UNIDO Initiatives

Unido's wider work
UNIDO employs a comprehensive approach to supporting countries in the critical minerals value chain, offering capacity building, technology transfer, and policy advice. Some Initiatives include managing mineral resources through training needs assessments, curriculum development, equipment procurement, and vocational training. UNIDO also works on formalising artisanal small-scale gold mining, optimising supply chains, and improving quality and standards for sectoral transformation. Additionally, UNIDO's Investment and Technology Offices facilitate the transfer of technologies to enhance SMEs' technical capabilities, ensuring their market competitiveness. Initiatives like the Global Alliance for Responsible and Green Minerals and participation in the UN Framework on Just Transitions for Critical Energy Transition Minerals underscore UNIDO's commitment to sustainable industrial development, environmental stewardship, and economic growth through responsible critical minerals management (UNIDO, 2023).