UNDP Administrator Helen Clark

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Opportunities for Economic and Political Inclusion in the Arab Spring

In recent months, millions of people came onto the streetsof a number of Arab States demanding change. In Tunisia and Egypt, these uprisings led to the downfall ofregimes. In Libya, intense conflict continues. Elsewhere, many lives have alsobeen lost as regimes and their opponents have faced off aga more

UNDP chief tweets for women

New York - UNDP chief Helen Clark celebrated International Women’s Day with a live Twitter chat from UNDP headquarters today in New York City. “I can think of no better way to spark conversations around the globe on ending gender inequality than through the dynamic use of social media, more

UNDP opens Istanbul centre to engage private sector

Istanbul - Turkey's role in the international community and its important contribution to development make Istanbul an ideal location for a new centre to engage the private sector in anti-poverty efforts, said Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).UNDP's Inter more

Donor Visit to The Netherlands

UNDP Administrator Helen Clark meets Ben Knapen, Minister for European Affairs and International Cooperation in The Netherlands. (Photo: Rogier Nouwen ) The Hague - UNDP Administrator Helen Clark completed a two day official visit to the Netherlands today. She met yesterday in The Hague with more

About Helen Clark
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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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Haiti - Building Resilience

"Sitting on the sidelines while countries like Haiti are prevented from developing their potential by recurring natural disasters is not an option."

 

Joint blog in the Huffington Post by Helen Clark and Justine Greening, UK Secretary of State for International Development.

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