken the course, of which 47 per cent were girls

> 85 per cent of the students have acquired entrepreneurial

skills, about a third of students engage in business activities

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UNIDO-VOLVO GrOUP:

Partnering to enhance skills

development and youth employment in Ethiopia

Together with the Swedish International

Development Cooperation Agency

(Sida), the Selam Children’s Village

(SCV) / Selam Vocational Training

College, the Ministry of Education

and the Ministry of Industry, the

UNIDO-Volvo Group partnership

seeks to address unemployment

and underemployment in Ethiopia,

especially among young people. Within

an overall environment of very low levels

of educational attainment, technical

vocational education and training (TVET)

programmes have to adjust to changing

labour market demands and cannot

keep up with the rapidly increasing

demand for trained manpower in sectors

such as construction and commercial

vehicles maintenance. This severe

shortage of skilled technicians is

having a major impact on productivity

and growth in the sector, and thus

on Ethiopia’s economic and social

development.

The partnership started a new initiative

to establish a training academy for

technicians of heavy-duty machinery

and commercial vehicles for poor and

young Ethiopians so that they can

take advantage of gainful employment

opportunities in advanced commercial

vehicle maintenance. The partners will

establish a modern, well-equipped

training centre for heavy-duty

commercial vehicles at Selam premises

outside Addis Ababa. This will involve

strengthening the institutional capacity

of Selam Vocational Training College

to deliver up-to-date training courses

relevant to the requirements of modern

enterprises, which are expanding their

operations in Ethiopia. The initiative at

Selam Vocational Training College will

be the first state-of-the-art vocational

training for heavy machinery in

Ethiopia that will be open to applicants

irrespective of their background. The

facility will train 25-30 high school

students per year. The four-year training

will include, inter alia, courses in English

and Information Technology. In addition,

more than 100 local technicians will

benefit annually from short-term skill

upgrading training held at the college.

The total calculated project cost is USD

5.3 million with contributions from Volvo

(USD 2.8 million), Selam (USD 340,000)

and SIDA (USD 2.2 million).

For more information,

contact: [email protected]

> The facility will train 25-30 high school students per year.

The four-year training course will include, inter alia,

modules in English and Information Technology

> More than 100 local technicians will benefit annually

from short-term skill upgrading courses held

at the academy

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PROGRAMMES FOR SOCIAL INCLUSION

Clusters, export consortia

and business linkages

SMEs are often ill-equipped to compete effectively in global, regional and even domestic

markets. Without extensive know-how and financial resources, attempts to export are

often doomed to failure and may even put at risk the financial stability of the enterprises.

Firms wishing to export must identify suitable foreign markets, contact local distributors,

accurately gauge consumer preferences and adjust the quality and price of products

accordingly. Finally, it is difficult to achieve a significant level of exports without offering

a comprehensive product range. The skills needed and the costs involved in meeting

these challenges are often beyond the capacities of individual SMEs. One effective way

of entering export markets is through the development of export consortia or voluntary

alliances of firms with the objective of promoting the export of goods and services through

joint actions. UNIDO has extensive experience and expertise in this field to put at the

disposal of its client countries.

Regional flagship initiative

SOUTHerN MeDITerrANeAN:

Supporting the development of

clusters in the Cultural and Creative Industries

Every year, 5 million new jobs are

needed in the Southern Mediterranean;

these could be created by the region’s

micro, small and medium-sized

enterprises if they become more

competitive in terms of business,

environmental and social performance.

Cultural and Creative Industries

(CCI) are increasingly contributing

to the Southern Mediterranean’s

socio-economic development. CCI

enterprises would strongly benefit

from entrepreneurial cooperation to

help them realize the potential of their

cultural heritage, improve products to

attract consumers, access local and

foreign markets, and create mutually

beneficial international partnerships.

Based on an initial CCI cluster and value

chain mapping as well as a transparent

selection process, the project seeks

to provide technical assistance to at

least one cluster in each one of the

target countries. The project will also

foster information dissemination and

knowledge sharing through dedicated

CCI centres as well as workshops

and regional meetings that foster the

exchange of best practices and success

stories. Moreover, the project supports

the implementation of an enhanced

CCI policy framework that is conducive

to the formation of clusters, thus

promoting the upscaling and replication

of its technical cooperation activities for

increasing employment opportunities

and inclusive growth throughout the

region. In addition, special attention

will be given to the establishment of

business linkages between Southern

Mediterranean and European Union

cluster support institutions as well as

between international buyers (retailers

and manufacturers) and local suppliers

towards increasing sustainable

sourcing.

Funded by the European Union and

the Government of Italy, the project

is implemented by UNIDO, and will

complement and add value to current

and future activities that are also funded

by the European Union and other donors

in the Southern Mediterranean. Regional

activities will also be undertaken under

the auspices of the Union for the

Mediterranean, which will further

partner with the project as a forum and

platform for information exchange and

knowledge sharing.

For more information,

contact: [email protected]

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PerU:

Industrial clusters and consortia – promoting typical

products to fight poverty

The project seeks to support the

Government of Peru in its efforts to

foster inclusive and sustainable rural

development through the valorization

of typical regional products. The

promotion and development of origin

consortia and collective brands impacts

several areas: adding value to the

traditional processing methods leads to

higher employment rates as it involves

production systems that are based

on local knowledge and skills - thus

preventing rural exodus. Promoting

collective brands has great potential,

not only for increasing the income

opportunities of small-scale rural

producers but also for revitalizating the

historical, cultural and ecological legacy

of the Peruvian regions, thus providing

a starting point for boosting local

economic development.

Funded by the Italian Directorate

General for Development Cooperation,

UNIDO, in partnership with the National

Institute for the Defense of Competition

and Intellectual Property (INDECOPI) and

the Ministry of Agriculture through the

Rural Agrarian Productive Development

programme (AgroRural), established a

partnership for the promotion of origin

consortia and collective brands as tools

for sustainable rural development. The

producers, organized within an origin

consortium, performed four types

of activities: developed a marketing

strategy around a typical product at a

regional level to be able to promote it

as a niche item; increased the visibility

of typical regional products with various

partners to promote rural tourism

and to enable consumers to “live and

experience” the product in the territory

of origin; improved typical regional/

local products to meet the expectations

of the market and regulators; and

ensured through the registration

of a collective label that only those

producers complying with the jointly-

agreed specifications can use the label.

The programme is already active in

eight of the poorest regions of Peru

and has resulted in the creation of five

origin consortia (honey, native cotton,

golden berry, traditional pasta, and

native potato), integrating over 750

rural producers who have officially

registered their collective brands. Five

more origin consortia, including 700

producers (trout, berry, mushroom,

white cheese, and quinoa), are about to

more than 2,000 families have improved

their living conditions through the

programme, leading to its recognition as

a “good governmental practice 2013” by

the Peruvian Parliament.

For more information,

contact: [email protected]

> Ten origin consortia,

integrating over 1450

rural producers have

been set up

> More than 2,000

families have

improved their

living conditions

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PROGRAMMES FOR SOCIAL INCLUSION

Gender and women’s empowerment

Women are important agents of economic and social development. They play crucial

roles in ensuring food and nutrition security, eradicating poverty and improving the

well-being of their families, yet continue to face serious challenges. UNIDO assists

its Member States to improve the entrepreneurial and technical skills of women by

supporting the development of gender-responsive policies and strengthening service

providers operating in skills training, entrepreneurship and technology promotion

and information dissemination in communities. UNIDO provides advice on integrating

gender considerations in industrial policies, assists in the implementation of

programmes that improve women’s access to clean energy sources, and helps women

entrepreneurs and producers.

PAKISTAN:

One-UN Joint Programme “Towards Gender Parity in Pakistan”

- UNIDO’s assistance towards economic empowerment through enabling

women entrepreneurs in creative industries

Funded under the One-UN Joint

Programme “Towards Gender Parity

in Pakistan”, UNIDO’s Women

Entrepreneurship Development

programme recognizes that expanding

employment and creating livelihood

opportunities for women through

productive work and income-generating

activities are effective ways to alleviate

poverty and promote women’s economic

empowerment. The main challenges

that women entrepreneurs in Pakistan

encounter are limited access to

information and support services,

ineffective linkages within the supply

chain partners and limited access to

markets. This weakens their bargaining

position with middlemen/middlewomen

who enjoy the bulk of the revenues.

UNIDO established a Business Growth

Center which works towards enhancing

the ability, mobility, visibility and

connectivity of women entrepreneurs.

Moreover, linkages with universities,

the private sector and vocational

training centres are created through the

establishment of Creative Industries

Centres. In an overarching manner,

the programme focuses on making all

sectors of the economy more gender-

inclusive. This includes finding ways to

include women in the traditionally male-

dominated sectors of the economy. The

approach has been used to identify

and insert value-added subsectors

with high potential for women into

the already existing male-dominated

value chains. This approach has also

harnessed the creativity of women and

their ability to create highly-marketable

products. These non-traditional sectors

of the economy (marble mosaic, gems

and jewels, and home textiles) mostly

rely on culture-based designs and

heritage-based knowledge, in which

women play a pivotal role through

their non-transferable, creative skills.

In total, over 700 master trainers were

instructed, with over 16,000 direct and

22,000 indirect beneficiaries. Through

the awareness-building and media

campaigns, over 5 million persons were

reached in the target areas.

For more information,

contact: [email protected]

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> Over

700 master trainers

were instructed

> Over 38,000

beneficiaries directly

and indirectly

assisted through the

project

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PROGRAMMES

FOR ECONOMIC

COMPETITIVENESS

Investment and technology

promotion

The private sector is the primary driver of economic growth and job creation. UNIDO

supports capacity-building initiatives and partnerships as well as the sharing of knowledge

and best practices to promote private sector development in manufacturing industries.

This is done through the formulation and implementation of technical cooperation and

institutional capacity-building initiatives to improve the competitiveness of enterprises,

mobilize investments, and facilitate access to suitable technologies for markets in

developing countries.

Worldwide network

Investment and Technology Promotion Offices (ITPOs)

Technical cooperation between enterprises

from developed countries and their partners

in developing countries and economies in

transition is of outmost importance; to foster

mutually beneficial business opportunities

and thereby bridge the investment gap and

technology divide, UNIDO established its first

Investment Promotion Services in 1980, which

later became the UNIDO Network of Investment

and Technology Promotion Offices. The ITPOs

open up partnership opportunities for investors

and technology suppliers while offering

unique services to entrepreneurs and business

organizations.

ITPOs promote international industrial

partnerships through foreign direct investment

and institutional capacity-building: they guide

potential investors from their host countries and

from developing countries throughout the entire

investment and technology promotion cycle

– from project identification and appraisal to

effective negotiations. In doing so, ITPOs offer

a full package of up-to-date information on

screened investment opportunities, technology

suppliers and how to do business in developing

countries. While ITPO services cover the entire

range of manufacturing activities, they tend to

focus on green industry.

In addition, ITPOs operate a Delegate

Programme through which they host officials

from developing countries, provide them with

hands-on training in investment promotion

techniques and the opportunity to promote

a portfolio of investment and technology

opportunities from their country of origin.

Over the past 30 years, ITPOs have promoted

strategic partnerships between potential

business associations and organizations,

contributing to bridging the investment and

technology gap. ITPOs continuously adapt to

changing circumstances in order to provide first

class services to their clients and partners along

the entire investment and technology

promotion cycle.

For more information, contact: [email protected]

> 7 ITPOs worldwide

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Competitiveness, upgrading

and modernization

UNIDO supports the development of local productive capacities and responsible investments

in a private sector-led process, and promotes the upgrading of industrial enterprises and

technical support institutions that drive the economic growth process. These support services

are aimed at stimulating technological dynamism for the creation of skilled jobs, enhancing

the developmental impact of private sector activities, and supporting the integration of SMEs

into national and global value chains through the establishment of pro-poor and market-driven

business linkages.

VIeT NAM:

Reducing costs and risks of doing

business through business registration reforms

An innovative and user-friendly National

Business Registration System (NBRS)

made its full nationwide debut in

April 2013 after four years of UNIDO-

supported development and the

introduction of e-signatures, e-payment,

online registration and online

information service facilities to reduce

the costs and risks of doing business in

Viet Nam.

Before the USD 12.6 million project

co-funded by the State Secretariat for

Economic Affairs of Switzerland (SECO),

the Norwegian Agency for Development

Cooperation (Norad), UNIDO and One

UN gained traction at the end of 2008,

business registration red tape held

back businesses, especially small

and medium-sized enterprise in the

Vietnamese economy. Cumbersome

procedures – such as the need to visit

multiple offices for receiving business

and tax codes, obtaining permission

for registering and actually registering

company seals – cost firms much time

and money. These burdens on firms also

eroded State tax revenues and pushed

some firms into the informal sector.

UNIDO assisted the introduction of the

business registration reforms at the

policy formulation to implementation

levels, helping to revise legal

frameworks and regulations and build

institutional and human capacities

to offer more client-friendly services.

The new streamlined system (www.

businessregistration.gov.vn) is the

product of the first-ever collaboration

between the ministries of Planning

and Investment, Finance and Public

Security and closely engaged business

registration offices (BROs) and tax

offices in each of Viet Nam’s 63

provinces.

The reforms had an immediate

impact, with the elimination of

seal engraving permits. From 2010

onwards, all provincial BROs use the

same computerized workflows when

registering a new business or amending

existing enterprise records, with cost

effective online services reducing the

time it takes to register a firm from

15 days in 2008 to just 3 days. Since

2010, over 80,000 newly registering

enterprises every year save more than

USD 4 million annually.

Businesses, the public and authorities

can now discover legally valid

information online about any of

the 850,000 registered firms (as of

December 2013) and download the

financial statements of shareholding

companies to accurately assess

potential business partners. While

access to firm information reduces the

risks of doing business, the National

Business Registration System also

has policy-making benefits, as the

Government regularly receives real-time

data on sector-specific market entry and

exit of enterprises.

In 2014, UNIDO’s continued support

with additional SECO funding started

the expansion of the NBRS to other

types of business entities: foreign

invested enterprises, financial

institutions, scientific, educational, and

technological institutions and others

doing business in Viet Nam. This will

improve the NBRS’ database, services

and visibility in line with the upcoming

amendment to the Enterprise Law.

For more information,

contact: [email protected]

> Newly registered enterprises save more than USD 4 million

a year as a result of simplified registration procedures

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> 90 suppliers upgraded and 800 farmers assisted,

with 90 per cent entering into METRO’s supply chain

> 45 per cent improvement in compliance with

basic food safety standards

Regional flagship initiative

UNIDO and the MeTrO Group:

Improving livelihoods and sustainable

food supplies through inclusive value chains

In 2009, UNIDO and the METRO Group,

one of the world’s largest retailers, joined

forces in a strategic alliance for safe and

sustainable food supplies. Through the

first full-scale application of the Global

Markets Protocol, established by the

Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI),

a joint capacity-building programme

was developed and successfully

implemented, enabling clusters of

suppliers to meet METRO and GFSI

market requirements in terms of food

safety and quality. UNIDO first carried

out an initial pilot project in Egypt (2009-

2010), in cooperation with the Egyptian

Traceability Center for Agro-Industrial

Exports/Agriculture and Agro-Industries

Technology Centre (ETRACE/ATC) in

Egypt and METRO (locally branded as

MAKRO), to test the GFSI Global Markets

Protocol and to upgrade clusters of local

suppliers in Egypt, where the METRO

Group was opening two new stores.

The local processors received intensive

training and mentoring in aspects

related to food safety management

systems, good manufacturing practices

and control of food hazards to ensure

compliance with the GFSI Protocol. In

less than five months, the suppliers

passed the Basic Level and Intermediate

Level requirements of the Global Markets

Protocol and were considered suitable to

become METRO suppliers.

Due to the success of the pilot project

in Egypt, which garnered significant

results for both the METRO Group and

the upgraded suppliers, the project

was expanded to cover 90 suppliers.

In parallel, a project which focuses on

the primary production of 800 farmers

was implemented jointly by UNIDO and

ETRACE/ATC. In addition, similar pilots

were implemented in India and the

Russian Federation in 2011. The partners

also expanded the scope of their

cooperation to cover the non-food sector

and include environmental and social

aspects in subsequent capacity-building

programmes.

Based on the success of the partnership

model with the METRO Group, UNIDO

has developed a global Sustainable

Supplier Development Programme

(SSDP), which aims at enabling clusters

of suppliers in developing countries to

gain access to profitable new market

opportunities and establish long-lasting

business linkages with potential buyers.

Working in partnership with UNIDO,

the METRO Group has been able to

share knowledge and know-how, and

to benefit from UNIDO’s knowledge of

the local industry and of the GFSI Global

Markets Protocol as UNIDO participated

actively in its development. Furthermore,

UNIDO has also been able to leverage

the resources of its local facilities and of

the expertise created in Egypt through

ETRACE/ATC, to ensure the effective

localization and long-term sustainability

of the programme.

By upgrading the supply capacity of

local producers together with a global

retail company like the METRO Group,

UNIDO has ensured that clusters of local

suppliers have established sustainable

business linkages with potential buyers

and have gained access to national

and, at a later stage, international

markets. The suppliers upgraded through

the capacity- building programme

have demonstrated a considerable

improvement in their performance and

compliance with food safety standards.

As a result, the quality and volume of

marketable products has improved. At

the same time, consumers benefit from

better and safer products and can expect

more stable food prices as a result of a

larger range of products.

For more information,

contact: [email protected]

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SLOVeNIA-rUSSIAN FeDerATION:

Cluster-to-cluster

cooperation and supplier development

The industry in the Samara region of

the Russian Federation is still charac-

terized by a lack of specialized staff to

improve quality and productivity, under-

developed scientific and technological

infrastructure to develop new products,

and a scarcity of strategic partnerships

with universities and research insti-

tutions. The ongoing UNIDO project

aims at strengthening automotive

component suppliers, optimizing the

local supply chain, providing the region

with industry-specific and institutional

development concepts, and creating

access to international markets, in

particular within the European Union.

Local experts were trained and a number

of initiatives were implemented, such

as the formation of the Association of

Automotive Suppliers in the Samara

region, the establishment of an intern-

ship scheme, the initiation of technical

support between local component

manufacturers and support institutions,

and the facilitation of direct contact and

technical exchange between Slovenian

and Russian component manufacturers

and their counterparts.

When provided with the necessary train-

ing, access to technical support and

relevant institutional and business part-

nerships, the Samara automotive com-

ponent manufacturers have the poten-

tial to be strong catalysts for change and

to actively contribute to skills and tech-

nology development, income generation

and employment opportunities and to

secure the overall competitive advan-

tage of the region. The main challenge

remains to set up a sustainable devel-

opment mechanism that will continue

to support networking between institu-

tions, firms and, most importantly, be-

tween suppliers and car manufacturers.

To further strengthen and maintain the

competitiveness of Samara automotive

component manufacturers and the sup-

plier network, and attain the strategic

goals of the whole Samara automotive

supplier network, further improvements

in advanced methods of productivity

enhancement and quality management,

new product development, CAD/CAM

techniques, tool and die development,

green technologies and products and ef-

ficient use of resources will be required.

For more information,

contact: [email protected]

> Establishment of the Association of Automotive Suppliers of

Samara for cluster twinning

> Increased productivity of 33 local component manufacturers:

20 to 45 per cent reduction in changeover time, 10 per cent

reduction in the lead time, 15 per cent reduction in downtime

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PHArMACeUTICAL INDUSTrY:

Safe and effective medicines

produced in developing countries

Many deaths could be prevented if safe

and effective medicines were readily

available to treat patients, especially in

Africa. The pharmaceutical sector is an

essential sector, as its products play a

major role in providing effective health

care for the population. Many countries

therefore see a need to enhance the

capabilities of this industry locally

and increase its competitiveness. The

pharmaceutical sector, for example,

is a priority sector in the Accelerated

Industrial Development Agenda for

Africa that has the objective to lift

Africans out of poverty.

UNIDO’s assistance is at the interface

between industrial development

and public health. The Organization

recognizes that these two agendas are

mutually reinforcing and that industry

is very complex and requires a number

of different dimensions to be addressed

in a coordinated fashion for sustainable

progress to be achieved. UNIDO has

therefore been assisting Ghana, Kenya

and Viet Nam in the formulation of

multi-stakeholder strategies to develop

the local pharmaceutical industries. It is

also developing solutions that support

and substantiate the implementation of

such strategies.

In 2011, the Commissioner for Social

Affairs of the African Union Commission

invited UNIDO to form a partnership to

accelerate the implementation of the

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plan for

Africa (PMPA) – an initiative endorsed

by the Heads of State and Government

of the African Union (AU) during the

2007 summit in Accra.

Through its cooperation with the African

Union Commission on the business plan

for the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Plan for Africa, UNIDO has demonstrated

that it is a thought trendsetter in

the realm of local pharmaceutical

production. Furthermore, through

its recommendations and follow-up

activities, it has displayed a willingness

to work with partner organizations

that have complementary skills and

mandates both within the UN system

and beyond. The need to work in

partnership with other organizations

is central to UNIDO’s approach. These

partnerships reflect the complexity of

the pharmaceutical industry and the

necessity of addressing matters that

transcend mandates in a coordinated

manner for high quality essential

medicines to be produced and for the

industry to be sustainable. To that

end UNIDO is working closely with the

World Health Organization, the Joint

United Nations Programme on HIV/

AIDS (UNAIDS) and the African Union

Commission to implement the AU’s

PMPA Business Plan.

For more information,

contact: [email protected]

> 70 people from 8 African countries have been trained

in industrial pharmacy

> UNIDO has supported the formation and development of private

sector trade associations such as the Federation of African

Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Associations (FAPMA)

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WeST AFrICA:

Restructuring and upgrading programme

Faced with the challenges and promising

opportunities of an accelerated trade

liberalization process, the West Africa

Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA)

requested UNIDO’s assistance in

developing an industrial upgrading and

modernization programme to contribute

to the implementation of the UEMOA

Industrial Common Policy, with a view

to improving the competitiveness of the

Union’s productive sector.

Characterized by a lack of capacity

to compete and produce exportable

goods that meet international quality

and safety requirements, West African

countries had to address a number of

existing barriers in order to unleash

their industrial potential and stop the

continuous process of disinvestment in

productive capacities and employment.

These barriers include inefficient

production techniques, limited

infrastructure and the lack of financial

schemes, among others.

To address these challenges, the pilot

phase of the programme promoted the

inclusive and sustainable economic

development and regional integration

within UEMOA countries through

strengthening institutional capacities,

assisting in the establishment,

restructuring and upgrading of financial

schemes, building capacities of

support institutions and upgrading

and modernizing about 100 agro-

industrial enterprises. Overall, industrial

upgrading presented the opportunity

to make UEMOA fit for the global

market and benefit the private sector

while ensuring its partnership as key

players in the implementation of the

programme.

With the support of UEMOA and the

French Agency for Development, the

EUR 11 million programme established a

sustainable regulatory and institutional

environment in all eight countries,

training more than 500 national staff

and consultants, out of which around

400 were involved in implementing

numerous activities with international

experts. The programme conducted

a number of priority sector/value

chain positioning studies in addition

to a feasibility study of restructuring

and upgrading funds. Moreover, the

programme performed diagnostic

studies for 116 enterprises and provided

technical assistance to 99 of them in the

fields of management and production,

and delivered 270 technical assistance

activities to 90 enterprises. In return for

the initial assistance, the companies

have made a commitment to invest more

than EUR 21 million in technology and

new equipment.

Based on the successes in the pilot

phase, UEMOA requested UNIDO to

develop a second phase with a budget

of EUR 13 million. The new phase aims,

among others, to create technical

centres and local capacities to support

880 SMEs in the areas of quality, human

resources, cost-accounting, marketing,

product development, production

operations, management and market

access.

For more information,

contact: [email protected]

> The EUR 11

million programme

established

a sustainable

regulatory and

institutional

environment in all

eight countries,

training more than

500 national staff

and consultants

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CHINA:

Food quality, safety and testing capacity-building

Fujian Province is a critical food-

exporting province in China.

Strengthening Fujian Province’s food

export capabilities by building up

the institutional capacities of the

Department of Foreign Trade and

Economic Cooperation in Food Safety

Management Systems (ISO 2000) and

Traceability in the Feed and Food Chain

(ISO 22005) for small and medium-sized

enterprises to comply with international

quality and food safety standards was

of paramount importance to increasing

food exports in the province. With that

aim, UNIDO trained 40 lead auditors

on ISO 22000 from Fuzhou and

Quanzhou and promoted the food safety

management system among over 400

senior staff in 225 food enterprises,

thus contributing to the development

of a food quality culture within Fujian

Province.

As a demonstration of the strengthened

capacity of the Fujian Province, the

auditors and consultants trained within

the programme audited and prepared

ten enterprises looking to get the ISO

22000 certification. All ten of them

were certified for ISO 22000, enabling

them to gain a better image both in the

domestic and export markets. Since

then, many Chinese companies have

come forward to obtain certification

on ISO 22000 and increase their

competitiveness. UNIDO has also raised

the awareness of the 200 Chinese

industries on the Traceability in the

Feed and Food Chain (ISO 22005) in

Fujian Province. As food safety is a key

priority of the Government of China,

the Provincial Government for Dali and

UNIDO jointly established the UNIDO-

China Food Quality, Safety and Testing

Training Facility in Dali for training on

food safety. This training facility has

trained 41 international participants

from 14 nations across Asia and Africa

and 50 national participants from 9

provinces in China.

For more information,

contact: [email protected]

> Ten enterprises obtained the ISO 22000 certification. Over

200 Chinese industries are now aware of the standards on

Traceability in the Feed and Food chain (ISO 22005)

> Representatives of 14 countries in Asia and Africa have been

trained on food quality and safety standards

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ZAMbIA:

Joint UNIDO-WTO trade capacity-building

programme framework

Zambia’s industry falls short of realizing

its full export potential in global

markets. A fundamental reason for this

is that its national quality infrastructure

and its technical regulation regime

are not harmonized with those of its

trading partners. Zambia needs to

upgrade both. In particular, and of

most immediate concern, it needs to

formulate a national quality policy that

can be integrated with a strengthened

technical regulation regime.

Through this project the Zambian

Ministry of Commerce, Trade and

Industry (MCTI) is being assisted in

reviewing the overall organizational

framework relating to standards,

accreditation, inspection, testing and

certification, i.e. the National Quality

Infrastructure (NQI), including the

related legislation. In addition, the

project is supporting the upgrading of

facilities of the NQI institutions such

as the Zambia Bureau of Standards

(ZABS) and the Zambia Weights and

Measures Agency (ZWMA) under MCTI

as well as national testing laboratories

to improve especially the food sector’s

ability to prove conformity and hence

facilitate exports. Thirdly, the project

will endeavour to strengthen the ability

of enterprises in selected sectors

to comply with international quality

requirements, creating a demand pull

factor for the upgraded compliance

infrastructure that deals with technical

barriers to trade (TBT) and sanitary and

phyto-sanitary measures (SPS).

The project will enhance the export

performance of Zambia by strengthening

the national legislative framework

related to standards and metrology.

At the same time, the establishment

of a credible conformity assessment

infrastructure will foster Zambia’s

integration into the multilateral

trading system.

For more information,

contact: [email protected]

> Strengthening

Zambia’s national

legislative framework

standards, technical

regulations,metrology,

testing and quality

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bUrUNDI:

Two-pronged approach to improve the quality of coffee

The increased emphasis in global

trade on compliance with sanitary and

phyto-sanitary (SPS) measures has led

to greatly improved food safety and

hygiene; however, for least developed

countries like Burundi, this also makes

breaking into and maintaining a

presence in world markets much more

difficult. With agriculture generating

around 90 per cent of employment

in Burundi and most of the sector’s

revenue coming from coffee, fruit

and vegetables, a few well-targeted

improvements in quality and safety

standards can result in large and

sustainable increases in income for the

poorest sections of the population. With

funding from the Enhanced Integrated

Framework and the Norwegian Agency

for Development Cooperation (Norad),

UNIDO is working with the Burundi

Bureau of Standards (known by its

French abbreviation of BBN) on a two-

pronged approach to improve the quality

of coffee.

The first component of the project

supports improvements in the existing

national quality infrastructure for

standardization, inspection and testing.

The second component brings both

national and international experts to

work with professional associations to

offer improved technical services and

training for coffee growers. To overcome

sharp fluctuations from year to year

in the quality of coffee beans, small

producers and cooperatives are trained

in quality improvement. The next value

chain link is the washing station where

equipment such as drying tables and

humidity meters are provided to ensure

a more even selection and classification

of beans. The quality and safety of the

water used for washing beans has also

been improved.

Once beans are processed, they are

transported in protective conditions,

as the project promotes the use of

containers for transporting unpacked

green coffee beans. Furthermore, and

since technical regulations on the

production and marketing of coffee

in Burundi are inadequate, UNIDO’s

assistance now focuses on improving

BBN interventions through capacity-

building and the upgrading of existing

infrastructure and equipment.

Moreover, quality standards for green

coffee are to be defined in conformity

with ISO standards and BBN will

help producers’ cooperatives and

associations to establish a quality

management structure. Accreditation

will be sought for the quality-control

laboratories of the Regulatory Authority

for the Coffee Sector in Burundi (known

as ARFIC), which ensures conformity

to ISO standards on food safety and

coffee quality. Moving even further up

the value chain, the Federal Chamber

of Trade and Industry will be supported

to improve marketing techniques while

steps are being taken to form export

consortia in the coffee sector. With firm

backing from this project, Burundi’s

coffee producers can now look forward

to gaining international certification

of their product, bringing increased

revenue for them and a wider choice for

the world’s ever more discerning coffee

drinkers.

For more information,

contact: [email protected]

> Development,

adoption and

dissemination of

quality and SPS

standards for the

targeted export

products

> Testing laboratories

for key products

upgraded

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Global flagship initiative

AFrIMeTS:

Building productive capacities through metrology

Many African countries have long

been at a disadvantage in accessing

international markets for manufactured

goods due to their lack of accredited

metrology infrastructures and, in

particular, of skilled metrologists.

Without a national metrology

infrastructure, it is impossible to

manufacture to internationally accepted

specifications. Recognizing how

crucial this is to the development of

manufacturing industries in Africa,

UNIDO, in cooperation with the

Norwegian Agency for Development

Cooperation (Norad), has set up a

project to strengthen the capacity

of the Intra-Africa Metrology System

(AFRIMETS).

AFRIMETS seeks to synergize the

measurement activities of the different

economic groupings in Africa and

thereby facilitate intra-African and

international trade. At present, more

than 90 per cent of the countries in

Africa belong to AFRIMETS, which

means it plays a crucial role in bringing

African measurement and calibration

capacities up to a level where they can

gain global recognition. One of the first

initiatives requested from the UNIDO

project to strengthen AFRIMETS was

to provide a snapshot of the current

status of scientific, industrial and legal

metrology in Africa. This would allow

the gaps in the measurement standards

and legal metrology structures in the

region to be identified and analyzed,

and recommendations proposed for the

development of a continental metrology

infrastructure and a sustainable model

for an AFRIMETS Secretariat.

This snapshot of the status of metrology

in Africa indicates that the way

forward is by improving the capacity

of national metrology institutes to

provide traceability and to support

accredited testing facilities. This process

should be overseen by a sub-regional

metrology infrastructure to harmonize

legal metrology issues and organize

and manage benchmarking exercises.

This project is also providing AFRIMETS

with a pool of lead auditors for the

laboratory assessment activities of both

national and regional laboratories and

is setting up a Pan-African metrology

training school to provide theoretical,

practical and industrial training to young

metrologists.

For more information,

contact: [email protected]

> For Africa, the way forward is to improve the capacity of national

metrology institutes to provide traceability and to support

accredited testing facilities

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PROGRAMMES FOR ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS

Quality and compliance infrastructure

A key reason why developing countries have been unable to benefit from the global trading system

is their lack of productive industrial capacities. Every country needs to be able to produce tradable

goods that are competitive in design, quality and price. Developing such capacities and linking them

to global production or supply chains is, however, an ambitious endeavour. The ability of developing

countries to exploit trade opportunities and to access markets is often challenged by inadequate

capacities to comply with market requirements and the lack of internationally accepted local proof. In

order to overcome these challenges, UNIDO builds capacity to ensure informed and timely trade-related

policy making and focuses on strengthening the regional and national quality infrastructure. UNIDO’s

programmes for economic competitiveness help countries enhance their capacity in the productive

sectors and ensure that suppliers produce goods that meet requirements set by foreign buyers and

markets, through raising awareness and promoting food safety as well as consumer, environmental,

social and health protection.

UNIDO helps developing countries and economies in transition to overcome trade-related challenges

and to comply with international standards. Product traceability to ensure food safety through

information on the source of produce is just one example of the global standards with which exporters

need to comply in order to enter foreign markets. UNIDO supports developing countries in building up

their compliance infrastructure and enhancing standardization, quality, accreditation, metrology and

conformity assessment services. Through assistance in related capacity-building, awareness raising

and the dissemination of the necessary know-how and information UNIDO facilitates the participation

of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in global value chains.

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bANGLADeSH:

Farm to fork traceability to facilitate seafood exports

In the globalized supply chain, fishery

products are often sourced in one

country, processed in another and

marketed in a third. Fish exports,

however, go to demanding high-

value markets where they are strictly

scrutinized. Considering the ever-

increasing global “food scares”, food

safety is critical. In exporting to the

EU, an efficient traceability system

that will pinpoint exactly where any

food contamination may have arisen is

essential.

The EU “farm to fork” legislation has

become a market access requirement,

particularly in the fish and shrimp

industries. Traceability consists of tracking

and tracing: tracking monitors a product

and all its inputs along the entire supply

chain, while tracing means a product can

be traced from any point in the supply

chain back to its origin.

Shrimp exporters in Bangladesh are

particularly challenged in setting up such

a system: they buy raw shrimp from a

large number of very small suppliers and

through a complex set of intermediaries.

Establishing effective traceability

poses a significant challenge for the

second largest industry in the country

that supports the livelihoods of of over

600,000 people.

UNIDO, in cooperation with the EU, are

developing Bangladesh’s capacity to

set up a traceability system that will

reassure buyers and ensure the industry’s

continuing access to key export markets.

In cooperation with the International Trade

Centre, the project has introduced its

‘Better Work and Standards Programme

(BEST) – Better Fisheries Quality (BFQ)’

initiative. The introduction of the reliable

product traceability certification “farm

to fork”, coupled with improvements in

testing, inspection and hygienic practices,

ensures continued international market

access for the Bangladesh seafood

industry. It also assures food quality

and safety for both export and local

consumers.

The improvements created shared

prosperity within the participating

community: while consumers from

developed and developing countries can

be assured of safe shrimp exports from

Bangladesh, the fish farmers improved

their living conditions and reduced

inefficiencies in the supply chain. The

programme clearly followed a North-

South and South-South cooperation

logic, with different public and private

institutional partnerships.

A follow-up programme is planned

to further support the creation of an

environmentally sustainable and

economically sound shrimp fishing

sector in Bangladesh. The EUR 13.5

million project has introduced a complete

traceability system, initially with a

pilot scheme that will be followed by

industry-wide implementation, that will

also enhance the country’s fisheries

inspection capacity (a prerequisite to

access the EU market).

For more information,

contact: [email protected]

> 30 testing and calibration laboratories accredited capacity enhanced

> Several hundred officers and farmers trained in Good aquaculture

practices (GAP) and Hazard analysis critical control points (HACCP)

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UNIDO WORLDWIDE

O ces:

Headquarters

O ces

Field o ces

Networks:

Industrial Subcontracting

& Partnership eXchange Centres

International Technology Centres

Investment and Technology

Promotion O ces/Centres for

International Cooperation

UNIDO-a liated Resource E cient

and Cleaner Production Service Providers

South-South Cooperation Centres

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building and training human resources to cope

with the growing need for product compliance

As producers further integrate into global markets, they must

comply with an ever-expanding range of standards. To help

them, UNIDO has built up its Standards, Metrology, Testing

and Quality (SMTQ) training services to support national

quality infrastructure institutions and provide continuous

training and human resources upgrading.

One such institution is the UNIDO-VIMTA South-South Training

Facility for Testing Laboratories (UVSSTF) in Hyderabad, India.

VIMTA Labs Limited is India’s leading contract research and

testing organization. It organizes training courses for young

professionals from testing laboratories on a wide range of

essential skills, including analysis of contaminants, residues

and adulteration, quality assurance, control measures,

standards compliance, accreditation and laboratory

management.

In the Republic of Korea, UNIDO has partnered with the

Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS)

to organize training programmes for the technical staff

of national metrology institutions and their calibration

laboratories. The programme was designed to upgrade

theoretical knowledge and technical capacities in laboratory

accreditation and laboratory management knowledge.

Another example is the UNIDO-China Food Quality, Safety, and

Testing Training Facility in Dali, which focuses on improving

food safety and quality for China and ASEAN countries,

with a focus on milk and milk product quality. The facility is

recognized as a regional knowledge centre and a key milk-

testing centre.

With technological advances in manufacturing and in food

processing announced almost daily, international product

standards , including private standards, need constant

revision and expansion. This means that national quality

infrastructure institutions in developing countries must

strive to constantly upgrade their human resource skills,

which points to a growing need for UNIDO’s SMTQ training

partnerships.

For more information, contact: [email protected]

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UNIDO and the Global Food Safety Initiative

assure safe food along the supply chain

The significant expansion of world trade and the

establishment of extensive global supply chains

have improved consumers’ access to food products

but also raised many questions regarding the

safety of those products. UNIDO is a member

of the Advisory Board of the Global Food Safety

Initiative (GFSI), which is managed by the Consumer

Goods Forum (CGF), a global industry network

comprising CEOs and senior managers. It seeks to

promote continuous improvement in food safety

management systems throughout the world.

To address the concerns of multinational food

retailers, who were experiencing difficulties in the

supply of safe food in emerging markets, the GFSI

established a Working Group on a Global Markets

Capacity-building Programme to develop effective

food safety management systems through a

systematic continuous improvement process.

The group initially focused on processed food

products, using a local sourcing, local selling

model and through training and mentoring food

safety managers together with customized factory

assessments. UNIDO has drawn on this experience

to provide reliable advice on training and

capacity-building. A particular example involved

collaboration between UNIDO and the METRO

global retail chain. In Egypt, they have worked

together on a pilot scheme, developing training

and mentoring programmes. The results from this

cooperation were shared with the Working Group

and used to finalize and launch the Global Markets

Capacity-building Programme.

For more information, contact: [email protected]

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PROGRAMMES FOR

ENVIRONMENTAL

SUSTAINABILITY

renewable and rural energy

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Global Energy

Assessment (GEA) reports, the industrial sector is responsible for one-third of global

primary energy use and two-fifths of global energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2)

emissions. There is significant potential for reducing industrial energy intensity, which

ranges from about 10 per cent to 40 per cent for several energy-intensive industrial

subsectors. The economic and environmental gains of using energy efficient and

renewable energy technologies in industry are also significant. Introducing energy

efficiency improvements and scaling up the use of renewable energy for productive

uses and industrial applications is essential if the world is to move towards inclusive

and sustainable development.

NIGerIA:

Small hydro-power for a tea factory

and local communities in Taraba State

The objective of UNIDO’s

intervention was to provide

clean and renewable energy

to the Highland Tea Factory

and to local communities in

order to boost productive

activities, since there was

neither access to the national

grid nor rural electrification

programmes. Before the UNIDO

intervention the company was

relying on diesel generators

and wood-fuelled boilers

for drying, which financially

drained the company. With the

small hydro-power plant now

in operation, the tea factory

can meet its energy needs and

energy is also made available

to local communities – a total

of 35,000 people – for other

economic activities. The plant

has been fully-installed, test-

run and is operating steadily

without voltage fluctuation.

Adequate training has been

provided on operating and

maintaining the plant. Access

to electricity has created the

potential to develop agro-

processing industries in the

area and improve the local

economy. The project will

also enhance the sustainable

development of the area by

promoting local investment

and an improved business

environment.

The civil works for the small

hydro-power project were

sponsored by the Taraba State

Government. UNHCR provided

the funding for the electro-

mechanical equipment while

UNIDO, through its Regional

Centre for Small Hydro Power

in Abuja, provided technical

assistance in developing and

implementing the project.

The International Centre for

Small Hydro-Power (ICSHP) at

Hangzhou in China supplied,

installed and tested the

equipment, and trained

the operators. The plant is

owned by the Taraba State

Government and managed by

the Highland Tea Factory.

For more information,

contact: [email protected]

> Clean renewable

energy is made

available to a total

of 35,000 people

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Global flagship initiative

energy Management Standards Programme

The International Energy Agency reports that the energy

intensity of most industrial processes is at least 50 per cent

higher than the theoretical minimum. Many processes have

a very low level of energy efficiency and the average energy

use is much higher than the best available technology would

permit. Developing countries and transition economies

account for a major share of such potential, distributed both

within the traditional energy-intensive sectors as well as

light industry. SMEs account for about 30 per cent of global

industrial energy use and have a disproportionally high level

of energy savings potential. Energy management standards

provide a structured and comprehensive framework for

industrial facilities to integrate energy efficiency and system

optimization into their daily energy management. They

establish closer linkages between business practices for the

management of energy and core industry values, such as cost

reduction, increased productivity, environmental compliance

and global competitiveness.

In partnership with the Global Environment Facility (GEF),

key national and international stakeholders in industry,

the public sector and academia, UNIDO promotes a holistic

approach to industrial energy efficiency, addressing policy,

economic, technical, environmental and social aspects to

disseminate and support the best available practices and

technologies for industrial energy management and the

adoption of low-carbon technologies in the industrial sector

in developing countries and emerging economies. Through

a range of technical assistance and investment activities,

UNIDO’s projects (a total of USD 52.2 million grant funding

and an additional USD 574 million in co-financing) support the

removal of key barriers to continuous improvement of energy

efficiency in industries and ultimately the transformation of

the market for industrial energy efficiency. The introduction

of ISO 50001 in energy-intensive companies, including SMEs,

contributes to the mitigation of climate change and brings

tangible benefits to manufacturing plants, communities and

the environment.

The UNIDO programme promotes a closer link between energy

management in business and core industry values such

as cost reduction, increased productivity, environmental

compliance and global competitiveness, positioning the

Organization as a pioneer in the field of industrial energy

management.

For more information, contact: [email protected]

> UNIDO’s

projects raised

USD 52.2

million in grant

funding and an

additional

USD 574 million

in co-financing

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PROGRAMMES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

energy efficiency

Improving industrial energy efficiency is one of the most cost-effective ways for

developing countries to meet their increasing energy needs with the least impact

on the environment. Industrial energy efficiency addresses challenges as diverse

as climate change, energy security, industrial competitiveness, human welfare and

economic growth. It is projected that developing countries will account for over

90 per cent of the growth in global industrial energy demand from 2010 to 2035.

Industry in developing countries shows the greatest potential for economic efficiency

improvements and cost savings, both within the traditional energy-intensive sectors

and in light industry, in particular, SMEs. Increased energy efficiency in SMEs would

have a positive impact in terms of lower final production costs, increased resources

for investing in business development, including job creation and, ultimately, greater

competitiveness. Improved energy-efficiency thus reduces greenhouse gas emissions

from energy generation and use, materials extraction and processing, transportation

and waste disposal. Sustainable industrial energy strategies that include the

adoption of renewable energy sources, as well as energy efficiency, are therefore

essential to address climate change and move economies onto a lower-carbon path.

Supporting the development of an International energy

Management Standard for Industry

UNIDO has been supporting the development process of the

international Management System Standard for Energy ISO

50001 by raising awareness and ensuring that the issues

and perspectives of industry, government policy-makers and

other concerned stakeholders in developing countries and

emerging economies are taken into consideration during the

development of the standard. To that end, UNIDO has organized

regional and international meetings targeted to prospective

standard users, policy-making and standards institutions

and experts to obtain inputs. Surveys on energy management

practices in industry have also been carried out in selected

countries.

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Regional flagship programme

GeF: Strategic Programme for West Africa (SPWA)

The energy systems of the Economic

Community of West African States

(ECOWAS) are facing the interrelated

challenges of energy poverty, energy

security and climate change mitigation.

The region, with around 300 million

inhabitants, equivalent to roughly one-

third of Africa’s population, has one of

the lowest modern energy consumption

rates in the world, as only around 8

per cent of the rural population has

access to electricity services. The urban

electricity systems are in crisis due to the

gap between growing demand, low and

inefficient generation capacities, and

limited capital for investment. Around

60 per cent of the electric generation

capacity depends on expensive diesel

or heavy fuel oil. Apart from significant

fossil fuel resources, the ECOWAS region

can rely on a wide range of untapped

renewable energy and energy efficiency

potentials, but ECOWAS countries have

yet to take advantage of this potential.

UNIDO in cooperation with the

Global Environment Facility (GEF)

and ECOWAS launched the regional

programme to promote access to

modern energy services, increase the

use of renewable sources of energy

and improve energy efficiency in the

industrial and household sectors in

West Africa. The regional programme

promotes common energy markets,

policies and financial mechanisms for

decarbonizing the energy sector in the

subregion. The programme specifically

aims at promoting synergies and

public-private partnerships in West

Africa while yielding significant local

and global environmental benefits.

The programme applies a holistic

approach and assists ECOWAS countries

in overcoming the existing barriers to

the establishment of renewable energy

and energy efficiency markets. With a

total budget of USD 57 million (USD 17

million being implemented by UNIDO),

the SPWA provides grant funding and

technical assistance for the promotion

of investments, coordination, policy

coherence, capacity-building and

knowledge management.

The projects under GEF-SPWA will

contribute considerably to increased

energy security, energy access and

the reduction of greenhouse gas

emissions in West Africa; they will

also build a sound basis for up-

scaling and replication. Initial results

include: a portfolio of 22 national and

regional renewable energy and energy

efficiency projects which are under

implementation (with a GEF grant of

USD 39.86 million and around USD 468

million of co-funding); the 2013

adoption of the ECOWAS Renewable

Energy and the Energy Efficiency

Policies; and the establishment of a

Renewable Energy Facility for peri-urban

and rural areas with 41 rural projects

totaling an overall volume of USD 3.5

million under execution. Based on

this success, the Southern African

Development Community (SADC) and

the East African Community (EAC)

have requested UNIDO to support the

implementation of similar activities in

their regions.

For more information,

contact: [email protected]

> Boosting energy

security, energy

access and the

reduction of

greenhouse gas

emissions in

West Africa

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PROGRAMMES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

Cleaner and resource

efficient production

Global industrial production and consumption are outpacing the renewal capacity of

natural resources and the capacity of governments to manage pollution and wastes.

While industrial growth has helped raise millions of people out of poverty in many

countries in recent decades, it is evident that economic growth and urbanization have

not come without a price. This phenomenon is accompanied by inadequate or non-

existent environmental and urban services, including recycling systems, wastewater

treatment and sewage systems, drainage, water supply, sanitation, and solid waste

management. Such deficiencies inhibit economic growth, place further stress on natural

systems, and damage public health and the investment climate. They also constrain

the potential of urban areas to fully contribute to economic growth. UNIDO has long

recognized that environmental issues must be addressed and cleaner production

methodologies must be promoted at a systemic level in industrial development. The

promotion of resource efficiency requires a perspective and a decision-making process

that simultaneously considers both economic value and environmental sustainability.

SeNeGAL:

Main slaughterhouse transformed from top polluter

into a clean energy producer

A UNIDO technical assistance programme

in conjunction with the Senegalese

government’s Bureau de mise à niveau

des Entreprises (BMN) has helped the

country’s main slaughterhouse transform

itself from a top polluter into a clean

energy producer.

The Société de Gestion des Abattoirs du

Sénégal (SOGAS) is the company running

the country’s official slaughterhouses. At

its Dakar slaughterhouse, located near

the Hann Bay seafront, the established

method of disposing of wastewater

(blood, fat, hair, faeces, urine, etc.) from

the slaughterhouse was to discharge it

into the sea. Over time, the increasing

discharge of industrial pollution from

the slaughterhouse and other industries

rendered the bay exceedingly toxic.

To address the problem, the BMN, with

technical assistance from UNIDO, helped

SOGAS implement an upgrading project

to convert its production waste into

energy. The slaughterhouse now uses its

waste as the raw material for producing

gas and, from that gas, electricity.

Transforming bio-degradable waste

into clean energy that powers machines

at the slaughterhouse has helped the

company cut its monthly electricity bill by

70 per cent, as well as reduce the amount

it previously paid in pollution taxes.

The bio-gas process also provides by-

products, such as natural fertilizer, which

form an extra source of income.

The SOGAS/BMN project is part of

UNIDO’s Industrial Upgrading and

Modernization Programme in the sub-

Saharan region, and was implemented in

cooperation with the French Agency for

Development (AFD).

For more information,

contact: [email protected]

> UNIDO’s technical assistance helped

implement an upgrading project to convert

production waste into energy

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Worldwide network

resource efficient and Cleaner Production (reCP)

In 1994, UNIDO and the United Nations Environment

Programme (UNEP) started a joint programme to establish

National Cleaner Production Centres (NCPCs). Hosted by

national institutions in developing countries and countries

with economies in transition, the NCPCs foster the uptake

of Cleaner Production by businesses and governments

alike, through activities such as information dissemination,

professional training, in-plant assessments, and support for

policy change and technology transfer. An independent global

evaluation during 2007-2008 confirmed the programme’s

success in putting Cleaner Production on the agenda of

businesses and governments, building professional and

institutional capacities, and facilitating the implementation of

predominantly low investment improvements in enterprises.

It also identified a range of opportunities for leveraging the

NCPCs and achieving greater development and environmental

impact. The Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production (RECP)

concept was introduced by UNIDO and UNEP in 2008 to

emphasize the contribution of preventive environmental-

management techniques to the productive use of natural

resources, minimization of wastes and emissions, and to

human development.

Consequently, the joint UNIDO-UNEP global RECP programme

was formulated and approved in 2009. It aims to scale up

and mainstream RECP for improving the resource productivity

and environmental performance of enterprises and other

organizations. The RECP programme continues to be effective

in fostering the adaptation and adoption of RECP methods,

techniques and policies in partner countries. Moreover, RECP

has become even more relevant in light of the sharpening

resources, environment and climate dilemmas. NCPCs

have gradually become independent over time and have

transformed themselves into nationally-run institutions that

serve their national, regional and local governments, business

communities and development partners in the areas of

sustainable consumption and production.

New programme initiatives are making inroads towards low-

carbon production, eco-industrial parks and the introduction

of safe and efficient chemical products and processes.

Collectively, the RECP network is turning into a powerful South-

North-South partnership, and a stepping stone for resolving

the challenges associated with scaling up and mainstreaming

RECP. With over USD 35 million in funding from multiple

donors, including the governments of Austria, Norway,

Slovenia and Switzerland, as well as the EU, UNIDO was able

to set up and support more than 50 NCPCs in developing

countries and and countries with economies in transition.

For more information,

contact: [email protected]

> Over USD 35 million in

funding from multiple

donors with over 50

NCPCs in developing

countries

> Thousands of

enterprises have

benefitted from

NCPC services

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Water management

UNIDO assists developing countries and countries with economies in transition with the transfer

of best available environmentally sound technologies and environmental practices to improve

water productivity in industry and prevent the discharge of industrial effluents into international

waters (rivers, lakes, wetlands and coastal areas), thereby protecting water resources for future

generations. UNIDO activities include: the Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technologies

(TEST), that support the sound management of resources at priority industrial hot spots, minimize

use, maximize productivity, and promote zero discharge; the Mercury Programme, to minimize

the use and discharges of mercury by promoting Best Available Technologies (BAT) and Best

Environmental Practices (BEP); and the Large Marine Ecosystems (LME) programme, which

supports the ecosystem approach through the demonstration of best practices, capacity-building,

and strategic partnerships to reduce the degradation of transboundary river basins and marine

and coastal environments.

Global flagship initiative

Mercury and chemicals management

In support of the Minamata Convention on Mercury and to

significantly reduce mercury use in industrial processes,

UNIDO provides assistance in artisanal and small-scale gold

mining (ASGM) and other industrial sectors where mercury is

used or emitted.

UNIDO’s strategy is to minimize and when possible

eliminate the use, release, and exposure of mercury in

ASGM, manufacturing processes, and waste management.

Additionally, UNIDO’s Chemical Leasing Programme (ChL)

provides an opportunity for companies to optimize the

efficient use of chemicals and reduce water, raw material

and energy consumption. This results in clear environmental

advantages and economic benefits for both suppliers and

users of chemicals. The mercury programme implements

institutional capacity-building activities to properly

manage mercury through national action plans and policy

development. The programme also reduces the impacts

of mercury on human health and the environment in areas

where mercury is used and emitted. The programme aims to

complement and supplement existing country programmes

and promote techniques that will ensure mercury reductions

on the ground that are globally significant. Chemical Leasing

(ChL) is a service-oriented business model that shifts the

focus from the sales volume of chemicals to a more value-

added approach. Under ChL, the supplier sells the functions

performed by the chemical, making functional units the

main basis for payment: by de-coupling payment from

the consumption of chemicals, ChL encourages a better

management of chemicals. By sharing the added value

created through the more efficient use of chemicals, both the

supplier and user gain an economic advantage from the ChL

business model. A transformation of chemical production

is evolving and emerging economies stand to benefit from

leading its implementation in areas such as Green Chemistry

and ChL, which has been explicitly recommended by the

European Union in a European Parliament resolution regarding

an effective raw materials strategy for Europe.

The Mercury programme is currently working with more than

ten countries. Over 40 ChL projects have been successfully

implemented in cooperation with multinational companies

such as Carlsberg, Coca Cola, Ecolab, Ecopetrol, General

Motors, Henkel, IKEA, and Safechem.

For more information,

contact: [email protected]

> Best Available Technologies and Best Environmental Practices

in mercury management have been identified and implemented

> Over 40 ChL projects have been implemented in cooperation with

multinational companies, national enterprises and SMEs

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Implementation of Multilateral

environmental Agreements

UNIDO assists countries in capacity-building for the implementation of relevant multilateral

environmental agreements, such as the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone

Layer and the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). There is a need to

phase out the production and consumption of Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS), which lead

to the continuing degradation of human health and the environment. The Montreal Protocol

provides a response to that need. UNIDO assists the governments of signatory countries to the

Montreal Protocol in complying with its requirements. In this context, UNIDO supports both

the mitigation and adaptation approaches. Furthermore, there is a commitment on the part of

governments that are parties to the Stockholm Convention to implement legal, organizational and

environmental-management measures, including substantive technological changes to comply with

the requirements of the Convention. The production and use of POPs, as well as their presence in

the biosphere, are causing serious damage to human health and the environment. UNIDO helps

developing countries and countries with economies in transition to achieve compliance with the

Stockholm Convention and aims to strengthen the capacities of developing countries to protect their

populations and their environmental resources from POPs-related pollution.

CHINA:

Montreal Protocol demonstration projects in factories

manufacturing air-conditioners

In line with the obligations of the

Montreal Protocol, in 2013 China had

to freeze its hydrochlorofluorocarbon

(HCFC) production and consumption

at the baseline level of 2009-2010

and reduce it by 10 per cent by 2015.

Being the largest consumer of HCFCs

with increasing usage in recent years,

China reached a historic landmark

agreement in 2011. It committed itself

to cutting down significantly on its HCFC

consumption and to implementing

new technologies that also contribute

towards global efforts to combat climate

change by reducing the emission of

greenhouse gases compared to the

technologies currently in use in China.

Two UNIDO projects demonstrate

a globally novel technology in the

refrigeration and air conditioning sector.

The first project helped the Midea

group to convert one production line

that manufactures 200,000 split air

conditioners every year from HCFC-22

to propane refrigerant - a benign, ozone

and climate friendly natural gas. The

second project helped convert a large

compressor line of the Meizhi company

to propane technology.

The projects, costing over USD 6 million,

faced several challenges, as the two

demonstration projects had to be

executed in a synchronized manner,

with very little global experience of the

application of HC-290-based technology

> 240 metric tons of HCFC-22 were phased out for Midea,

which equals 13.2 ozone-depleting potential (ODP) tons,

leading to an estimated 967,490 metric tons of CO2

equivalent annual greenhouse gas emission reductions.

For Meizhi, the project resulted in 8,852,533 metric tons

of CO2 equivalent GHG emission reductions

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PROGRAMMES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

in the air-conditioning sector. The experiences gained

can thus significantly influence mass production.

This can enable several Chinese room air-conditioner

manufacturers to convert their products and production

lines to propane, which could lead to significant

reductions of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the

refrigeration and air conditioning sector.

Overall, the projects are contributing to China’s

compliance with the freeze target of HCFC consumption

and are in line with the country’s obligations under

the Montreal Protocol. In addition, the projects proved

that alternative solutions with minimal climate impact

can be provided to refrigeration and air conditioning

manufacturers in mass production. The project also

has a significant demonstration value for the safe

manufacturing, installation and servicing of flammable

alternatives. The two companies have signed contracts

with the Foreign Economic Cooperation Office (FECO)

and the Ministry of Environmental Protection of China.

For Midea, 240 metric tons of HCFC-22 were phased out,

which equals 13.2 ozone-depleting potential (ODP) tons.

This will lead to an estimated 967,490 metric tons of CO2

equivalent annual GHG emission reductions. For Meizhi,

the project resulted in 8,852,533 metric tons of CO2

equivalent GHG emission reductions.

For more information, contact: [email protected]

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Global flagship initiative

Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)

UNIDO plays a leading role in the implementation of the

Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. Since

the Convention opened for signature in 2001, UNIDO has

become one of the principal agencies assisting developing

countries and countries with economies in transition in

meeting their obligations under the Convention. The services

provided by UNIDO in this Convention include:

· Updating and reviewing National Implementation Plans

(NIPs) and post-NIP activities, by developing strategies to

restrict and eliminate new POPs and providing guidance

on establishing inventories, monitoring the presence of

products and articles containing new POPs, and selecting

best available techniques and best environmental practices.

· Creating capacities within governments, institutions and

owners of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) to comply with

PCB-related obligations, including PCB management and

disposal as well as the implementation of non-combustion

technology.

· Developing a site selection methodology for contaminated

sites and providing capacity-building support to local human

resources for the selection and handling of remediation

technologies based on best available technologies and

environmental practices, and remediating contaminated

sites in an environmentally-sound manner.

The future Global Environment Facility chemical management

strategy is currently being anchored on the synergy amongst

multilateral environmental agreements. UNIDO’s policy in

project formulation and development strives to explore

this synergy and expand on the opportunities linking such

multilateral agreements in order to support the promotion

of a more environmentally sustainable model of industrial

production.

Additionally, PCB projects have leveraged the interests of

recipient countries in non-combustion technologies. The non-

combustion technologies available for PCB decontamination

could offer technical and financial advantages against

combustion options. The creation of the Global Programme

which aims to demonstrate the viability and the removal

of barriers which impede the adoption and successful

implementation of available, non-combustion technologies

in the destruction of obsolete POPs stockpiles and waste

reflects the commitment to expand the technological field in

the area of POPs disposal.

UNIDO is currently working with 55 countries to review,

update and further develop their NIPs, enabling participating

stakeholders to manage the additional POPs with newly

developed technical skills, expertise and awareness. UNIDO’s

PCB projects have supported numerous countries with

the environmentally sound management and disposal of

PCBs, including Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, India,

Indonesia, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Peru, Philippines,

Romania, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

Non-combustion technology projects have been implemented

in China, the Philippines and Slovakia.

For more information,

contact: [email protected]

> 55 countries have

been assisted in

the development

and update of their

NIPs

> 45 projects are

ongoing

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RESEARCh AND PUBLICATIONS

Statistics, research and policy advice

Solid, evidence-based analysis provides the

foundation for sound advice, which in turn translates

into appropriate industrial strategies and policies for

developing countries and countries with economies in

transition. With the right policies, a country can diversify

its productive capacity and improve the contribution

of industry to the achievement of both local and global

development goals. Through its analytical and policy

advisory services, UNIDO provides Member States

with the tools required to shape appropriate industrial

strategies and policies.

UNIDO conducts applied research and evidence-based

analysis of economic growth and industrial structural

change and disseminates its findings within the

Organization and to the wider community of

development practitioners. On this basis, it advocates

the importance of accelerated industrial development

and improved industrial competitiveness as instruments

to reduce poverty and contribute to inclusive and

sustainable industrial development. UNIDO continues

to provide global industrial statistics both in print and

electronically, compiled in compliance with the United

Nations Statistical Commission and in cooperation

with Organisation for Economic Co-operation

and Development (OECD). Country data received

from national statistical offices are validated and

supplemented with UNIDO estimates and improved

in terms of their international comparability.

FLAGSHIP PUbLICATIONS

International Yearbook

of Industrial Statistics

Industrial Development

report (IDr)

For more information, contact: [email protected]

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NeTWOrKS FOr PrOSPerITY

Effective knowledge networks are an important means

for developing countries to exchange knowledge and

accelerate their economic development. By working

through an integrated and networked approach, multilateral

stakeholders, national and local governments as well as

private entities are better equipped to approach development

processes in a more effective, inclusive and transparent way.

In a series of flagship reports, funded by the Government

of Spain, the Networks for Prosperity initiative focuses on

advancing the global understanding of the importance

of knowledge networks and multi-sector partnerships for

the sustainability of industrialization processes and the

development of the private sector. The reports also contain

UNIDO’s Global Connectedness Index.

Making It Magazine

A quarterly magazine that stimulates debate about

global industrial development issues,

published by UNIDO.

www.makingitmagazine.net

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hOW UNIDO WORKS

UNIDO delivers value through four complementary and mutually-

supportive core functions:

Technical cooperation

Through a broad range of technical cooperation activities, UNIDO designs

and implements projects that build the capacity of Member States to

initiate and carry out their own programmes in the field of industrial

development. Tailored assistance is provided to developing countries,

with special attention being paid to least developed countries.

Analytical and policy advisory services

UNIDO conducts applied economic research and provides Member States

with tools to shape appropriate industrial strategies and policies that

improve the contribution of industry to the achievement of development

goals.

Standard-setting and compliance

UNIDO assists Member States and their industries in complying with a

number of existing and emerging international standards on product

quality, safety, health and environmental impact, while also contributing

to the development of new global standards related to its mandate.

Convening, partnerships and networks

UNIDO brings Member States, private and public sector institutions, civil

society, academia and other partners together to establish dialogues,

form partnerships and forge plans of action and networks for inclusive

and sustainable industrial development. Activities in this area have

informational, advocatory and normative functions and are conducive to

knowledge management.

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The UNIDO Institute for Capacity Development is

dedicated to enhancing the quality of industrial policy

by generating, disseminating and sharing world-class

knowledge resources, and building capacities for

sustainable industrial development, poverty reduction

and accelerated economic growth.

The Green Industry Platform is a global high-

level, multi-stakeholder partnership intended

to act as a forum to catalyse, mobilize and

mainstream action on Green Industry around the

world. It provides a framework to bring together

governmental, business and civil society leaders

to secure concrete commitments and mobilize

action in support of the Green Industry agenda.

UNIDO’s business Partnerships programme: Making inclusive and

sustainable industrial development a reality, together

UNIDO promotes wealth creation and global prosperity

through inclusive and sustainable industrial

development. We want every country to have the

opportunity to grow a flourishing productive sector,

to increase its participation in international trade,

to improve its access to modern energy services and

to safeguard the environment. As our objectives

increasingly align with those of the business world,

we are collaborating with a growing number of private

sector partners and other key stakeholders.

Addressing these complex development challenges

collectively has resulted in innovative and practical

new approaches that combine both development gains

and business benefits to accelerate the achievement of

these shared goals. Indeed, there is a growing awareness

among business leaders of the necessity of breaking

with old practices and embarking on a new path of more

sustainable and more socially inclusive business. We

are witnessing a strong commitment to action and a

willingness to make the necessary adjustments even in

the face of economic constraints.

UNIDO stands ready as a partner to accompany

businesses on this new path towards healthier

societies, flourishing markets and sound economic

progress for the future well-being of the generations to

come. We understand that business is an instrumental

partner to achieving global development goals.

In recent years we have stepped up our dialogue

and collaboration with the private sector, financial

institutions and civil society in order to multiply the

impact of our technical assistance by combining our

efforts, know-how, and resources. We are building a

strong alliance with all relevant actors to reach the

critical mass for transformative change.

At this critical juncture we want to deepen our

partnerships with strategic actors from multilateral

agencies, financial institutions and the private sector.

Companies aiming at long-term success must ensure

that their operations are sustainable and responsible,

creating lasting value – not just financially, but also

socially, environmentally and ethically.

There is growing evidence that principles and profits

are not mutually exclusive. They can go hand in hand

and create competitive value additions. All UNIDO

partnerships illustrate how social, environmental

and economic progress can foster competitiveness,

business value and the long-term sustainability of

business operations. They can help meet the growing

consumer demand for green products, make employees

take pride in their work and build markets of the future.

For more information, contact: [email protected]

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RECENT GLOBAL FORUM EVENTS

The

2013 Vienna energy Forum

brought together over

1,600 policymakers, country delegations, experts

and representatives from the private sector and civil

society from 116 countries. Participants deliberated on

sustainable energy and the way forward after Rio+20.

In the context of negotiating a new development

framework, the key message of the Vienna Energy

Forum 2013 clearly positioned energy in the post-2015

development agenda and underlined the significance

of financing and partnership for ensuring a sustainable

energy future.

The

20th AU Conference of Ministers of Industry (CAMI-20),

co-organized by the African

Union Commission, the Government of Kenya and UNIDO, brought together African

ministers of industry, African experts in industrial development, representatives of the

private sector, academia, United Nations agencies, NGOs and other relevant development

partners. They examined the key issues for African industrial development within the

post-2015 development agenda. The meeting provided guidelines for policy orientation

and coherence within the post-2015 development framework, and highlighted Africa’s

industrialization as a key factor for the development processes in the continent.

Participants also looked at the implementation of the Action Plan for Accelerated Industrial

Development of Africa, focusing on production diversification, job creation, energy

production for industrial development and technology transfer.

The

Middle-Income Countries Conference,

hosted by

the Government of Costa Rica, focused on challenges

for sustainable development and international

cooperation, and the role of networks for prosperity.

The event served as an opportunity for middle-income

countries (MICs) to coordinate and shape regional

and global development processes, and further define

the role and interests of MICs in the nexus of global

sustainability and economic policy. The conference

helped create a platform for knowledge exchange and

connection of MICs and to develop a joint action plan

as well as a declaration.

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The third

Green Industry Conference,

held in

Guangzhou, China, was organized together with the

Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of

the People’s Republic of China under the theme of

“Promoting the rapid uptake of green industry in

harmony with the Earth’s ecosystems”. The event

highlighted both success stories and outstanding

policy challenges. The Conference showcased and

assessed examples of the application of green industry

concepts to manufacturing processes.

The

Global South-South Development (GSSD) expo

2013 was hosted by the United Nations Environment

Programme and held at its Headquarters in Nairobi,

Kenya under the theme “Building inclusive green

economies: South-South cooperation for sustainable

development and poverty eradication”. UNIDO

participated in the Forum on Clean Technology for

Green Industry, showcasing various clean technology

solutions that have been successfully implemented in

developing countries, emphasizing Southern-grown

technologies as well as South-South, North-South-

South triangular and public-private partnerships

modalities.

Africa Industrialization Day

promoted the central theme “Job creation and entrepreneurship

development: a means to accelerate industrialization in Africa”.

Events were organized in Vienna, as well as in New York and in a number of UNIDO field offices.

The

Conference of Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC) Ministers of Industry

took place in

Lima and brought together over 30 ministers and vice-ministers of industry from the region.

Participants highlighted the importance of industrial production and trade for the inclusive and

sustainable economic growth of the LAC region, with special reference to the contribution of

innovation and technology transfer to sustainable industrial development, and the role of UNIDO

in this context.

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UNIDO organized the

LDC Ministerial Conference in Lima

under the theme “From the

Istanbul Plan of Action to the world we want in 2015 and beyond: Implementing the

UNIDO operational strategy”. The event brought together more than 250 participants,

including LDC ministers in charge of industry, relevant UN agencies, regional economic

commissions, institutions from numerous emerging countries, donors and private

sector entities, and promoted the formation of partnerships that will bring sustainable

livelihoods and inclusive welfare for citizens of LDCs. Participants also discussed the

implementation of the UNIDO LDC Operational Strategy 2012-2020.

Some 1,000 participants took part in the

fifteenth

session of the UNIDO General Conference,

hosted in

Lima by the Government of Peru. Participants from

UNIDO Member States adopted the Lima Declaration

that charts the Organization’s development priorities

for the coming years and places special emphasis on

inclusive and sustainable industrial development. The

Declaration stresses the relevance of inclusive and

sustainable industrial development as the basis for

sustained economic growth and, while respecting the

processes established by the UN General Assembly,

encourages appropriate consideration of the issue in

the elaboration of the post-2015 development agenda.

Capitalizing on past experience, the fifteenth session

of the Conference incorporated both classic panel

discussions and UNIDO’s interregional debates into one

streamlined programme. The Conference was attended

by the President of Peru, Ollanta Humala, and UN

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

In 2014, UNIDO is organizing two

Global Forums on

inclusive and sustainable industrial development (ISID)

at the Vienna International Centre. The first one, from

23 to 24 June, initiated a strategic dialogue on ways

to operationalize inclusive and sustainable industrial

development strategies and policies. The second

forum, from 4 to 5 November, will focus on mobilizing

partnerships around industrial parks in several selected

countries where UNIDO is already accumulating relevant

knowledge that can be realistically converted into a

portfolio of concrete partnership opportunities.

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UNIDO Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development

UNIDO

AT A GLANCE

UNIDO is the specialized agency of the United

Nations that promotes industrial development

for poverty reduction, inclusive globalization

and environmental sustainability.

UNIDO’s vision is of a world where economic

development is inclusive and sustainable

and economic progress is equitable.

UNIDO aspires to reduce poverty through inclusive and

sustainable industrial development. All countries should

have the opportunity to grow a flourishing productive

sector, to increase their participation in international

trade and to safeguard their environment.

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HISTORY

The General Assembly, in resolution 3362 (S-VII),

endorses the recommendation that UNIDO be

converted into a specialized agency.

1975

On 17 November, 1966 the United Nations General

Assembly passes resolution 2152 (XXI) establishing

the United Nations Industrial Organization (UNIDO)

as an autonomous body within the United Nations.

Its mission is to promote and accelerate the

industrialization of developing countries

1966

1985

Following a series of consultations between Member

States that have ratified, accepted or approved the

Constitution of UNIDO, the Constitution enters into

force on 21 June.

The UN conference on the “Establishment of UNIDO

as a specialized agency,” at its second session in

Vienna, Austria, adopts the new Constitution.

1979

1997

Member States adopt a Business Plan for the

Future Role and Functions of UNIDO to enable the

organization to better respond to the changing

global economic environment.

Member States approve a restructuring of UNIDO,

with an emphasis on services geared to private

sector development.

1993

UNIDO adjusts its programmes in light of the

United Nations Millennium Development Goals.

2001

UNIDO’s reform is hailed as a resounding success by

Member States attending the Millennium Conference

at the UN Headquarters in New York. UNIDO’s efforts

to increase the industrial competitiveness of its

beneficiary countries are also applauded.

2000

2013

The General Conference, at its second special

session in June, elects LI Yong (People’s Republic of

China) as UNIDO’s Director General.

The 15th session of the UNIDO General Conference,

held in Lima, Peru, adopts the Lima Declaration:

Towards Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial

Development.

UNIDO adopts a new corporate strategy based

on the premise that productivity enhancement,

driven by improved skills, increased knowledge

and upgraded technology, plays a crucial role in

promoting faster growth.

2003

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TECHNICAL COOPERATION -

PORTFOLIO

Continuing the positive trend of recent

years, the volume of net funds made

available for UNIDO technical cooperation

programmes reached USD 187.4 million

in 2013, an increase of more than 18 per

cent over 2012.

The portfolio of projects and programmes

in hand—including future payments due

under signed agreements—reached a

new record of USD 477.7 million. Once

again, the thematic priority area of

environment and energy attracted the

largest allocation of overall funding with

USD 111.2 million, while poverty reduction

through productive activities received

USD 41.9 million, trade capacity-building

USD 21.7 million and cross-cutting

programmes USD 12.6 million.

Of the total number of projects submitted

during the year, 35 per cent were intended

for implementation in Africa, 22 per cent

in Asia and the Pacific, 11 per cent each

for the Arab region and Europe and Newly

Independent States and 9 per cent for

Latin America and the Caribbean. Global

and interregional projects accounted for

12 per cent of submitted projects.

USD 187.4 million

>>>

+18%

Funds for technical cooperation

2012

2013

USD 477.7 million USD 180.5 million

Portfolio of projects and

programmes

Value of technical

cooperation delivery

Environment and energy

USD 111.2

million

USD 41.9

million

Poverty reduction

Trade capacity-building

USD 21.7

million

Cross-cutting programmes

USD12.6

million

The Multilateral Fund (MLF)

for the Implementation

of the Montreal Protocol

In the period 2010-2014, UNIDO gained

approvals of USD 220 million in MLF project

grants. This represented an increase of 47

per cent compared to the USD 150 million

approved for UNIDO in the period 2005-

2009. In 2013-2014, implementation of the

MLF portfolio represented 29 per cent of

the overall UNIDO delivery.

+47%

The Global environment

Facility (GeF)

During the GEF-5 replenishment cycle (2010-

2014), UNIDO gained approvals of USD 283

million in GEF project grants. This represented

an overall increase of 49 per cent in GEF project

grant approvals when compared to the UNIDO-

GEF portfolio under the GEF-4 replenishment

cycle (2006-20110). From 2013 to 2014, the

UNIDO-GEF portfolio represented 18.7 per cent

of the overall UNIDO implementation.

+49%

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UNIDO Secretariat

Director General (DG)

The UNIDO Constitution stipulates that the Director

General is the chief administrative officer of UNIDO and

is accountable to its policymaking organs – the General

Conference, the Industrial Development Board and

the Programme and Budget Committee. Subject to the

directives of these policymaking organs, the Director

General has the overall responsibility and authority

to direct the work of the Organization. The Director

General is appointed by the General Conference upon

the recommendation of the Industrial Development

Board for a period of four years. The current UNIDO

Director General is LI Yong (People’s Republic of China),

who was elected in June 2013.

Deputy to the Director General

The Deputy to the Director General is responsible for

providing substantive support to the Director General

in both his strategic and day-to-day management

of UNIDO. For the effective discharge of these

responsibilities, the Deputy to the Director General

gives guidance to the various organizational entities

comprising his Office, and coordinates and consolidates

their inputs into the formulation of actionable policy

recommendations for the Director General. In addition,

the Deputy to the Director General manages and

coordinates the Organization’s external relations with

its Member States and other stakeholders and partners

in the United Nations system, the broader development

community, civil society and academia. Concurrently,

the Deputy to the Director General supervises

the Industrial Policy, External Relations and Field

Representation Division and its various

organizational entities.

Programme Development and Technical

Cooperation Division (PTC)

The Division is primarily responsible for providing

capacity-development support and technical

cooperation services to enhance the capabilities of

developing countries and countries with economies

in transition to process their agriculture-based raw

materials, participate in international trade flows

for manufactured goods, increase investment and

technology flows, and develop entrepreneurship, while

also promoting environmentally sustainable production

techniques, developing renewable and rural energy

for productive use, increasing energy efficiency, and

supporting the implementation of major multilateral

environmental agreements. In doing so, the Division

develops, implements and monitors sectoral, cross-

sectoral and thematic programmes and projects, and

provides technical advisory and institutional and human

capacity-building services.

Programme Support and General

Management Division (PSM)

The Division formulates policies and procedures, and

provides strategic guidance, direction and support

to all entities of the Secretariat, including the offices

away from Headquarters, in the five broad areas of

human resources, finance and budgets, information

and communication management, business and

systems support management, operational support

(procurement of goods, works and services, assets

management and related IPSAS standards, travel,

transportation, shipments, etc.), and management of

the common services entrusted to UNIDO (buildings

management services and catering operations) on

behalf of the Vienna-based Organizations (VBOs).

Through these services, the Division provides

efficient and effective support for the Organization’s

operational and programmatic activities within an

appropriate framework of decentralization of authority,

accountability and oversight.

UNIDO employs around 700 staff

members at Headquarters and other

established offices around the world,

and annually draws on the services of

some 2,500 international and national

experts who work on projects worldwide.

Approximately 60 per cent of the

international and national experts are

from developing countries.

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Policymaking Organs

UNIDO has two policymaking organs: the General

Conference and the Industrial Development Board. The

Programme and Budget Committee is a subsidiary organ

of the Industrial Development Board.

The General Conference (GC)

determines the guiding

principles and policies of the Organization and

approves the budget and work programme. Every four

years, the Conference appoints the Director General. It

also elects the members of the Industrial Development

Board and of the Programme and Budget Committee.

The Conference meets every two years.

The Industrial Development board (IDb)

has 53

members, elected for a four-year term on a rotational

basis. It reviews the implementation of the work

programme, and the regular and operational budgets,

and makes recommendations to the Conference on

policy matters, including the appointment of the

Director-General. The Board meets once a year.

The Programme and budget Committee (PbC)

consists

of 27 members, elected for a two-year term. It is a

subsidiary organ of the Board and provides assistance

in the preparation and examination of the work

programme, the budget and other financial matters.

The Committee meets once a year.

Funding from governmental sources

Funding from governmental sources, be it in the context

of North-South or South-South cooperation, remained at

the high level of recent years with USD 98 million.

The largest contributor in 2013 was Japan, with net

approvals (excluding support costs) in project budgets

of USD 16.7 million, followed by the European Union

with USD 13.9 million. Additional net contributions

above USD 1 million were received from Switzerland

(USD 11.5 million), Egypt (USD 7.5 million), Nigeria (USD

6.8 million), Sweden (USD 4.7 million), Norway (USD

4.3 million), Italy (USD 3.4 million), Canada (USD 2.5

million), China (USD 2.2 million) Germany (USD 2.2

million), Austria (USD 2 million), the Russian Federation

(USD 1.8 million), France (USD 1.5 million), Republic of

Korea (USD 1.1 million) and Zambia (USD 1.1 million).

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Organizational structure

DIreCTOr GeNerAL

Office for Strategic Planning, Coordination and

Quality Monitoring - ODG/SPQ

Office for Independent Evaluation - ODG/EVA

Office of the Special Adviser - ODG/OSA

Office of Internal Oversight Services - ODG/IOS

Office of Legal Affairs - ODG/LEG

Focal Point for Ethics and Accountability - ODG/FEA

Programme Development and Technical

Cooperation Division - PTC

Deputy to the Director General,

Industrial Policy, External Relation and

Field Representation Division - PRF

Programme Support and General

Management Division - PSM

Partnerships and Results

Monitoring Branch - PTC/PRM

Agri-Business Development

Branch - PTC/AGR

Business, Investment and Technology

Services Branch - PTC/BIT

Trade Capacity-building

Branch - PTC/TCB

Strategic Donor Relations

Unit - PRF/DDG/SDR

UNIDO Office at New York,

PRF/DDG/NYK, UNIDO Office at

Geneva, PRF/DDG/GVA, UNIDO

Office at Brussels - PRF/DDG/BRS

Policymaking Organs Secretariat,

Advocacy and Communications

Branch - PRF/PMO

Research, Statistic and Industrial

Policy Branch - PRF/RSI

Human Resource Management

Branch - PSM/HRM

Financial Services

Branch - PSM/FIN

Business and Systems Support

Unit - PSM/BSS

Energy Branch - PTC/ENE

Regional Programmes and Field

Representation Branch - PRF/RPF

Information and Communication

Management Unit - PSM/ICM

Environment Branch - PTC/ENV

Field Offices - PRF/RPF/FLD

Operational Support Services

Branch - SM/OSS

June 2014

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169 MEMBER STATES OF UNIDO

Afghanistan

Albania

Algeria

Angola

Argentina

Armenia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Bahamas

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Barbados

Belarus

Belgium

Belize

Benin

Bhutan

Bolivia (Plurinational

State of)

Bosnia and

Herzegovina

Botswana

Brazil

Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cambodia

Cameroon

Cabo Verde

Central African

Republic

Chad

Chile

China

Colombia

Comoros

Congo

Costa Rica

Côte d’Ivoire

Croatia

Cuba

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Democratic People’s

Republic of Korea

Democratic Republic

of the Congo

1 As at 1 January 2015

Denmark

Djibouti

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Egypt

El Salvador

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Fiji

Finland

Gabon

Gambia

Georgia

Germany

Ghana

Greece

Grenada

Guatemala

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Guyana

Haiti

Honduras

Hungary

India

Indonesia

Iran (Islamic

Republic of)

Iraq

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Jamaica

Japan

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Lao People’s

Democratic

Republic

Lebanon

Lesotho

Liberia

Libya

Luxembourg

Madagascar

Malawi

Malaysia

Maldives

Mali

Malta

Mauritania

Mauritius

Mexico

Monaco

Mongolia

Montenegro

Morocco

Mozambique

Myanmar

Namibia

Nepal

Netherlands

Nicaragua

Niger

Nigeria

Norway

Oman

Pakistan

Panama

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Peru

Philippines

Poland

Qatar

Republic of Korea

Republic of Moldova

Romania

Russian Federation

Rwanda

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and

the Grenadines

Samoa

Sao Tome and

Principe

Saudi Arabia

Senegal

Serbia

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Slovakia

Slovenia

Somalia

South Africa

Spain

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Suriname

Swaziland

Sweden

Switzerland

Syrian Arab Republic

Tajikistan

Thailand

The former Yugoslav

Republic of

Macedonia

Timor-Leste

Togo

Tonga

Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia

Turkey

Turkmenistan

Tuvalu

Uganda

Ukraine

United Arab Emirates

United Republic

of Tanzania

Uruguay

Uzbekistan

Vanuatu

Venezuela (Bolivarian

Republic of)

Viet Nam

Yemen

Zambia

Zimbabwe

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Disclaimer:

This document has been produced without formal United Nations

editing. The designations employed and the presentation of the

material in this document do not imply the expression of any

opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United

Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) concerning

the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its

authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or

boundaries, or its economic system or degree of development.

Designations such as “developed”, “industrialized” and

“developing” are intended for statistical convenience and do

not necessarily express a judgment about the stage reached by a

particular country or area in the development process. Mention

of firm names or commercial products does not constitute an

endorsement by UNIDO. The selection of projects to illustrate

UNIDO’s engagement aims at demonstrating their geographic and

thematic variety and scope and is not endorsed by UNIDO.

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