United Nations Industrial Development Organization

international organization
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Also known as: UNIDO
Quick Facts
Date:
January 1, 1967 - present
Headquarters:
Vienna

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), international UN development agency, based in Vienna, that was established by the General Assembly on January 1, 1967. UNIDO’s governing body, the General Conference, meets every two years and determines policy and approves the budget. It also elects the director-general and the Industrial Development Board, which is composed of representatives from 53 member states; the board reviews the various programs and makes recommendations on policy matters. UNIDO aims to assist in the industrialization of the developing countries by coordinating other UN organizations devoted to this end. Its activities help to formulate industrial development policies ...(100 of 163 words)