Monday November 30th: Participants at the sixteenth session of the UNIDO General Conference taking place this week in the Austrian capital, Vienna, are discussing how sustainable industrialization can bring about shared prosperity. They will look at inclusive and sustainable industrial development and its role in achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals.
One of the key speakers will be Nobel Prize winner in economics, Joseph Stiglitz. He and other participants are also expected to touch upon the COP21 Climate Summit taking into consideration that the imperatives of sustainable development and climate change are closely linked to each other – and to industrialization. They'll look at the challenges and solutions industry offers.
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exterior shots
UN building
red carpet
security
arrivals
handshake UNIDO DG and Austrian President
delegations proceed to the Plenary Hall
01:54
inside the Plenary Hall of the UNIDO General Conference
02:42
1 minute tribute silence for the victims of terrorism
03:15
cutaway shots from the Plenary Hall
delegates writing
speakers at the podium
Austrian President Heinz Fisher at the podium addressing the GC
03:29-03:59
Austrian President Heinz Fischer, soundbite
stressing on UNIDO's continuous work in areas affected by armed conflicts, providing training and employment opportunities in areas causing the major refugee influx in Europe
05:12
LI Yong, UNIDO Director General
soundbite
speaking on industrial development in relation to climate change in light of the climate talks in Paris
06:00-06:14
cutaways, Joseph Stiglitz
06:14-06:39
cutaways of the Plenary Hall
cutaways of Joseph Stiglitz listening to the statements at the opening session
06:39
Interview, Joseph Stiglitz, economist, professor at Columbia University, Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
speaking on his forecats on the outcome of the climate talk sin Paris, the binding obligations of the US administration towards a climate change agreement and why the talks in Paris could be a successful step forward
08:17
cutaways of Joseph Stiglitz talking to people and then exiting the building.
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