UNIDO Brussels Office

🌍✨ Exciting start at the World Without Hunger Conference! The UNIDO Brussels Office is thrilled to kick things off at the #UNIDOEU booth! We invite all participants to stop by and discover our impactful #UNIDOEU projects—from sustainable industrialization to food security and green growth initiatives. See first hand how we’re working to end hunger and drive inclusive, sustainable development worldwide. Mr. Christophe Yvetot, UNIDO Representative to the European Union, highlights the importance of UNIDO’s partnership with the EU in fostering sustainable, inclusive industrial growth to tackle hunger and create resilient economies worldwide. Come by, learn more, and let’s connect to create a future free from hunger! 🌱 🤝 #UNIDOEUPartnership #WWHC, #WorldWithoutHunger, #SustainableDevelopment, #EndHunger, #SDGs #AWorldWithoutHungerIsPossible European Union, African Union, PAIDAR - Poverty alleviation and inclusive development across rural Sindh, West Africa Competitiveness Programme (WACOMP)-Ghana, WACOMP - The Gambia, WACOMP Senegal, WACOMP Siera Leone, WACOMP Guinea- Bissau, UNIDO Cambodia #CAPFishCapture, Proyecto Nicacao, #PROSEAD #REFILA

Exciting news from the World Without Hunger Conference! The UNIDO Brussels Office is showcasing the #UNIDOEU Solutions for a World Without Hunger at our booth! Supported by a unique portfolio of 40 projects—funded by the European Union our work spans over 100 countries and introduces ground breaking #industrialinnovations. These projects drive closer collaboration with African countries to strengthen their agro-industrial capacities. Through this impactful partnership, we’ve made strides in modernizing agriculture, enhancing food production systems, and promoting circular economies around the globe. This experience offers practical solutions and best practices to help end hunger worldwide. If you're at the conference, be sure to stop by the #UNIDOEU booth to learn more! 🎥 Mainstage Livestream: https://lnkd.in/eVjYUjCw 🎥 Side Events Livestream: https://lnkd.in/e-DdKPNe #UNIDOEUPartnership #WorldWithoutHunger #SustainableDevelopment #EndHunger #SDGs #AWorldWithoutHungerIsPossible Christophe Yvetot

🔔 Scaling up low-emission #hydrogen production and deployment is essential for accelerating the global #cleanenergy transition, achieving climate goals, and advancing green #industrialization, in particularly in developing countries and economies in transition. 🔔At #COP29, we are ready to present UNIDO's diverse initiatives and discuss solutions and strategies to facilitate a just and equitable hydrogen transition. 📅 Are you attending COP29 Azerbaijan? Check out all the events and join us! ➡ https://lnkd.in/ddc9pdTB 📢 Download the events' agenda: ➡https://lnkd.in/gpxGAVEr Together with our #partners, we will: 🔎Explore the critical role of low-emission hydrogen in transforming the #transportation sector, addressing key challenges, innovations, and progress in its application 🔎Explore #sustainability guidelines that can support the governments to implement their climate commitments, for example through large-scale hydrogen projects. 🔎Launch the COP29 energy initiatives, including the #COP29 #Hydrogen #Declaration (COP29 Presidency event). 🔎Highlight achievements of UNIDO’s The Global Programme for Hydrogen in Industry, address challenges and anticipate the big new milestones for 2025. 🔎Promote #gender equity in hydrogen and supporting #womenempowerment 🔎Explore the innovative #financing mechanisms and risk-sharing arrangements needed to drive the forward-looking development of transport and storage infrastructure 🔎Present a new, the large-scale market assessment focused on innovation in clean hydrogen in developing countries - by UNIDO’s Accelerate-to-Demonstrate (A2D) Facility 🔎Discuss de-risking #investments in hydrogen technologies to accelerate the decarbonization of industrial value chains 🤝 With #UNFCCC, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Women in Green Hydrogen, Hydrogen Council, H2-diplo - Decarbonization Diplomacy, International Hydrogen Fuel Cell Association, International Hydrogen Energy Centre, Jorgo Chatzimarkakis Ivana Jemelkova, Noelia Garcia Nebra Esteban Bermúdez Forn Rebecca Maserumule, Ph.D. Konstantin Schroeter, Gurbuz Gonul, Glenn Schmidt, Manfred Schuckert, Wale Shonibare, Bo Cerup-Simonsen, Ruslan Alikhanov and other esteemed partners and speakers. ❗Please note, that in order to access our events, visitors require blue zone badges. ❇ #UNIDOCOP29 #ClimateAction #HydrogenEconomy

The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) of Germany is providing an additional €2.4 million to support the project “Green industrial recovery through municipality-based development in Ukraine”. UNIDO Director General Gerd Müller : “This project is another milestone in UNIDO’s and Germany’s efforts to drive sustainable industrialization and to support the people of Ukraine in these challenging times. UNIDO stands ready to join forces with our partners and provide the assistance Ukraine needs for a green industrial recovery.” A signing ceremony to conclude the funding arrangement for this contribution was held in Vienna together with the Permanent Representative of Germany to UNIDO, Rüdiger Rainer Bohn, and Oleksandr Oborskyi of the Permanent Mission of Ukraine to UNIDO. Read full article here: https://lnkd.in/dBiznqzy

🌍✨ Only 5 days to go until the World Without Hunger Conference! ✨🌍 We look forward to welcoming you soon to the #WWHC, where leaders and visionaries from around the world unite in our mission to end hunger and promote food security for everyone. Co-organized by #UNIDO, African Union, and the Ethiopian Ministry of Industry(የኢፌዴሪ ኢንዱስትሪ ሚኒስቴር), with technical assistance of FAO, this conference will be a space for meaningful dialogue and collaboration. Join us in creating a future where a world without hunger is possible. See you soon! #WorldWithoutHunger #SustainableDevelopment #EndHunger #SDGs #AWorldWithoutHungerIsPossible 

During #MIPF2024, I also had the pleasure of launching the UNIDO Industrial Development Report 2024 for Western Asia. This report, "Turning Challenges into Sustainable Solutions: The New Era of Industrial Policy," emphasizes how modern industrial policies can address global crises, drive innovation, and foster sustainable development. It highlights progress and opportunities in Western Asia, with UNIDO serving as a key partner in promoting collaboration, knowledge sharing, and transformative action towards the SDGs. #UNIDO #IndustrialDevelopment #IDR2024 #SustainableDevelopment #IndustrialPolicy

UNIDO #WACOMP - The Gambia brings a new transformation for Gambian women farmers😊 The new onion curing and storage facilities funded by the European Union enhances greater competitiveness and a brighter future for the country’s onion value chain. Watch this video and learn more 😊

Yesterday, I had the honour of opening the Ministerial Round Table III on "Industrial Policy for LDCs Graduation" at the UNIDO Multilateral Industrial Development Forum in Riyadh #MIPF. I highlighted the need to address #LDCs' unique challenges, foster inclusive growth, and build resilient economies. Industrial policy is crucial for economic diversification, productivity, and job creation. Strengthening institutional capacity, partnerships, policy frameworks, and governance is key. UNIDO remains a committed partner, aligning with the Doha Programme of Action and our Operational Strategy for LDCs (2022-2031) for sustainable development. #UNIDO #IndustrialPolicy #LDCs #SustainableDevelopment #MIPF #DohaProgramme

It's #UNDay! The United Nations has impacted the lives of people all around the world for the past 79 years, standing up for the most vulnerable. #UNIDO, since 1966, is committed to promoting sustainable economic and #IndustrialDevelopment. More information 👉 www.unido.org

📌 Yesterday, Mr. Christophe Yvetot, UNIDO Representative to the European Union had the honour to welcome H.E. Mr. Sylvester Mundanda, Ambassador of the Republic of Zambia to the BENELUX, and Mr. Charles Maboshe, Minister Counsellor to the BENELUX for the UNIDO-Zambia Deep Dive Cooperation Dialogue.  Key discussions included the 'Dialogue on Industry for Ending Hunger,' which emphasized boosting agro-industrial development, the 'Dialogue on Clean Energy and Climate Action in Industry' for advancing sustainable energy solutions, and the 'Dialogue on Industrial Sustainable Supply Chains,' aimed at promoting responsible sourcing and production practices." 🤝 The meeting saw participation from key stakeholders, including the Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry, the Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development, the Zambia Development Agency, the Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprise Development, the Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of Green Economy and Environment, and the Industrial Development Corporation. Their involvement underscored a collaborative approach towards driving sustainable industrial development and economic growth in Zambia. With Ms. Hambaya Munang’andu, First Secretary (Press & Public Relations), Ms. Linah Mutandwa Chambwe, First Secretary (Economic Affairs), Embassy of the Republic of Zambia in Brussels. We sincerely thank all our UNIDO colleagues for their active participation and invaluable contributions, which played a key role in making this meeting a success. Ms.Kawira Bucyana, Representing - Coordination Bureau, Africa and South Africa Regional Office, Mr.Juan Pablo Davila, Skills Development, Entrepreneurship & Fair Production Unit,                  Mr. Mattias Larsen, Skills Development, Entrepreneurship & Fair Production Unit,    Mr. Tich Mushayandebvu, Africa desk Country Office in Zimbabwe,   Ms. Ilmi Salminen, Circular Industry, Resource Efficiency Unit,   Mr. Sven Schuppener, Division of Climate and Technical Partnerships   Mr. Andrew Goodwin Goodwin, Rural Development, Agro-Industry. &Industrial Parks Unit,Mr. Brian Portelli, Sustainability Investment & Responsible Business Unit, Mr. Colin Brouard, Climate Technology Innovation Unit, Janet Simwanza, Sustainability Investment and Responsible Business Unit, Ms. Lissa Nossek Maria, Alice Berzolla, Josephine Tomat UNIDO Brussels Office. #SustainableDevelopment #CleanEnergy #IndustrialGrowth #AgroTech #SupplyChains #Zambia #UNIDO #EconomicGrowth #ClimateAction #Partnerships #Innovation