STDF - Unido

June 2009
Number 7
Integrating global
value chains and trade
partnerships requires
recognized standards
and compliance services
offered by quality
infrastructure
TCB Brief
TRADE CAPACITY BUILDING
In this issue From the Director Highlight TCB Forum Recent events
New activities Project highlights Inter-agency Cooperation Resources
From the Director
Both global trade patterns as well as priority areas for trade development support are
continually on the move; the most recent turbulence on the landscape of trade related
technical assistance is undoubtedly the current global economic and financial crisis. What
remains constant, however, is the need to enhance the capacity of exporters not only to
produce competitive products that comply with international market requirements but
also the capacity to prove compliance in a manner that is recognized by the importing
market. These imperatives are likely to grow in importance in the context of increasing
trade relations and the call for consumer safety in global markets. UNIDO has been
building quality infrastructure and services in developing countries for some 40 years. Its
technical assistance programmes cover, among others, standards bureaux, laboratories
for product testing and calibration of measurement equipment, inspection or market surveillance
services, accreditation and certification bodies, traceability schemes and quality
promotion.
In preparation for the new opportunities likely to arise from an increased interest in trade
and trade-related capacity building as a result of the Aid for Trade Initiative, UNIDO TCB
organized a staff retreat in January 2009. Jointly with leading international experts, we
revisited key areas of intervention, identified areas for continuous staff training and skills
development and further harmonized our modular intervention approach to enable national
or regional quality infrastructures and services achieve international recognition. We
will share some of the experiences with you in this newsletter. UNIDO TCB is based on a
trade capacity building approach that complements the services and expertise offered by
other development partners, such as WTO, UNCTAD, or ITC and international institutions,
including ISO, ILAC, IAF, BIPM, OIML. You will therefore also see in this issue of TCB Brief
examples of cooperation with technical specialized bodies and a special feature on cooperation
with WTO and the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF).
Staff of the Trade Capacity Building Branch enjoying
a lighter moment during the 2009 retreat and technical workshop
UNITED NATIONS
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION
Lalith Goonatilake,
Director, Trade Capacity Building Branch

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Hig H l i g H t
UNIDO Cooperation with the WTO Standards and
Trade Development Facility (STDF)
Signing of the WTO/UNIDO Framework Agreement
During the course of the LDC Ministerial Conference
held in Siem Reap, Cambodia in November 2008,
UNIDO and the World Trade Organization embarked on a
common path in the area of standards and trade development.
The inter-agency framework agreement, signed by
the two Directors-General on 19 November, was followed
by talks between UNIDO’s Director of the Trade-Capacity
Building Branch, Lalith Goonatilake and the Standards
and Trade Development Facility (STDF) Secretary, Michael
Roberts (see p3). With a broad portfolio of projects covering
standards, metrology, testing, certification and
accreditation, UNIDO is a privileged partner of key international
standards and conformity organizations such
as the International Organization for Standardization
(ISO), the International Accreditation Forum, Inc. (IAF),
the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation
(ILAC) and the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures
(International Bureau of Weights and Measures) (BIPM).
The partnerships institutions are crucial in building
capacity in standards and conformity as well as in SPS
compliance.
Contact: U.Dolun@unido.org
STDF is an initiative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World
Organization for Animal Health (OIE), the World Bank, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World
Trade Organization (WTO). In 2001, the five organizations agreed to explore new mechanisms for coordination
and resource mobilization and build alliances between standard setting bodies and implementing and financing
agencies. STDF was formally established in August 2002 and membership expanded in 2005 to include
donors and developing countries. In 2007, observer status was granted to organizations with sanitary and
phytosanitary (SPS) expertise. The strategic aims of the STDF are:
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UNIDO’s TCB technical assistance
in Zambia illustrates
the value added that UNIDO
can offer to the STDF focus.
Many of Zambia’s traditional
exports such as honey, wood and wood products,
horticulture, leather and leather products, cotton and
apparel, have failed to bring in the expected revenue
because of their failure to prove compliance with
international quality standards. The country lacks
accredited test laboratories as well as accredited certification
bodies for system and product certification.
Under a new project, launched jointly by UNIDO and
WTO with funding from the Norwegian Agency for
Development Cooperation (NORAD), the export performance
of Zambia will be improved by creating
conditions for strengthening the national legislative
framework supporting standards, technical regulations,
metrology, testing and quality; addressing deficiencies
in standards, testing, metrology (especially
legal metrology); establishing a credible conformity
assessment infrastructure (with accreditation in relevant
areas); and fostering integration into the multilateral
trading system. The ultimate beneficiaries of
this Aid for Trade project are the manufacturers and
exporters in strategic export sectors, who will be able
to expand production and gain access to, and be able
to comply with, import country regulations, standards
and buyers’ requirements by virtue of enhanced
and accredited testing and certification facilities in
Zambia. This project showcases UNIDO’s complementarity
with WTO-STDF type technical assistance.
to assist developing countries enhance their expertise and capacity to analyse and implement SPS standards,
thereby improving human, animal and plant health and, as a result, their ability to gain and maintain
market access; and
to act as a vehicle for awareness raising on the importance of SPS issues, coordination among technical
cooperation providers, the mobilization of funds, the exchange of experience and the dissemination of
good practices in relation to the provision and receipt of SPS-related technical co-operation.

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tCB Fo r u m
Interview with Michael Roberts, former Secretary of
the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF)
Until your appointment as WTO’s new Aid for Trade Coordinator in February this year, you were the Secretary of
the Standards and Trade Development Facility. What is the unique role played by STDF in SPS-related technical
cooperation?
The Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) is a joint initiative in capacity building and technical cooperation
aimed at raising awareness of the importance of sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) issues, increasing coordination
in the provision of SPS-related assistance, and mobilizing resources to assist developing countries enhance
their capacity to meet SPS standards. As a partnership of key international organizations and donors involved in
the provision of SPS-related technical assistance, as well as representatives from developing and least developed
countries, the STDF serves as a unique forum for dialogue and the exchange of information, experiences and good
practices. This helps in a practical way to enhance the impact of current and future SPS capacity building.
What are the greatest achievements of the STDF since its inception in 2002?
The STDF has accomplished a lot since it was established in 2002 in terms of coordination but also SPS capacity
building on the ground. Indeed, in an independent external evaluation of the STDF in 2008, Dr. Stuart Slorach,
[STDF Evaluator, former Deputy Director-General of the Swedish National Food Administration and former Chair of
the Management Board of the European Food Safety Authority] concluded that it “carries out an important role
that no other single body would be able to accomplish”.
It is not possible to list all the achievements here but I can give a few examples. Firstly, on the coordination
side, an STDF workshop on good practice in SPS-related technical assistance was very well received and helped
to raise awareness about how to enhance the effectiveness of SPS assistance. Also, regional workshops on SPS
needs and priorities in Central America, East Africa and the Mekong Delta in 2008 were instrumental in enhancing
collaboration between donors in these regions and have resulted in tangible follow-up activities. The STDF’s work
to improve coordination and mobilize resources to address fruit fly problems in West Africa will be completed in
2009. Another important example is the new STDF film which will show, with power and punch, how Aid for Trade
benefits real people in developing countries.
Secondly, through financing for projects and project development, the STDF has played an essential role in
strengthening SPS capacity at the national and regional level. For instance, some STDF projects have improved
information exchange between public and private sector stakeholders in countries. Others have focused on finding
solutions to specific problems—such as aflatoxins in nuts or animal diseases —that
block developing countries’ products from entering international markets. Also,
through its focus on project development, the STDF unit assists developing
countries to turn good ideas into bankable projects, which is highly appreciated
by many developing countries.
UNIDO and STDF signed an Inter-agency Framework Agreement during the LDC
Ministerial Conference in Cambodia in November 2008. What do you see as
the main areas of cooperation between STDF and UNIDO?
Reflecting its role in trade-related capacity building, including work on both
the supply side and market conformity, UNIDO is an important partner for the
STDF. UNIDO’s knowledge and experience in helping developing countries to
produce food and agricultural products with high-export potential, that conform
to relevant international standards, enriches both the STDF’s coordination and
project activities. For instance, UNIDO will be a key partner in future STDF work
on the development of SPS indicators. And of course, UNIDO can also now
implement or supervise STDF projects. One need only watch the Benin
segment of the STDF film to appreciate the complementarity of the work
done by UNIDO in Benin with the STDF.
(continued on p4)

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In 2008, the STDF contributed a background study
identifying SPS supply side constraints in eight least
developed countries and possible areas for future technical
cooperation activities to UNIDO’s technical workshop
in Rwanda in September 2008, which fed into the
UNIDO-WTO LDC Ministerial Conference in Cambodia in
November 2008. This is another good example of the
kinds of collaboration activities that the STDF looks forward
to pursue with UNIDO and other partners in the
future.
As the Secretary of STDF, you were intimately involved
in the regional Aid for Trade reviews, by organizing
parallel consultation workshops in the three regions
on SPS capacity building needs and responses. In your
new role as the WTO Aid for Trade Coordinator, how do
you see STDF involvement in the Aid for Trade Initiative
in the coming years?
Constraints arising from an inability to comply with the
SPS requirements of importing countries are an important
“supply side” handicap preventing developing and
in particular least developed countries from gaining
and maintaining market access. Given the focus of Aid
for Trade on designing actions to address these constraints,
it is essential for the STDF to raise the profile
of SPS issues in international trade through the optic
of Aid for Trade.
The STDF can participate in the Aid for Trade process
in a number of ways. These include the preparation of
desk reviews of SPS needs and available assistance and
participation in Aid for Trade review meetings. The STDF
can also use its project preparation grants to develop
projects from needs identified in Aid for Trade events.
Through research that is now under way on the development
of SPS indicators, the STDF is contributing to
dialogue within the Aid for Trade initiative on measuring
the performance of trade-related capacity building.
Finally, the STDF film will act as an excellent vehicle to
raise general awareness of the linkage between trade,
economic growth and poverty alleviation—the core of
the Aid for Trade mandate.
UNIDO TCB Director Lalith Goonatilake with Michael Roberts,
then Secretary of STDF
reC e n t ev e n t s
LDC Ministerial Conference
in Siem Reap, Cambodia
UNIDO Director-General Dr. Kandeh Yumkella with Dr. Cham Prasidh,
Senior Minister, Ministry of Commerce of Cambodia
The Ministerial Conference of Least Developed
Countries, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on 19 and
20 November 2008, had as its theme “Aid for Trade: an
Industrial Agenda for LDCs”. Organized jointly by UNIDO
and the World Trade Organization, the Conference recognised
the role of Aid for Trade in building the essential
supply-side capacity and expediting the integration
of least developed
countries into the
global economy.
The declaration
that was adopted
at the conclusion
of the conference
placed the
prime responsibility
in the design
of transformation
“You are a group with
specific interests and
unique needs. The best
an organization like
mine can do is to make
sure that your voices are
heard.”
Kandeh Yumkella,
Director-General, UNIDO
programmes with the LDCs themselves. Development
partners—including UNIDO, WTO, ITC, UNCTAD and the
Secretariat of the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF)—
should, however, continue to work closely together to
enable LDCs to use trade as an instrument for development
and poverty reduction. The declaration called for
implementation of internationally agreed measures in
favour of LDCs as well as the adoption of new measures
that would enable their economies to benefit more
from the existing opportunities provided by the international
trading system. UNIDO was specifically urged to
enhance and expand its efforts towards the industrial
productive capacity of LDCs through the design and
implementation of well targeted projects and to set up
a trust fund to finance relevant support programmes.
The role of South-South industrial cooperation was
acknowledged.
The next LDC Ministerial Conference will be held in
Vienna in November 2009.

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new AC t i v i t i e s
TCB Thematic Evaluation
of SMTQ activities
UNIDO’s Evaluation Group provides independent,
systematic and impartial assessments of UNIDO
activities in terms of relevance, efficiency, effectiveness,
sustainability and impact. Lessons learned from evaluations
are applied in the formulation and implementation
of other projects and programmes. The system enables
a continuous feedback to UNIDO project managers on
project results in order to facilitate management decisions.
On the initiative of the UNIDO Executive Board, the
Evaluation Group is conducting a thematic evaluation
of UNIDO activities in the area of Standards, Metrology,
Testing and Quality (SMTQ). Since the 1980s, UNIDO
has been helping to develop SMTQ in a large number
of developing countries, using a range of tools that
include training, advisory services and equipment. It
has long been recognized that investment in SMTQ is
a key ingredient in promoting trade. SMTQ is part of
the trade capacity building (TCB) theme and represents
the “compliance” aspect of UNIDO’s “compete, comply,
connect” approach.
Unlike programme-specific evaluations, a thematic
evaluation draws on lessons from a cross-cutting body
of knowledge. The overall objective of the evaluation is
to further improve UNIDO’s technical assistance in the
area of SMTQ and consolidate and develop the thematic
leadership of UNIDO in this field. Its findings and
recommendations should provide UNIDO management
and donors with an understanding of UNIDO’s leadership,
visibility and added value within this thematic context.
Co-funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic
Affairs (SECO), the exercise was launched in April 2008
and the final report is expected at the end of the current
year.
TCB Retreat: Improving
Technical Assistance
Martin Kellerman leading one of the technical workshop sessions
For five days in January 2009, staff of UNIDO’s Trade
Capacity Building Branch examined ways to improve
the quality of services to UNIDO’s client countries. A
three day technical workshop and two day retreat
reviewed past and present technical assistance delivery
in preparation for an increas-
“The retreat and workshop
brought added
value to the work of the
Branch” Peter Loewe, Senior
Evaluation Officer
ing demand for TCB services.
Together with experts in the
development and operation of
quality and compliance infrastructures,
staff identified best
practices for technical assistance,
in particular for enterprise
upgrading, metrology, standards, certification, accreditation
and testing laboratories. They especially looked
at ways to: further develop a modular approach in trade
capacity building; respond to modified and increasing
demand; and integrate a regional dimension into trade
support infrastructure developments. This approach will
continue to be complemented by expertise from other
development partners and technical agencies.
The revisiting of TCB and quality infrastructure services
was undertaken in conjunction with a thematic evaluation
of UNIDO’s completed trade capacity building
programmes and projects. It will ensure a modern and
attractive technical assistance delivery, providing the
best value for money, both for developing countries
and UNIDO’s donors.
Contact: P.Loewe@unido.org Contact: L.Goonatilake@unido.org

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Pro j e C t Hi g H l i g H t s
UNIDO and DG SANCO: A
Strategic Partnership
The European Commission’s
aim to make
Europe’s citizens healthier, safer and more confident led
in 1999 to the establishment of the Directorate General
for Health and Consumer Protection (DG SANCO). With a
staff of around 960 and an annual budget of €360 million
(2007), it ensures an integrated approach to public
health, consumer protection and food and feed safety,
animal health and welfare and plant health.
The European Union is a major trading partner for many
agro-industrial products from developing countries. The
European Union has developed strict compliance regulations
for agro-based imports. These regulations often
turn into a barrier to trade for countries that lack the
necessary infrastructure at the policy, institutional and
enterprise level. The cost of opportunity, and particularly
the cost of rejection, are high for developing countries.
As part of its Aid for Trade focus, UNIDO helps developing
countries comply with exacting European standards
applied to agro-industrial imports. In a move to concentrate
its assistance on the most pressing issues, UNIDO
has initiated strategic cooperation with DG SANCO that
addresses areas of common interest, namely:
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The establishment of a mechanism to correct deficiencies
identified by the Commission’s Food and
Veterinary Office (FVO) inspections in developing
countries;
Support to the European Commission’s “Better
Training for Safer Food” initiative;
The formulation of a guide on how to set up a food
safety authorities in developing countries; and
The development of a Food Inspection Rapid
Response Facility to cater for quick tailored technical
assistance intervention, right after an FVO
Inspection mission.
Cooperation between UNIDO and DG SANCO will also
help reduce the cost of compliance by strengthening
local institutions to check the conformity of products
for export; ensure the smooth flow of goods by avoiding
unnecessary delays at border points that affect the
quality of fresh produce; increase food safety systems
in developing countries and in international markets by
upgrading country compliance infrastructures and services
according to international good practice, ultimately
also leading to an increase in exports.
Contact: E.Vento@unido.org
http://www.labnetwork.org/
Accreditation Made Easy
Developing countries hoping to access world markets
are faced with increasingly stringent standards
imposed by industrialized countries on food, agricultural
and other products. It is not sufficient for exports
from the developing world simply to comply with EU and
other international standards: they require evidence of
compliance in the form of a test report or a compliance
certificate from internationally accredited bodies. Many
developing countries, in particular the least developed
among them, lack the infrastructure and expertise to set
up their own testing laboratories. Obtaining certificates
from laboratories abroad places an impossible burden
on the budgets of many would-be exporters.
UNIDO joined forces with the World Association of
Industrial and Technological Research Organizations
(WAITRO, in partnership with ILAC, ISO and BIPM) to
help resolve this problem. On 12 December 2008, an
online web portal was set up to pool information and
knowledge in the field of laboratory testing and calibration.
Labnetwork, launched in Hyderabad, India with
the support of Vimta Labs Ltd., is a global laboratory
network. It draws together members from developed
and developing countries and provides a forum for an
exchange of experience and information on:
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Existing laboratories and their activities to enable
client countries to select reliable testing, measurement
and calibration services;
Steps to be taken in setting up and maintaining
new laboratories (design, management, accreditation
and maintenance);
Proficiency testing, certified reference materials and
traceability as well as trade-related issues; and
Testing and calibration.
Labnetwork members have access to information on
laboratories and networks worldwide as well as support
from experts on technical, regulatory and quality management
issues. They can use the information provided
by Labnetwork to improve the quality of their work and
stay abreast of new developments in the testing and
calibration industry.
Contact: O.Padickakudi@unido.org

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int e r -Ag e n C y Co o P e r A t i o n
International Cooperation
on Metrology
The removal of technical barriers to trade in developing
countries is one of the first steps in the long path
towards the elimination of poverty. Much of UNIDO’s
work in the area of trade capacity-building is focused
on providing enterprises in developing countries with
the skills and infrastructure to develop the capacity for
metrology, accreditation and standards required to trade
in the global marketplace, thereby raising standards of
living. On 3 December 2008, a memorandum of understanding
was signed between UNIDO, the International
Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML), and the Bureau
International des Poids et Mesures (International Bureau
of Weights and Measures) (BIPM). The strategic partnership
will enhance the impact of industrial development
on economic growth, minimize technical barriers to
trade and assist in the beneficial integration of developing
countries and transition economies into the global
economy. In addition to joint programmes, the three
organizations will share information, pool resources and
expertise and contribute to each other’s meetings.
From left to right: BIPM Director Andrew J. Wallard, UNIDO Director-
General Kandeh Yumkella, and CIML President Alan Johnston.
President of the International Committee for Legal Metrology
Metrology in Africa—AFRIMETS
The African continent faces special challenges
yet its potential for industrial
growth is second to none. The Inter-Africa
Metrology System (AFRIMETS) is the umbrella organization
for metrology in Africa. Its mission is to promote
metrology in Africa in order to facilitate intra-African and
international trade and especially to overcome technical,
sanitary and phytosanitary barriers to trade. In partnership
with BIPM and with funding from Norad, UNIDO
is launching a project to support AFRIMETS, specifically
to assist the metrology programmes of African countries
to achieve international recognition.
Contact: J.Davila@unido.org
UNIDO and Michigan
State University
Michigan State University
(MSU) provides the means
for research, education, outreach
and capacity building in developing
countries to promote sustainable economic and
technical cooperation among all stakeholders within the
global agri-food system. The university is home to no
less than six centres engaged in the provision of food
industry development services. On 16 January 2009,
UNIDO’s Director-General, Kandeh Yumkella—who in
the 1990s was a professor of agricultural economics at
MSU—and MSU Provost, Kim Wilcox, signed a declaration
setting out the framework for closer cooperation
between UNIDO and MSU. One proposed joint activity
involves training and research. It targets developing
country policy makers and the private sector in the area
of trade capacity building in:
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Standards and food safety;
Export oriented industry and agribusiness;
Small and medium-sized enterprises and producers
development and upgrading;
Entrepreneurship; and
Rural renewable energy and sustainability.
Plans are under way to hold a summer school for professionals
and senior officials involved in food safety from
Africa as well as joint training programmes.
Another thrust of cooperation between UNIDO and
Michigan State University is related to the Global Food
Safety Initiative (see box below) and specifically MSU’s
role in establishing the Global Food Safety Knowledge
Network and cooperation with UNIDO for pilot activities
in India and other developing countries.
Contact: A.Badarneh@unido.org
The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) is
coordinated by CIES—The Food Business
Forum, an independent global food business
network uniting more than 400 retailers
and manufacturers of all sizes across
150 countries. GFSI works to achieve convergence
between food safety standards by maintaining a
benchmarking process for food safety management
schemes and to improve cost efficiency throughout
the food supply chain through the common acceptance
of GFSI recognized standards.

2008 Inter-Agency Resource Guide
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res o u r C e s
Resource Guide
The first edition of the Inter-Agency Resource Guide featured
in TCB Brief No. 5 continues to be in great demand
both on the part of donor and recipient countries as
well as international organizations. As a contribution to
the Aid for Trade Initiative, an updated
and enlarged 2009 edition is currently
under preparation. Further to the 21
organizations in the earlier edition,
the 2009 Inter-Agency Resource Guide
will include from the UN system the
International Monetary Fund (IMF), the
International Telecommunications Union
(ITU), the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO), the Universal Postal Union
(UPU), the World Tourism Organization
(UNWTO) and the International Fund
for Agricultural Development (IFAD). In
addition, regional development banks
will be included, namely the Asian Development
Bank (ADB); the Inter-American Development Bank
(IADB), the African Development Bank (AFDB) and the
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
(EBRD). The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development (OECD) will be included with its Aid for
Trade related publications and monitoring services. The
2009 Resource Guide will for the first time provide references
to technical services from bilateral donors, starting
with the OECD Development Assistance Committee
(DAC) members. This cooperation will potentially allow
for greater visibility of South-South technical assistance
offers. The Guide is being financed by a contribution
of the Government of Sweden to UNIDO’s TCB Trust
Fund.
Contact: S.Kaeser@unido.org
Implementing SPS measures with UNIDO
assistance
The brochure SPS Compliance: a requisite for agroindustrial
exports from developing countries sets out the
Organization’s multifaceted approach to making WTO’s
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement compliance
measures effective in developing
countries. This involves support for
enterprises in the agro-industrial
sector, assistance to governments
and trade associations, as well
as the development of the conformity
assurance infrastructure.
The brochure can be downloaded
from http://www.unido.org/index.
php?id=o82365.
On-going TCB programmes in:
Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina, Azerbaijan,
Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Cameroon, China,
Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia,
Ghana, Guatemala, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran
(Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan,
Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liberia, Libyan Arab
Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mongolia,
Mozambique, Nepal, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan,
Palestine, Paraguay, Philippines, Saudi Arabia,
Senegal, Sri Lanka, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand,
Tunisia, Uganda, Ukraine, United Republic
of Tanzania, Uruguay, Viet Nam and Zambia.
Regional programmes: Andean Community,
Central America, EAC, ECOWAS, GCC, Mekong
Delta, SAARC, South East Asia, UEMOA
UNIDO in brief
UNIDO was set up in 1966 and became a specialized
agency of the United Nations in 1985. As part of the
United Nations common system, UNIDO is responsible
for promoting industrialization throughout the developing
world, in cooperation with its 173 Member States.
Its headquarters are in Vienna; it is represented in
44 developing countries. This representation and a
number of specialized field offices for investment and
tech nology promotion and other specific aspects of its
work ensure that UNIDO maintains an active presence
in the field.
UNIDO is mandated to support trade and industrial
development on the basis of three thematic priorities: (a)
poverty reduction through productive activities; (b) trade
capacity building and (c) energy and environment.
For comments or suggestions on any of the issues raised
in this newsletter including notices of events and publications,
or for requests to be included on our email
list, please contact us at tcb@unido.org. This publication
has not been formally edited.
UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATION (UNIDO)
Vienna International Centre,
P.O. Box 300, 1400 Vienna, Austria
Telephone: (+43-1) 26026-4781
L. Goonatilake, Director, TCB Branch,
Fax: (+43-1) 26026-6840
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