12th Session of the General Conference of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Vienna 3-7 December 2007

The 12^th Session of the Genera; Conference of UNIDO was held in Vienna, Austria from 3 to 7 December 2007. More than 1,500 high-level representatives from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization’s 172 Member States, including Heads of State and Government, as well as senior representatives of other UN organizations, prominent figures and experts from the business sector, civil society and research institutions, gathered in Vienna for the above-mentioned General Conference. The theme of this year’s General Conference was “Industrial Development in a Changing Global Landscape”. Malaysian delegation to the Conference was led by Y.Bhg. Dato’ Abdul Rahman Mamat, Secretary General of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry. Other delegates representing Malaysia were H.E. Ambassador Dato’ Mohd Arshad M. Hussain, Permanent Representative of Malaysia to UNIDO/Alternate Head of  Delegation, Mr. Jojie Samuel, Counsellor and Mr. Nor’ Azam mohd Idrus, Second Secretary.