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United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
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United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), specialized agency of the United Nations. Headquartered in Vienna, it was organized in 1966 and made a specialized UN agency in 1985. UNIDO's mission is to promote industrial progress in developing nations. It mobilizes knowledge, skills, information, and technology in order to promote employment, aid in creating competitive economies, and foster a healthy environment in those nations it assists. UNIDO works with the cooperation of 169 member states, and has 36 country and regional offices and a variety of other offices. It acts as a global forum and as a technical cooperation agency, both generating and disseminating vital knowledge and designing and implementing specific programs to help in the industrial development of its client states. |
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| United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO): Helps developing countries promote and accelerate their industrialization. NYSE:AA) announced today that its Alumar alumina refinery and primary smelting facility located in Sao Luis, Brazil, was one of 10 businesses selected for inclusion in a case study report on fostering sustainable development in developing countries jointly prepared by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). A decision on how to cover a $33million deficit in the budget of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), will be taken at the June 1987 session of the Organization's Industrial Development Board (IDB), it was decided at the March 1987 session of the UNIDO board. |
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