More than ten years after ISIS first swept across Iraq, nearly one million internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees remain in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). Many of these families,...
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Empowering Refugee Youth Through Technology and Entrepreneurship in Iraq
When the Syrian civil war erupted in 2011, hundreds of thousands of Syrians, including many Kurdish families and other ethnoreligious minorities, sought refuge in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI)...
Digital Empowerment in Iraq: Bridging Education, Employment, and Entrepreneurship
Mosul, Nineveh Governorate, from 21 September to 7 October 2025, UNIDO conducted A workforce training course titled “Computer Network, Cybersecurity, and Entrepreneurship Development” was conducted...
Entrepreneurship Trainings Bring New Opportunities for IDPs in Sharya
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), with the support of the Government of Japan, has launched a new series of the Entrepreneurship Development Program (EDP) trainings in...
"War and its Consequences: The Path to Recovery for Veterans with UNIDO"
15.06.2025 Lviv, Ukraine, May 2025 War changes lives in an instant. With every day that passes, civilians and soldiers suffer severe injuries, leaving lasting scars. Since the onset of the war, tens...
Coding a Better Future: Digital Skills for Youth in Mosul, Iraq [EN/AR/KU]
Digital technology is increasingly indispensable for aspiring entrepreneurs to foster innovation, growth, and sustainability In an effort to address youth unemployment in Iraq, the United Nations...
Ending hunger is possible: an income-generating approach through value addition
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The development community has not delivered on the goal that it set in 2015 to end hunger by 2030. Today, 733 million people face hunger; or one in 11 people in the world (FAO et...
Germany and UNIDO deepen cooperation with a new project on the green industrial recovery of Ukraine
Vienna, 31 October 2024 – The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany (BMZ) is providing an additional EUR 2.4 million to support the project Green industrial recovery...
Sierra Leone launches a project to deliver climate adaptation solutions through innovation and entrepreneurship
Freetown, October 7, 2024 – The Government of Sierra Leone, in partnership with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF), has launched...
UNIDO assists greener production in Ukraine
The war in Ukraine has meant a massive change for thousands of companies, compelling many to overhaul their business, transfer their operations and production lines, and become more agile in the face...
El fondo de desarrollo agrícola de la ONU dará apoyo técnico y financiero para conservar los ecosistemas silvestres de la Amazonía peruana
Lima, 17 de agosto de 2023 – El Gobierno del Perú ha anunciado esta semana la puesta en marcha de un proyecto para conservar los ecosistemas silvestres de la Amazonía, mediante la puesta en valor de...
Iraq + 1 more
UNIDO and Government of Japan Collaborate on Sustainable Development of the Food Industry by Building Iraqi Government Staff Capacity
Erbil, Iraq - The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry and Minerals, conducted the second training workshop on food safety and...
Iraq’s Ministry of Water Resources celebrates establishment of a department dedicated to safe management of hydraulic infrastructure thanks to the support of Italy and UNIDO
Funded by the Government of Italy through the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has been working together with the...
Germany and UNIDO support green industrial transition package for Ukraine
VIENNA -- The Government of Germany and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) have agreed on a €3m cross-sectoral integrated project to support a green recovery in Ukraine. ...
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UNIDO and Government of Japan collaborate on Sustainable Development of the Food Industry in Iraq [EN/AR/KU]
Baghdad, April 2023: The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Government of Japan are proud to announce their collaboration on the "Emergency livelihood support to...
La FAO y la ONUDI presentan el programa mundial Acelerador de la transformación de los sistemas agroalimentarios
El objetivo del programa es mejorar la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición en los países menos adelantados 06/03/2023 Doha - La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la...
FAO and UNIDO launch global Agrifood Systems Transformation Accelerator (ASTA)
Programme aims to improve food security and nutrition in Least Developed Countries 06/03/2023 Doha - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the UN Industrial...
Ukraine + 5 more
Making the Invisible Visible: An evidence-based analysis of gender in the regional response to the war in Ukraine [EN/UK]
The escalation of the war in Ukraine began on 24 February 2022, causing thousands of civilian casualties; destroying civilian infrastructure, including hospitals, and triggering the fastest growing...
UNIDO, Philippines to work on food security, innovation and climate change
MANILA, 29 September 2022 – Gerd Müller, Director General of the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and Carlos D. Sorreta, Undersecretary for Multilateral and International Economic...
Sudan + 7 more
Refugee Consultation Forum - Sudan 2021 Country Refugee Response Plan - Annual Report
OVERVIEW In 2021 the humanitarian situation in Sudan continued to deteriorate. Ongoing economic decline with an inflation rate of on average 360% in 2021 has led to corresponding erosion of...