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United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

UNIDO is a specialized agency of the United Nations with a unique mandate to promote, dynamize, and accelerate industrial development. Our mandate is reflected in Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 9: “Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation," but UNIDO’s activities contribute to all the SDGs.

Women play a crucial role in the seaweed value chain, from farming and harvesting to processing and marketing. Photo credit: UNIDO/Boedi Julianto.
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Women's Leadership in Indonesia’s Modern Seaweed Processing Industry

Women play a crucial role in the seaweed value chain, from farming and harvesting to processing and marketing.
UNIDO estimates that there are 200,000 tonnes of PCBs and another 600,000 tonnes of PCB-contaminated materials in Indonesia. Photo courtesy of UNIDO Indonesia.
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Indonesia Begins Process to Get Rid of Carcinogenic Substance

The country has opened the first plant to treat PCBs in an environmentally friendly fashion.
The project sought to help those in the front lines dealing with electronic waste to make a decent living with safe working conditions from what could be a lucrative sector for waste management globally. Photo credit: UNIDO.
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Transforming E-Waste into Wealth

UNIDO project helps empower communities in managing electronic waste.