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Paris Agreement on climate change is essential for inclusive and sustainable industrial development
02 July 2017
LI Yong, the Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), reiterates UNIDO’s support for the Paris Agreement on climate change as a crucial step towards achieving a greener, sustainable future, limiting the harmful effects of climate change.
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Vienna Talks on the Kigali Amendment concluded today
15 June 2017
Representatives of 55 countries gathered in Vienna from 13 to 15 June for a special event on the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol to discuss the opportunities, challenges and key actions for the phase-down of powerful greenhouse gases called hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs.
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23 February 2017
The Director General and Yaseen Khayyat, Minister of Environment of Jordan, today signed a project document on implementing the second phase of the “HCFC phase-out management plan in Jordan" project.
Read moreUp to 340 million tons of CO2-equivalent per year avoided thanks to UNIDO activities
16 September 2016
Between 1990 and 2015, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) helped avoid the use and potential emission of 340 million tons of CO2-equivalent per year. This is equivalent of 71 million passenger vehicles driven for a year.
Read moreUNIDO provides equipment to help Nigeria phase out ozone depleting substances
18 September 2014
ABUJA, 18 September 2014 - The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has handed over 30 low-pressure foam machines, worth around USD 1 million, to the government of Nigeria to strengthen the country’s capacity to implement the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.
Read moreUNIDO 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.
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