United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that promotes sustainable industrialization in developing countries. Sustainable industry is manufacturing that promotes environmental well-being. Most countries that belong to the UN are also members of UNIDO.
UNIDO programs provide developing countries with assistance in such areas as industrial training and planning and in promoting lasting industrial development. In addition, the agency encourages investment in, and the transfer of technology to, developing countries. UNIDO was created in 1966 as part of the UN. Its headquarters are in Vienna, Austria.
