United Nations Industrial Development Organization

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is a specialized agency that promotes inclusive and sustainable industrial development, especially in developing countries.

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Industrial energy efficiency: Industrial energy efficiency is the delivery of industrial output with less energy per unit of production. UNIDO helps industries improve energy performance and reduce emissions.
United Nations Industrial Development Board: The United Nations Industrial Development Board is UNIDO's governing body for reviewing the organization's work and budget. It sets policy direction between sessions of the General Conference.
United Nations General Assembly: The United Nations General Assembly is the UN's deliberative body in which all member states have equal representation. It established UNIDO as a programme in 1966 and approved its specialized-agency status.
Gerd Müller: Gerd Müller is a German politician who became director general of UNIDO in 2021. His leadership has emphasized climate action, food security, and sustainable industrialization.
Sustainable Development Goal 9: Sustainable Development Goal 9 calls for resilient infrastructure, inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and innovation. UNIDO is a central UN agency supporting progress on the industrialization target.
Cleaner production: Cleaner production is the continuous prevention of pollution and waste through changes to processes, products, and resource use. UNIDO projects help firms prevent pollution while improving resource productivity.
UNIDO General Conference: The UNIDO General Conference is the organization's principal decision-making body, comprising representatives of all member states. It establishes UNIDO's priorities and elects members of its governing bodies.
UNIDO Constitution: The UNIDO Constitution is the treaty that establishes the organization's purposes, membership, and institutional structure. It provided the legal basis for UNIDO's transformation into a specialized agency.
Li Yong: Li Yong is a Chinese economist who served as UNIDO director general from 2013 to 2021. His tenure advanced UNIDO's inclusive and sustainable industrial development agenda.
Sustainable Development Goals: The Sustainable Development Goals are 17 global goals adopted by UN member states in 2015 for achievement by 2030. UNIDO frames its programmes as contributions to this shared development agenda.