The silent contributions and the growing project portfolio of Sri Lanka’s United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Focal Point have received global recognition and high praise. No less than the UN in Sri Lanka came forward to commend the country’s UNIDO Focal Point on January 24 in Colombo.
“Last month, I did have the pleasure to visit one of the UNIDO projects, which is UNIDO Sri Lanka’s Bamboo Processing Project. I was really, really very impressed with the interactions with the officers and other stakeholders of this project, ” United Nations Resident Coordinator Sri Lanka Hanaa Singer said on January 24 in Colombo. UN Resident Coordinator Singer was addressing the launch event of the pioneering UNIDO Sri Lanka Country Programme 2020-2024 (UNIDOSLCP) themed “Towards Inclusive and Sustainable Industrialisation in Sri Lanka” unveiled at Kingsbury, Colombo on 24 January.
“So this work deserves to be scaled up and replicated. So that they capture local opportunities in bamboo, the other handicrafts and related sectors as well. Whatever I saw there was what the country really needs in terms of development, ” continued Singer and added: “I understand that today’s UNIDOSLCP session here will cover the areas of industry policy and competitiveness, food value chains and safety and solutions for climate resources and environment. And these focus areas fit fantastically well within the context of what the U.N. wants to focus on in Sri Lanka.”
At an outlay of US $ 24 million, Sri Lanka’s first ever National Bamboo Processing initiative was kicked off on 19th September 2011 at Galle Face Hotel, Colombo, after two years’ of continued preparations.
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