Africa Industrialization Day

   The General Conference (GC) is UNIDO's supreme policymaking organ where all Member States meet once every two years. It determines the guiding principles and policies of the Organization, and approves the budget and work programme of UNIDO. Every four years, the GC appoints the Director General. The Conference also elects the members of the Industrial Development Board and the Programme and Budget Committee. Related Sites and Documents: Global Industry Summit . Watch the Twenty-first session of the General Conference – 6th Plenary! Meetings & Events

  Our world is facing tremendous challenges: climate change, resource depletion and the destruction of our environment. Continued widespread poverty and hunger are further worsened by armed conflicts and political instability. These challenges result from a complex web of factors. Some are deeply rooted in history, woven into long-standing consumption and production patterns and deprivation in developing countries. Others are more recent, such as demographic shifts and migration, energy crises, and disruptions in global supply chains. Regardless of these factors’ origins, one thing is clear: the world’s poorest suffer the most from these crises. The exploitation of people and planet must end. Thus we must answer the question: what solutions can we offer to these challenges? Sustainable industrialization is a powerful catalyst for transformative global progress. History shows that the most successful countries are those that have transitioned from being low to high-income through in...