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UNIDO, Italy support small manufacturers in Iran to comply with global environmental agreements
20 November 2018
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and Iran’s National Ozone Unit (NOU) today organized a workshop in Tehran to formulate a technical and business strategy to support small manufacturers of refrigeration equipment and insulation material with the adoption of new ozone- and climate-friendly substances and technologies.
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04 October 2018
An important milestone has been reached today in a United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) project in Afghanistan focusing on the phase out of ozone-depleting substances – hydro-chlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) – in the country, as two key stakeholders signed an agreement which will facilitate the training of thousands of technicians working in the refrigerator and air conditioner services sector on how to handle climate friendly but flammable substances.
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Ecuador – pioneering the destruction of ozone depleting substances
24 May 2018 | By: Daniel CHANG
Ecuador is the first South American country to successfully destroy chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) avoiding emissions of GWG and ozone depletion. The Government, UNIDO and the private sector have been ...
Climate-friendly supermarket refrigeration installed in Jordan
27 February 2018
AMMAN, 27 February 2018 – One of the most advanced refrigeration systems for supermarkets using CO2 as refrigerant was inaugurated in Jordan today. The official ceremony to unveil the new refrigeration system took place today at the Al Salam supermarket in Amman in the presence of the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Environment, Ahmad Al Qatarneh, representing the Minister of Environment, Nayef Al Fayez.
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UNIDO has mobilized US$849m to protect the ozone layer and reduce global warming
08 December 2017 | By: Charles ARTHUR
Since becoming an implementing agency of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol in 1992, UNIDO has completed around 1,400 projects to phase-out ozone-depleting ...
Iraq moves forward on ozone protection
08 December 2017
Iraq's country strategy to eliminate ozone-depleting substances is on track after being approved at the 58th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol.
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Mexico helps protect the climate by destroying ozone-depleting substances
29 November 2017 | By: Danilo DE OLIVEIRA PEREIRA
Extremely large amounts of ozone-depleting substances are improperly stored in several countries which lack the infrastructure to destroy them. Mexico took a big step towards solving this problem.
Yemen’s Minister of Trade and Commerce holds “fruitful” discussions with Director General of UNIDO
24 November 2017
On the sidelines of the 7th Least Developed Countries (LDC) Ministerial Conference, hosted by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Mohammed Al-Maitami, Minister of Trade and Commerce of the Republic of Yemen, has met the UNIDO Director General, LI Yong. The two discussed future cooperation between Yemen and UNIDO.
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UNIDO wins award for projects phasing-out hazardous pesticide
23 November 2017
MONTREAL, 23 November 2017 - The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has won an award for its extraordinary work implementing projects to phase out methyl bromide, a highly toxic gas once used extensively in agro-industry to control a wide variety of pests.
Read moreGreening industry to preserve our planet for future generations
11 August 2017
With the UN Climate Change Conference (COP23) underway in Bonn, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is restating its support for the Paris Agreement as a crucial step towards achieving a greener, sustainable future.
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