UNIDO Times - Issue 7 (November 2013)

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Trainees of the projectIntegration and progress through protection and empowerment of displaced groups

in South Sudandisplay their new designs. Photo by Lidwina Dox/UNIDO

NOVEMBE R 2013 ISSUE 7

UNIDO

Times

LI Yong is the former Vice-Minister

of Finance of China. Throughout his

long career spanning stints at the

World Bank, Asian Development

Bank, GEF and IFAD, he has been a

strong advocate of industrial devel-

opment to achieve inclusive and

sustainable growth.

China is one of the worlds largest

manufacturing economies and its

economic transformation has lifted

hundreds of millions of people out of

poverty, explained LI Yong shortly

after being confirmed as the Organiza-

tions 7th Director General in June.

This experience could be shared with

other developing countries fighting to

eradicate poverty.

A Harvard graduate, Li has held numer-ous high-level positions in the national

and international arena.

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LI YONG ELECTED AS DIRECTORGENERAL OF UNIDO

NEW SKILLS HELPYOUNG PEOPLE ENTER

THE SOUTH SUDANESECLOTHING MARKET

Equipped with creative skills in textile design

and starter kits with a sewing machine and

materials, UNIDO trainees now have the

necessary start-up elements to help them

start growing their own businesses, and

they are finding that their work is in demand.

The UNIDO project, Integration and pro-

gress through protection and empower-ment of displaced groups in South Sudan,

funded by the Government of Japan, trained

youths in tailoring, carpentry, welding and

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lenges for youth employment, identifies

ways to enhance the creative sector

by tapping into youth culture and

entrepreneurship led by youth, and

outlines necessary policy approaches.

VIET NAM INDUSTRIAL

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The report confirms the essential role

of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in

creating jobs and improving financial

resources, access to technology and

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New skills help young people enter the SouthSudanese clothing market >> page 6

CONTENTSNews

04 Snapshots From climate change to metrology, an overview

of whats new

05 Institute trains policymakers, youngprofessionals and researchers

Vienna Energy forum calls for integration of energy

into SDGs

06 New skills help young people enter the SouthSudanese clothing market

The challenges for middle-income countries

07 Report names UNIDO as lead implementing agencyof the Montreal Protocol

Features

08 Beneficiaries in Sierra Leone tell their stories Improving lives through skills training

10 LI Yong elected as Director General of UNIDO A new vision for the future of the Organization

Projects by region

11 Africa Quality is our byword.

Enhancing entrepreneurship education in schools

12 Arab states Opening markets for Tunisias agricultural products

13 Asia and the Pacific Creating cooperative networks to promote eco-cities.Pakistani mangoes make their way into Walmart

14 Europe and NIS Working with and for young entrepreneurs in Armenia

15 Latin America and the Caribbean Traditional products shape new businesses

Events

16 Forthcoming eventsReducing poverty through the promotion

of traditional food products >> pages 11-15

Beneficiaries in Sierra Leone telltheir stories>> pages 8-9

People were highlymotivated and enjoyedthe good working

atmosphere

>> See page 6

The hopelessnesswe had before haschanged, and we seethat we can do thingsby ourselves

>> See page 8


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New metrology laboratory in

Mozambique

UNIDO expands network of

sustainable energy centres to SADC

United Nations launches centre

to tackle climate change

Significant increase in

cooperation with India

UNIDO to increase technical

cooperation with Belarus

Without the ability to determine

length, mass, volume, time and

temperature, even the simplest of

transactions would be open to abuse,

reliable trade would be impossible and

legislation aimed at protecting the

health and welfare of citizens would

have no effect. The new laboratory in

the city of Zimpeto was established as

part of the project Competing with

quality, funded by the EU, and

supports the main quality infrastruc-

ture bodies in Mozambique.

Building on its experience designing the

Economic Community of West African

States (ECOWAS) Regional Centre for

Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency(ECREEE), UNIDO will assist with designing

the Southern African Development

Community (SADC) Centre for Renewable

Energy and Energy Efficiency (SACREEE),

expected to be operational in 2014.

SACREEE aims to create an enabling

environment for regional renewable

energy and energy efficiency markets by

mitigating various barriers for the

dissemination of green energy technolo-

gies and services.

The Climate Technology Centre and

Network (CTCN) will establish an

information platform for improved

sharing of knowledge related to

climate technologies and will conduct

regional and national workshops on

priority issues, entrepreneurship, andthe development of policies and

programmes to attract Foreign Direct

Investment. The CTCN is supported

by a consortium of 12 international

research and development bodies,

including UNIDO.

Over the next five years, the budget for the

Country Programme and a second phase

of the UNIDO Centre for South-South

Industrial Cooperation (UCSSIC) willexceed $107 million. The Country

Programme will transfer new green

technology to improve the competitiveness

of industrial enterprises. It will also

increase the productivity, quality, occupa-

tional health and safety, and environmental

sustainability of industrial production.

Phase two of the UCSSIC will enhance

South-South industrial cooperation and

will especially benefit the Least Developed

Countries (LDC).

The newly signed Framework Pro-

gramme of Cooperation for the period

of 2013-2017 will develop a portfolio

of technical cooperation projects forthe Republic of Belarus to meet its

objectives in the area of sustainable

industrial development. UNIDO and

the Government of Belarus will

cooperate in the mobilization of

financial resources for potential

projects under this programme, and

will explore financing from such

sources as international financial

institutions, donor countries and the

private sector, as part of a funds

mobilization strategy.


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A global transition towards sustainable

energy systems is imperative, and the

window of opportunity is now, said

participants at the third edition of the

Vienna Energy Forum, held in the

Austrian capital on 28-30 May.

The Forum

This years event brought together over

1,600 policymakers, country delegations,

experts and representatives from the pri-

vate sector and civil society from 116

countries, to deliberate on sustainable

energy and the way forward after Rio+20.

The debate was led by approximately

110 high-level speakers.

Key messagesThe key message of the forum clearly

positions energy in the post-2015 devel-

opment agenda and underlines the sig-

nificance of financing and partnership in

ensuring a sustainable energy future.

The need for tangible and measurable

benchmarks as part of this energy goal

was also a central theme, not only for the

global mobilization of action but also for

the concrete assessment of viability and

progress in achieving these goals.

Strategic goals at the global level, such as

the three overarching goals of SE4All

universal energy access, renewable energy

and energy efficiencywere deemed

essential for encouraging global action

and policy change. Related goals at the

regional, municipal and local levels are

equally important and necessary to ensure

implementation and action at all levels.

Six key recommendations on Energy in

the Post-2015 Development Agenda have

emerged from the VEF2013, and are

available in the summary report.

VIENNA ENERGYFORUM CALLSFOR INTEGRATION

OF ENERGY INTOSDGs

Plenary session 5: public and private partnerships, Vienna Enegy Forum 2013. L-R: Gunther Maier, Harry Verhaar,

Thomas Stelzer, Rajendra Pachauri, Irene Giner-Reichl. Photo by UNIDO/Gerhard Fally

INSTITUTE

TRAINS POLICY-

MAKERS, YOUNG

PROFESSIONALS

& RESEARCHERS

During 2013, the UNIDO Institute

has conducted three major training

programmes on trade capacity

building, environmental manage-

ment, and energy and climate

change. Over 500 people have

applied for the next course, to be

held in November.The first programme, a five-week

distance learning course on standardiza-

tion and quality infrastructures, was

followed by an eight day in-residence

training of policymakers from Central

Asian countries, held in May in Issyk-

Kul, Kyrgyzstan. While several hundred

participated in the distance-learning

section of the Institutes programme,

only the most committed 26 partici-

pants were invited to attend their in-residence training.

The Future of Manufacturingbrought

together policymakers from middle-

income countries to learn about future

trends and developments in manufactur-

ing. Lectures were delivered by high-

level policymakers (including Arun Maira

from the Indian Planning Commission),

and experts from the University of

Cambridge, the University of California,

Berkeley and the Fraunhofer Institute,

as well as by renowned authors on

manufacturing such as Peter Marsh(former editor, Financial Times) and Paul

Markillie (The Economist).

This years edition of the Summer Course

on green industry, held in July, was

jointly organized with the Central

European University in Budapest,

Hungary. Following an online course

for around 200 participants, a select

group of young professionals and

researchers were invited to Hungary to

learn how to improve the environmentalperformance of industry and bring the

concept of green industry into practice.

The course was led by UNIDO experts,

senior policymakers and internationally

renowned scholars.

The Institutes next course, held in

November in partnership with the Inter-

national Centre for Promotion of Enter-

prises (ICPE) in Ljubljana, Slovenia, will

explore new trends and solutions in

sustainable industrial energy production.

For more information, visit:

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Helping develop a marketable fashion

with cultural identity is a follow-up

course on basic industrial skills.

We have been encouraging the young

fashion designers to blend the countrys

rich culture into their designs, says

Ammar Al-Kital, the UNIDO project

advisor in Juba.

To-date, three product design workshops

have taken place. They featured invited

designers, artists and professors.

Lidwina Dox, an expert in productdesign, who was also one of the trainers,

said that she was surprised by how fast

the young people developed their skills.

In the beginning, some participants

did not even sew evenly and had to redo

their work several times. However, they

improved their skills very fast and the

quality (of their work) improved over

time. People were highly motivated and

they enjoyed the good working atmos-

phere. They also saw that their work was

appreciated and in demand.

To find out more, contact

[email protected]

NEW SKILLS HELP YOUNG PEOPLE ENTER THE SOUTHSUDANESE CLOTHING MARKET

CHALLENGES FOR MIDDLE-INCOMECOUNTRIESHigh-level representatives from some 70

countries gathered in Costa Rica in June

to discuss what should be at the heart of

the development agenda for middle-

income countries (MICs) after the current

development goals expire in 2015.

The conference, titled Challenges for sus-

tainable development and international

cooperation in middle-income countries:the role of networks for prosperity, was

hosted by the Government of Costa Rica

and co-organized by UNIDO.

Participants were trained to usesewing machines, and learnt that even

elements of waste like plastic bags,

old textiles and paper could be used to

produce original works.

The event concentrated on the role and posi-

tion of MICs in regional and global develop-

ment issues and resulted in the San Jos

Declaration, which promotes international

and national measures and cooperation to

advance inclusive and equitable economic

growth and prosperity, industrialization in

the framework of sustainable development,

and finance and investment opportunities inmiddle-income countries.

More information at

www.unido.org/mic-conference/

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REPORT NAMES UNIDO AS BEST IMPLEMENTING AGENCYOF THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL

UNIDO has been ranked as the best implementing agency of the Montreal Protocol for 2012,

according to an evaluation report released by the Multilateral Fund Secretariat of the Montreal

Protocol. The report gave UNIDO the highest possible score of 100 points and stated that it

achieved eight out of eight targetsa score no other agency had ever received before. In the

last 21 years, UNIDO has helped in the phasing-out of more than one-third of the ozone-

depleting substances in the developing world and supported over 100 countries to comply

with their commitments under the Montreal Protocol.

Africa

Arab States

Asia and the

Pacific

Europe and NIS

Latin America

and the Caribbean

Number of

countries

Number of

projects

Tonnes of

ozone-depleting

potential phased out

36 1882,618

43314,538

17

12 366 33,216

15 2344,986

23 237

10,171


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BENEFICIARIES IN SIERRA LEONE TELL THEIR STORIES

When you have a skill, even if some-

thing bad happens in a country, you

wont have to hand it in. You wont

steal or hurt people willfully, and you

wont take a gun for a companion,

explains 21-year-old Malikie Kanneh.

Kanneh has just completed a two-year

training programme to become a

mechanic. He is one of the 145 young

men and women who have benefited

from a UNIDO project, funded by the

Government of Japan, in Kailahun and

Koindu in eastern Sierra Leone, a rural

area bordering Liberia and Guinea.

The project, which ran from March 2011

to September 2012, provided on-the-job

training for apprentices to learn various

entrepreneurial skills, including carpen-

try, smithing, welding, auto mechanics,

tailoring and weaving.

The objective of the project was to build

the local economies resilience to shocks

craftspeople to pass on their skills to

others who had no experience of their

craft, and then equipped them with the

tools they needed. These trainers were

taught teaching and coaching skills, both

to help them to teach better, and also to

reinforce the message that their appren-

tices would be there to learn, not to work

as low-paid labour.

In the second stage, these craftspeople

passed on their skills to others, like

Kanneh, who would otherwise have not

have had the opportunity to learn a skill.

By using this apprenticeship method,

which is well-established and understood

in Sierra Leone, both trainers and trainees

knew what was expected of them. To give

a voice to some of those trainees who

now have a livelihood thanks to the pro-

gramme, Kanneh and others in Kailahun

District, in eastern Sierra Leone, were

interviewed and photographed. The fol-

lowing extracts were taken from the

Voices of Kailahun blog.

by improving the entrepreneurial, leader-

ship and management skills of youth and

diversifying income-generation activities

in the vulnerable communities. It is one

of seven projects implemented in Africa

by UNIDO under the umbrella title,

Response to the humanitarian crisis in

Africa. The seven projects have been

funded by a $ 9.8m grant from the Gov-

ernment of Japan.

In the first stage of the programme in

eastern Sierra Leone, UNIDO selected

11 talented Sierra Leonean master-

The project has been a

great success, with about70 per cent of the traineesstarting their ownincome-generating

activities or finding jobswith existing businesses.

Malikie Kanneh, apprentice mechanic.

Malikie Kanneh, apprenticemechanicFor me, learning was not just about

making money but it was also to avoid

becoming a thief. I have never stolen

anything, but I used to see the boys I

played football with resort to that. I am

a careful person and I dont like steal-

ing, so I wanted to go and learn some-

thing. Malikie Kanneh is originally

from Shegbwema, several hours from

Kailahun Town, but he left home to

come to Kailahun Town when he heard

about the mechanics apprenticeship.

Before the training, he didnt know

anything about mechanics or how to

save money or develop a business. After

two years of training, he is now able to

repair machines even without his trainer

present, and he now knows which steps

to take to start his business.

Now the training has ended, this cheerful

young man, who has started saving a

part of his salary, wants to open his own

shop and pass on his newly acquired

skills to others.

I can go and teach my own friends so

that we can all be working for the

development of the country and our-

selves. When I help my friends, I am

developing the country.

Since the end of the civil war in 2002,

rural eastern Sierra Leone has recov-

ered slowly. A generation of youngpeople experienced a decade of con-

flict that severely disrupted their edu-

cation. Kanneh is convinced that by

ensuring a livelihood for people he can

play an active role in maintaining

peace in Sierra Leone. As he puts it, If

someone said to me, go and fight over

there, I would sit and think to myself,

Am I going to leave my garage, where

I can earn 10,000 Le (1.86) per day,

just to go and fight over there? I

wouldnt do it. With all the learning, I

dont think that I will be influenced by

anyone to do such things.


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Thirty-eight-year-old Umaru Aruna is

a successful and passionate blacksmith

in Kailahun Town. The craftsman, who

developed his interest for blacksmith-

ing at a young age, even talks about his

profession in a weekly broadcast on the

local radio station.

Because of this enthusiasm for his

craft, UNIDO chose Aruna to become

a trainer and taught him new craft

skills, like how to build a cassava-

grinding machine, an essential food

processing tool. He also developed a

different approach to business during

the training, Any business should not

stay still; it should grow, so they taught

us how to keep documents, how to con-

trol the site, to know if you are making

profit or loss, and even how to talk to

customers. He says that before, he

only had a few customers, but as helearned how to write contracts, his

business area enlarged.

Thanks to the training, his life changed

significantly. As Aruna reports, I

didnt use to save anything, but when I

came back from the training, the first

thing I did was open a bank account

and not only that, but I also joined a

credit union. So, now whatever we

make, I make sure I save some.

Through the credit union, he gets loans

to buy additional equipment. That is

an extraordinary achievement in Sierra

Leone, where owning a bank account

is still unusual.

Aruna has become a very popular

trainer, passing on all his crafting tech-

niques, from manufacturing cutlasses

(machetes) and steel doors to musical

drums, as well the newly gained busi-

ness skills. He beams, when he states

that the apprenticeship with him

increased his trainees well-being.

Mary Sesay, a renowned gara tie-dyer,

lives in the remote eastern town of

Koindu, on the border with Guinea

and Liberia. UNIDO invited Sesay to

participate in the training of trainers,as a master-craftsperson. She recalls

the benefits of the training, They

taught us about how you sell, how you

save money, and how you have to write

everything down, and how, if you are

in a group, you have to appoint some-

one to take care of the money. At that

time, we didnt know anything about

business economics but they taught us

all that.

Like many others in Sierra Leone,

Sesay had fled to the neighbouring

country of Guinea when her town was

overrun by rebels during the war. In

2007, when she returned to Koindu and

to a plundered home, she brought with

her the technique of gara tie-dying that

she had learnt in Guinea. Her skill has

helped her to fund the restoration of

her home and to take care of her fam-

ily: I sent my son, Came, to Ethiopia

to study computer engineering, and all

through my gara tie-dying. For this

reason, I take it seriously because Iknow what is has done for me.

Having successfully completed the

teaching and coaching programme,

Sesay was eager to help other women

in her community develop their skills.

She informed the whole town that

she was looking for apprentices, We

called a meeting and 500 people came!

We told them that this skill would help

their home to have peace in it, because

if you have a problem with your hus-

band or you lose your husband, the

group will support you and help you to

know that there is hope.

She has successfully trained many

members of her community, and now

she wants to take the next step and

open a training school.

Mary Sesay, gara tie-dyermasterWhat makes me feel good is the way

the trainees act. I am proud of them.

This project really did well for us. The

hopelessness we had before has

changed, and we see that we can do

things by ourselves.

Umaru Aruna, blacksmithand trainerI dont know a lot and I am not edu-

cated but I can sit where educated

people sit and the community values

me. The skills that you learn take you a

step ahead. I have been recognized inthe community more than before. I am

proud of that.

Mary Sesay, gara tie-dyer master.

Umaru Aruna (R), blacksmith and trainer.


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Before becoming Vice-Minister of

Finance, a position he held from 2003

until 2013, he was the Executive

Director for China in the World Bank

Group and the Secretary General

at the Chinese Institute of Certified

Public Accountants.

His visionThe theme of inclusive and sustainable

industrial development provides for

enhanced partnerships with all relevant

development actors and encompasses

consideration of both social equity and

environmental sustainability. This is

instrumental in addressing the challenges

of poverty eradication and job creation,

said Li during his meeting with United

Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

in New York in September.

Providing industrial solutions for inclu-

sive and sustainable development has

been a priority for Li all throughout his

career.

Under LI Yongs stewardship, China saw

the introduction of a wide range of pref-erential policies to promote microfinance,

agricultural insurance and rural finance.

One such microfinance programme cre-

ated job opportunities for five million

women. He also supported small and

medium size enterprise development and

competitiveness, South-South coopera-

tion, energy conservation and environ-

mental protection.

Five pillarsDuring his acceptance speech, Li out-

lined his areas of focus as Director

General of UNIDO:

LI YONG ELECTED AS DIRECTOR GENERAL OF UNIDO

Director General LI Yong at UNIDOs Headquarters in Vienna, Austria.

We need to raise UNIDOs profile

on the international development

agenda, provide tailored services,

build stronger partnerships to

mobilize more resources, ensure

delivery to maximize the impact,

and provide an enabling environ-

ment for the staff to achieve their

full potential.

Li, serving an initial four-year term, takes

over from Kandeh K. Yumkella of Sierra

Leone, who led the organization since

2005, and who is now the United Nations

Secretary-Generals Special Representa-

tive for Sustainable Energy for All andCEO of the Initiative.

For more information, contact

[email protected]

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PROJECTS:AFRICA

WEST AFRICA

BUDGET: 14,000,000

THE WEST AFRICAN QUALITY PROGRAMMEaims to foster

compliance with international trade rules and regulations, in

particular the World Trade Organization agreements on Technical

Barriers to Trade (TBT) and Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary (SPS)

measures, through the establishment and strengthening of

national and regional quality infrastructure for the entire West

African region. It builds on a previous UNIDO programme, also

funded by the EU.

The programme has eight thematic work streams: trade analysis,

accreditation, standardization, metrology, product testing, quality

promotion, traceability and inspection.

Read the project results.

The programme aims to address

the employment challenge of the

three million pupils who graduate

every year in Nigeria.

COUNTRY: NIGERIANIGERIA PARTNERS WITH UNIDO TO IMPROVE ENTREPRE-NEURSHIP EDUCATION IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS.The key

areas of focus in the course of the partnership will include

strengthening the 34 trade and entrepreneurship subjects that

already exist in the curriculum for senior secondary schools, and

developing teachers guides, and monitoring and evaluation tools.

The project will cover the countrys 36 states as well as the

Federal Capital Territory (Abuja), and will be coordinated by the

Federal Ministry of Education with inputs from the Nigerian

Educational Development and Research Council (NERDC) and

the state-level ministries of education.

Former UNIDO trainees starttheir own business:

United Brothers Business Inc.
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PROJECTS:ARAB STATES

COUNTRY: TUNISIA

BUDGET: $5,400,000

MARKET ACCESS PROJECT FOR AGRO-FOOD AND TRADI-

TIONAL PRODUCTS aims at improving the market access for

Harissa, Djebba fig and the cactus/prickly pear produce from

Kasserine governorate in the centre of the country. It will contrib-

ute to the implementation of the countrys fruit and vegetable

export strategy endorsed in 2011, as well as to the overall national

agro-food development programme, benefitting one of the most

important economic sectors in terms of employment and GDP.

It has been developed through a participatory approach process

involving the main actors of the value chains selected and on

the basis of the official requests of assistance formulated by the

Tunisian Ministry of Industry and Ministry of Agriculture. Project

activities started in 2013. It is funded by Switzerlands State

Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO).


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PROJECTS:ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

BUDGET: $600,000THE SOUTH-EAST ASIA: ECO-CITIES NETWORK aims toinspire improvements in the implementation of eco-city principles

and low-carbon policies in South-east Asian cities.

The project, funded by the Government of Japan, was launched

in September, when officials from five eco-cities from across

the region visited the Japanese eco-cities of Yokohama and

Kitakyushu and participated in the International Conference on the

Future of Cities. The five cities invited to participate in the week-

long exchange were Pintan, China; Iskandar, Malaysia; Cebu, the

Philippines; Map Ta Phut, Thailand; and Da Nang, Viet Nam.

This exchange is the first of a series of planned peer review visitsand will contribute to the building of a network to share mutual

learning and best practices.

I couldnt understand the minds of

European customers. Importers told

me that my mango quality was not up

to standard. Now I know what to do.

Promoting eco-cities.

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COUNTRY: PAKISTAN

BUDGET $9,500,000

RETAILER PARTNERSHIP FOR MANGOES. Pakistani mango

producers have been supported by UNIDO to access inter-

national retail markets through strengthened compliance with

EU and retailer requirements. Potential exporters were linked upwith retailers in The Netherlands, France and the UK under an

EU-funded trade related technical assistance programme.

In June and July, ASDA, a Walmart subsidiary, ordered its first

shipments for its UK stores. About 43,000 boxes of mangoes

were sold in six weeks.

For the Pakistani producers this was their first-ever direct link to a

major global retailer. It is expected that this direct export opportu-

nity will positively impact employment and wages in the rural

communities. Similar export contracts have been established with

Asian retailers.

Azhar Khichi, mango producer, Pakistan


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PROJECTS:EUROPE AND NIS

We expect that over 300 potential and

existing young entrepreneurs will receivetailored training. Furthermore, the

Armenia Youth Entrepreneurship Fund

will allow up to 80 youth-led businesses

and start-ups to access loans.

COUNTRY: ARMENIA

BUDGET: 750,000

PRODUCTIVE WORK FOR YOUTH IN ARMENIASUPPORT-

ING YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS.The project aims to help young

entrepreneurs start and expand their enterprises, as well as dem-

onstrate that youth are credit worthy and capable of turning loans

into profitable businesses.

In close cooperation with the implementing partner, Small and

Medium EnterprisesDevelopment National Center (SME-DNC),

UNIDO will provide financial and non-financial services such asentrepreneurship and technical training, development of financial

literacy and business skills, counseling and technical assistance.

As part of the project, the Armenia Youth Entrepreneurship Fund

will provide loans to help young entrepreneurs turn their ideas into

profitable businesses. The fund will be established by SME-DNC,

with initial contributions of 200,000 each from UNIDO and

SME-DNC.


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COUNTRY: PERU

BUDGET: 200,000

Collective brands are ideal for generating

business opportunities, since owners face

the market collectively, unify the quality of

products, reduce marketing costsand promote the touristic appeal of the

area in which they live.

PROJECTS:LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

REDUCING POVERTY THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF

TRADITIONAL FOOD PRODUCTS.With the financial support of

the Italian Cooperation, UNIDO has partnered with Perus National

Institute for the Defense of Competition and Intellectual Property

(INDECOPI) and the Ministry of Agriculture to promote origin

consortia and collective brands as tools for sustainable rural

development.

The project covers eight of the poorest regions in Peru. It assists

producers of traditional products to set-up an origin consortium,

define the product specifications, register a collective brand,

improve product quality and implement a joint marketing strategy.

So far five origin consortia, integrating 748 rural producers, have

officially registered their collective brands and five more, including700 producers, are in the process of registering them.

As a result of the project, over 2,000 families in extreme poverty

areas in the Peruvian Andean highlands have improved their living

conditions.


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FORTHCOMING EVENTS

GENERAL CONFERENCE,

15th SESSIONLima, Peru2 to 6 December 2013

In the context of the

discussions about

the future of inter-

national development,

the Conference will

highlight the role of

industry in inclusive

and sustainable

development and the

need for new partner-ships.

GREEN INDUSTRYCONFERENCEGuangzhou, China7 to 9 November 2013

The third Green

Industry Conference

will explore how to

promote the rapid up-

take of green industry

in harmony with

Earths ecosystems.

LDC MINISTERIAL

CONFERENCELima, Peru30 November to1 December 2013

CONFERENCE OFLATIN AMERICA ANDTHE CARIBBEANMINISTERS OF

INDUSTRYLima, Peru,1 December 2013

This edition of the

LDC high-level

meeting will bring

together more than

250 participants to

promote the forma-

tion of partnerships

that will bring sus-

tainable livelihoodsand inclusive welfare

for LDCs citizens.

The conference will

address the impor-

tance of industrial

production and trade

for inclusive and

sustainable economic

growth, with a focus

on innovation and

technology transfer.
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UNIDO Times - Issue 7 (November 2013)