UNIDO and Japan Cooperation for Resilient, Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development in Africa

PeopleOther ♦ Published: August 23, 2022; 19:44 ♦ (Vindobona)

The Eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8), which will be held on 27 and 28 August, 2022, in Tunis, is approaching. A series of TICAD8 official side events will be held online from 23 to 26 August by the Vienna-based United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).

Japan and UNIDO share the view that Africa’s industrial development is the international community’s common goal. / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons / Martin23230 / CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)

During this "UNIDO TICAD8 Week", UNIDO will hold five official side-events that will focus on various important topics for Africa's development, including COVID-19 and Building Back Better in Africa, as well as promoting investment and technology transfer, combating plastic litter, fostering innovation and partnerships for decarbonization, and enhancing Africa's agricultural…