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This is the first publication in a new UNIDO series devoted to the various dimensions of industrial development. This series is intended to build on development policy experience and to advance the...

Official Records of the Report of the Economic and Social Council for 2002, General Assembly Official Records, Fifty-seventh session.


Official Records of the Report of the Economic and Social Council for 2009, General Assembly Official Records, Sixty-fourth session.


Official Records of the Economic and Social Council for 2010, General Assembly Official Records, Sixty-fifth session.


Official Records of the Report of the Economic and Social Council for 2015, General Assembly Official Records, Seventieth Session.


Official Records of the Report of the Economic and Social Council for 2014, General Assembly Official Records, Sixty-ninth session.


This report looks at how technology and innovation achieves inclusive and sustainable industrial development (ISID). Its main finding is that ISID is feasible and technology can simultaneously serve...

Official Records of the Report of the Economic and Social Council for 2011, General Assembly Official Records, Sixty-sixth session.


Official Records of the Report of the Economic and Social Council for 2012, General Assembly Official Records, Sixty-seventh session.

Official Records of the Report of the Economic and Social Council for 2013, General Assembly Official Records, Sixty-eighth session.

The Industrial Development Report 2013 examines the role of structural change and employment and explores the underlying drivers of structural change in manufacturing. While manufacturing employment...

This is the annual report of the Economic and Social Council submitted to the General Assembly on its 2016 session.

This is the annual report submitted to the General Assembly by the Economic and Social Council on its 2017 session.

Too often, demand is not condidered when discussing industrial development. But the fact that manufacturing consumption is the most visible result of industrial development, and one of its most...

In a world increasingly driven by innovation, framework conditions that are a prerequisite of economic catch-up have been transformed so as to encompass the various dimensions of innovative...

The global economy cannot fully recover from the COVID-19 pandemic unless internationally coordinated actions are taken, and the industrial sector must be central to these efforts. The COVID-19 crisis...

The Industrial Development Report is intended to build on development policy experience and contribute to a refinement of the international development agenda. The Report pays special attention to...

This is the annual report submitted to the General Assembly by the Economic and Social Council on its 2019 session.

The report discusses the opportunities and constraints faced by two groups of countries: the countries of the bottom billion trying to break into global markets for manufactured goods, and the middle...

This Report demonstrates that a more sustainable energy future is within our reach, and that industrial energy efficiency is key. It shows how industrial energy efficiency can make a difference by...