Who We Are

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that promotes industrial development for poverty reduction, inclusive globalization, and environmental sustainability. UNIDO capitalizes on its vast global competencies to provide technical assistance and bring together resources and best practices from different sectors to achieve economic growth and prosperity that is socially – inclusive and environmentally – sustainable. UNIDO believes that inclusive and sustainable industrial development (ISID) is a key approach toward achieving the world’s post – 2015 development agenda.

Core to UNIDO’s mission are interventions that (1) provide opportunities to improve productivity for income generation, (2) increase capacity to engage in economic activities such as local and international trade, and (3) promote future sustainability through safeguarding the environment and facilitating access to efficient energy systems and renewable sources of energy.

In the delivery of UNIDO’s assistance, important consideration is accorded to relevant cross – cutting concerns such as human rights, jobs creation, gender equality, youth empowerment, private sector engagement, and innovation capacity, among others.

What We Do

UNIDO’s work in the Philippines focuses on providing technical assistance to government, private sector, and local communities in support of the country’s priority development goals. Based on its mandate and capitalizing on its core competencies, UNIDO’s comparative strength and advantage revolve around the following thematic priorities that are aligned with country development plans.

How We Work

UNIDO harnesses its global experience and competencies to implement projects in the Philippines using financial support from multilaterals, members of the donor community, and UNIDO core resources. Projects can also tap on counterpart funding provided by the private sector and other development partners.

UNIDO takes serious steps to ensure that projects implemented are consistent with the country’s development priorities outlined in major development plans. During project implementation, UNIDO works closely with government, local communities, non – governmental organizations, private sector, academe, other development partners, and international experts to deliver interventions that are both inclusive and sustainable.

Ongoing Projects

UNIDO’s ongoing interventions in the Philippines include the following: