The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) sponsored the "Global Biotechnology Forum: Africa Regional Consultative Meeting", organised with the African Biotechnology Stakeholders Forum, that was held on 20-23 March 2003 in Nairobi, Kenya. It was the first of four regional meetings to be held in preparation for the UNIDO Global Biotechnology Forum, to take place in Concepción, Chile in 2004. The next Regional Consultative Meeting takes place on 22-25 July 2003 in Brasilia, Brazil for the Latin America and Caribbean region. See a short news story on the meeting at http://www.unido.org/doc/11619#story2 or contact [email protected] for more information.

13/06/2003