Turning cotton to clothes could create 500,000 jobs in West Africa
Stories & Blogs ITC (Update )West Africa’s five biggest producers mostly export raw cotton that’s processed elsewhere. A new study shows that by building local industry to turn cotton into cloth and clothing, the countries could create 500,000 jobs.
Deforestation-free value chains must not shut out small producers
Stories & Blogs ITC (Speech )Deputy Executive Director Dorothy Tembo delivered her opening remarks at the Deforestation-Free Value Chains Roundtable, part of the WTO’s Committee on Trade and Environment session.
New partnership agreed between the United Nations Industrial Development Organization and the GCCA to drive industry decarbonization around the globe.
Stories & Blogs UNIDO (News )A ground-breaking agreement to work together on decarbonizing the cement and concrete industry, with a strong focus on the Global South.
Empowering Congolese women by integrating them into the bioethanol value chain
Stories & Blogs UNIDO (News )UNIDO and Japan have provided trainings in the production of bioethanol from sugarcane for medical use, group savings and loans, and entrepreneurship development to 300 vulnerable women in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
The Startup Act takes shape in Côte d’Ivoire
Stories & Blogs ITC (Update )Adopted in November 2023, the Startup Act continues to roll out in Côte d’Ivoire. The Ministry of Digital Transition and Digitization organized a roundtable on implementing the Act.
UNIDO publishes the Industrial Development Report (IDR) 2024
Stories & Blogs UNIDO (News )UNIDO’s new flagship publication shows the transformative potential of modern industrial policies to offer novel solutions to current global challenges
Empowering Ghana’s Economic Potential through Cluster Development
Stories & Blogs UNIDO (News )The 3rd International Ghana Cluster Conference was held as part of the WACOMP Ghana project led by UNIDO in collaboration with the Ghanaian Ministry of Trade and Industry and funded by the European Union.
