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UNDP chief calls for resilience-based development

Washington—Daunting new challenges demand a major shift in development which puts building resilience at its centre, UN Development Programme Administrator Helen Clark said today. “If you don't have a basic level of resilience then you can't hang on to the gains you've made when adversity and shocks more

Helen Clark: Q&A on “Green Conversations” Blog

Author Michael Tobias talks with Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme about the organization’s work on his “Green Conversations” blog. http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltobias/2012/03/29/helen-clark-undps-pragmatic-visionary/ more

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Breaking the glass ceiling in India

Women leaders confront gender inequality in India (UNDP INDIA) India has a rich history of women in positions of power, yet the country ranks 129 out of 146 countries on the Gender Inequality Index, and women in India face barriers at all levels in areas such as food insecurity and education. To co more

UNDP and UNAIDS leaders begin high level joint mission in New Zealand

The Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Helen Clark, and the Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Michel Sidibé, began a three day mission in New Zealand—the first joint mission by the two UN leaders in this Pacific country. more

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Helen Clark became the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme in 2009, and is the first woman to lead the organization. She also chairs the United Nations Development Group.

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