The fifty-third session of the UNIDO Industrial Development Board will take place from 30 June to 3 July 2025, in Vienna, Austria.
WFEO will participate in the meeting with the presence of three of its representatives:
- Mustafa B. Shehu, President of WFEO
- Dr Ania Lopez, Executive Vice-president of WFEO
- Dr Nahla Al Qasimi, Member of the Executive Council
UNIDO is a specialized agency of the United Nations with a unique mandate to promote, dynamize and accelerate industrial development.
Our mandate is reflected in Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 9: “Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation”, but UNIDO’s activities contribute to all the SDGs.
UNIDO’s vision is a world without poverty and hunger, where industry drives low-emission economies, improves living standards, and preserves the livable environment for present and future generations, leaving no one behind.
The 21st session of the General Conference of UNIDO will be held as the Global Industry Summit 2025, from 23 to 27 November 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.