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Head of Department of the Center for Strategic Research (CSR) under the Azerbaijani President Vusal Gasimli will attend the "United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) General Conference: Towards partnerships for a new industrial revolution for inclusive and sustainable growth" to be held at the Westin Lima Hotel & Convention Center in Peruvian capital of Lima on December 2-6.

Gasimli will address the interregional debate on the sidelines of the General session on "Economic diversification and industrial policy" along with Peruvian Production Minister Gladys Triveno, Dr. Arne Wiig from the Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) of Norway, Prof Thorvaldur Gylfason of University of Iceland and Microsoft`s Vice President for Latin America Barry Ridgway.

The UNIDO General Conference will be attended by high-level delegations from all 172 Member States including Heads of State and Government, Ministers and other high-level government officials from around the world, as well as senior representatives of other United Nations organizations, and prominent leaders from the private sector, civil society and academia.
The General Conference thus provides a unique, global and diverse platform. This mix has proven a stimulating basis for high-level and captivating debates, identifying issues and trends within the development agenda, and exploring innovative approaches and solutions, as well as underlining the fundamental role of industry for promoting growth and sustainability.

The General Conference is the highest policymaking organ of the UNIDO. The General Conference is the highest policymaking organ of UNIDO. Since becoming a specialized agency in 1985, UNIDO has hosted the General Conference away from its Vienna headquarters only twice: in Bangkok, Thailand (1987) and in Yaoundé, Cameroon (1993). By convening the fifteenth session of the Conference in Lima, UNIDO is again reaching out to its Member States, shifting its presence to where it is most active and also most needed - the regions themselves. The Conference will give Member States the opportunity to renew their commitment to inclusive and sustainable industrial development and to strengthen cooperation among regions, including South-South cooperation. During the Conference, Member States will underline their commitment to inclusive and sustainable industrial development in a political declaration - Lima Declaration.

The Conference will highlight the role of industry in inclusive and sustainable development and the need for new partnerships. The discussions and the above-mentioned Lima Declaration will emphasize the centrality of UNIDO in the post-2015 development agenda