In Feb, 🇳🇴 allocated 5B NOK (~$470M) for countries in Global South affected by Russia’s war in Ukraine. 🇰🇪 & other African nations now battle soaring living costs & food insecurity.

Today Min. Anne Beathe Tvinnereim announced 15M NOK to UN Kenya to improve food security & value chains 🤝

At the Inaugural Africa Climate Summit Side Event in Nairobi, Ms. Fatou Haidara delivered a key note speech on green growth and climate finance at UN Kenya’s Joint Programme on Sustainable Investment, Consumption and Production in the Green and Blue Economies led by UNIDO and FAO

📍NAIROBI : MD Ms. Fatou Haidara (UNIDO) participated as a panelist on the margins of #ACS23 and gave her insights on green industrialization in Africa in the side event on African Trade and Investment Dialogue organized by Kenya Investment Authority.

On the margins of the Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi, our MD Ms. Fatou Haidara discussed the UNIDO and Food and Agriculture Organization led Joint Programme on Sustainable Investment, Consumption and Production with Hon Mithika Linturi, CS, Min. of Agriculture Livestock Fisheries and Cooperatives Ministry of Agriculture & Livestock Development.

Explore the 40 investment projects in Kenya promoting Youth Empowerment on UNIDO's Investment Promotion Platform UNIDO Invest in ACP --> investment.unido.org/ACP/projects?P…

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These high-interest rates aren't just numbers. Many African nations are deemed 'risky'. Yet, despite this label, they've persistently met their debt obligations, Sec-Gen Grynspan emphasized.

Photo of the week #3. 10 August 2023 - Director General Gerd Müller with Eurest staff celebrating the news that, as of 1 September, the entire coffee & tea range served in the UN's Vienna International Centre will be 100% fair trade products.
(Photo: Eva Manasieva/UNIDO)

Change doesn't wait, and neither do these young change-makers! From addressing climate issues to advancing social equity, their impact knows no bounds. Let's amplify their voices and support their vision for a brighter world. #YouthLead #SDGs #YouthDay

🇰🇪 In #Kenya , OYA Programme works to empower #young agripreneurs through:

🖥 Capacity Building
👥 Incubation Services
📊 Market Access
🏦 Access to Finance
🌱 Inclusive Value Chains
🤝 Policy Support

More here ➡ bit.ly/3BOEBCn
#Africa #Agribusiness #Agriculture #Youth

Happening today!
Growing the middle class is smart economics for Africa! The greater purchasing power of the middle classes creates a growing demand for manufactured goods in Africa.

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UNIDO's Managing Director Gunther Beger visits #Kenya 's Tropical Power company. Funded by Global Environment Facility (GEF), UNIDO implemented a project to convert waste into clean energy. Tropical Power has produced additional 670kw of electricity by increasing the volume of feedstock from flower waste.

The #UNIDO project funded by the Government of Japan successfully demonstrated the deployment of Internet of Things ( #IoT ) technologies at Olkaria geothermal power plant in Kenya to improve the efficiency of geothermal electricity production.

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#eela National Focal Points from Member States met in Nairobi today to review the regional compliance framework. We welcome you and appreciate your inputs to a productive and insightful meeting, as always! #energyefficiency #energys

Local #industry matters today more than ever! Need Marshall plan for #Africa

UNIDO Gerd Müller at the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue 2023 enhancing Africa-EU coop. #GreenFuture

#jobs #decarbonization #energysecurity #Progressbyinnovation #BETD23

Only one day left to register for online attendance of the #eelaforum2023 in Nairobi, Kenya on 29-30 Mar - eela-project.org/event/eela-sta…. Be part of the conversation on EmPowering Efficient Appliances and Greater Livelihoods in EAC & SADC. #energyeffiency

We're excited to be part of the the annual EELA Stakeholder Forum on 28-31 March in Nairobi, Kenya, bringing together key stakeholders to track progress and showcase trends in energy-efficient appliances. Register now: zoom.us/meeting/regist…. EELA Energy #EELAForum2023

Join us this evening at 5:00PM as we venture into an insightful conversation on Kenya's Agro-Future 'Super-Charging the counties through Technology and Big Data'

Register for the webinar: web.facebook.com/events/8359525…

📺Watch live now - Joint Meeting of the African Union Ministers in charge of Industrialization, Economic Diversification

🗨️UNIDO MD & Special Representative for Africa Haidara highlights the key issues for Africa’s #industrialization path⬇️

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Trade CS CS Moses Kuria today met with Belgian Ambassador to Kenya H.E Peter Madden and discussed opportunities for Belgian businesses to invest in the sectors of health, water sanitation and treatment, agriculture, among others.

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Trade CS CS Moses Kuria was this morning briefed on the upcoming Kenya Chamber AGM by KNCCI Board Officials led by their President Richard Ngatia, in a brief meeting. The CS urged them to work aggressively with SMEs to ensure an equal playing field for them all.

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