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UNIDO celebrates good news on the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
16 September 2014
Today’s International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer was warmly celebrated by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the other implementing agencies of the Montreal Protocol.
Read moreUNIDO-UNEP partnership helps sub-Saharan Africa countries to phase out ozone-depleting substances
02 December 2013
National Ozone Officers from sub-Saharan African countries, representatives of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), international experts and UNIDO staff convened in Vienna from 26 to 29 November to discuss issues relating to the phase-out of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), under the terms of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.
Read moreReport names UNIDO as lead implementing agency of the Montreal Protocol
19 June 2013
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has been ranked as the best implementing agency of the Montreal Protocol for 2012, according to a new evaluation report released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Read moreOzone statue unveiled in Vienna to mark Montreal Protocol anniversary
21 November 2012
As part of the ongoing celebrations to mark the 25th anniversary of one of the world’s most successful environmental agreements, a statue dedicated to protecting the ozone layer was officially unveiled today at the Vienna International Centre in Vienna.
Read more25th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol marked in Vienna
10 September 2012
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) marked today the 25th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol and the 20th anniversary of UNIDO as an implementing agency of this Protocol.
Read more18 June 2012
A financing agreement worth over EUR 350,000, signed today by the Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Director-General of the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) will help destroy in an environmentally-friendly way some 166 metric tons of unwanted ozone-depleting substances in Mexico.
Read moreWith UNIDO assistance Iran phases out inhalers that harm ozone layer
05 September 2011
Iran has become the first country of the Asia-Pacific region to successfully phase out metered dose inhalers based on chlorofluorocarbon, or CFC that contribute to the depletion of the ozone layer.
Read moreIn Oaxaca, Mexico, a green business finds a home
When old refrigerators aren’t disposed of correctly, they can emit gases that deplete the ozone layer. That’s a big problem in Mexico, where small recycling centres often don’t follow proper procedures. UNIDO has addressed this problem by training thousands of technicians, as well as by helping to open state-of-the-art recovery and recycling centres throughout the country.
Read moreUNIDO ranks the first implementing agency by the Multilateral Fund
UNIDO, beside UNEP, UNDP and the World Bank is one of the four implementing agencies of the Multilateral Fund. The main objective of the Multilateral Fund is to assist developing country parties to the Montreal Protocol to comply with the control measures of the Protocol.
Read moreThe Montreal Protocol – UNIDO rises to the ozone challenge
From 6-14 September 2012, UNIDO is organizing a week-long event at its headquarters in Vienna to celebrate the success in achieving reductions that will protect the atmosphere for generations to come.
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