UNIDO DG Kandeh Yumkella Opens the Vienna Energy Forum 2013
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Channel: United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) · 2013 · Nonprofits & Activism
In his opening speech at the Vienna Energy Forum 2013 Kandeh K. Yumkella, UNIDO Director General, and also the UN Special Representative for Sustainable Energy for All, said, "Energy is now recognized as a defining issue of our time. The lack of access to energy is a crucial constraint for development efforts. This is why the post-2015 framework should put in place a clearly articulated, global, long-term goal on universal energy access, supported by short-term targets and a robust monitoring and reporting system. We will work with all stakeholders to achieve sustainable energy for all and drive real action on the ground to help transforms lives, communities, economies and continents, and at the same time protect the environment." Some 1,500 participants are attending the three-day event, which has been organized by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the Austrian Foreign Ministry and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA).
