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Clark appoints Khalid Malik as head of Human Development Report

United Nations Development Programme Administrator Helen Clark has appointed Khalid Malik of Pakistan as the Director of the Human Development Report Office. Malik is currently serving as Special Advisor with the UNDP Partnerships Bureau, after completing his assignment early last year as UN RC/RR C more

Tax shake-up could give poor countries head start on anti-poverty track

Istanbul - Reforming how countries manage customs and tax revenues and strengthening anti-corruption and oversight measures could help reduce illicit funds flows, amounting to billions of dollars per year, from least developed countries (LDCs). Recommendations for customs and tax reform are put forw more

UNDP deeply saddened by deadly attack in Afghanistan

United Nations personnel working in Afghanistan were killed after demonstrators attacked a UN compound on Friday in the country’s northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif. “I am deeply shocked by the horrific killings of UN colleagues and security personnel,” said Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nat more

Helen Clark visits REDD+ pilot initiative in Indonesia

Jakarta — On the first day of her three-day trip to Indonesia, UNDP chief Helen Clark traveled to Central Kalimantan, where she took a boat through parts of the province to see first-hand the forest cover and peat lands which face a real threat of deforestation. She met with local officials to more

Strong partnerships with civil society critical to development 

New York — Meeting with members of the Civil Society Advisory Committee, Helen Clark, UNDP Administrator, reaffirmed the organization’s commitment to strategic partnerships with civil society to achieve shared development goals. The two-day consultation session with civil society leaders focuse more

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