OTS and UNIDO join forces to advance sustainable development, focusing on clean energy, innovation, agribusiness, and private sector growth.
Establishment of the Partnership
25 November 2024: The Organization of Turkic States (OTS) Secretary General H.E. Ambassador Kubanychbek Omuraliev and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Director General Mr. Gerd Müller signed a Joint Declaration to strengthen their collaboration in promoting inclusive and sustainable industrial development. Key focus areas include:
• Energy efficiency, renewable energy and sustainable environmental management;
• Digital development and innovation;
• Agribusiness and agro-value chain development;
• Support to the private sector and investment promotion;
• Capacity development and industrial policy advice.
Focus Areas and Future Collaborations
Prioritized areas for future collaboration between two Organizations are as following:
• Strengthening clean energy and energy efficiency through promoting renewable and green energy sources and energy-saving measures in energy-intensive industries;
• Environmental protection and sustainability through circular economy practices, resource efficiency, cleaner production, and waste and water management;
• Promoting digital transformation and frontier technologies to enhance economic competitiveness and increase productivity;
• Strengthening the region's agro-industrial value chains and rural development to enhance food security and agribusiness development;
• Supporting the private sector in the Turkic region by creating an enabling environment for SME development and investment promotion;
• Improving national and regional quality infrastructure to enhance trade competitiveness, smart production, intra-regional connectivity, and integration into global value chains;
• Conducing research, providing policy advice, and building institutional capacity to develop conducive policies, regulatory frameworks, and approaches in mutually beneficial areas of mutual interest.
