Italian energy major ENI and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) signed 17 July a Joint Declaration, setting up a new, pioneering public-private cooperation model aimed at helping reach the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

ENI CEO Claudio Descalzi and UNIDO’s Director General Li Yong signed the declaration in the presence of Giorgio Marrapodi, director general for Development Cooperation of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation.

“Partnerships between the private and the public sector are crucial to foster development and improve access to energy around the world,” Descalzi said. “This Joint Declaration underlines our commitment to share know-how, skills and economic resources to become a driving force for the growth of communities and countries where we operate,” he added.

 

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