Jason Slater

UNIDO, a specialized agency of the United Nations, is dedicated to promoting, dynamizing, and accelerating industrial development across the globe. Its mandate aligns with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 9— “Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation”—while contributing to all 17 SDGs. UNIDO envisions a world without poverty and hunger, where industry powers low-emission economies, improves living standards, and preserves the environment for future generations, ensuring no one is left behind. The agency supports its 172 Member States through four core functions: technical cooperation, action-oriented research and policy advisory services, normative standards-related activities, and fostering partnerships for knowledge and technology transfer. UNIDO’s work focuses on three key areas: ending hunger by helping businesses from farm to fork; stopping climate breakdown by using renewable energy and energy efficiency to reduce industrial greenhouse gas emissions; and supporting sustainable supply chains so that developing country producers get a fair deal and scarce resources are preserved.