Helen Clark

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Helen Clark, a former Prime Minister of New Zealand, is a former Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme.

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Dispelling the Myths About Sexuality Education
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Dispelling the Myths About Sexuality Education

Oct 4, 2019 Helen Clark urges global leaders to emphasize the benefits of spreading potentially life-saving knowledge.

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Bringing Gender Equality to Global Public Health
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Bringing Gender Equality to Global Public Health

May 8, 2018 Helen Clark & Sania Nishtar share the findings of a new report that documents how major health organizations leave women behind.

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Leadership for Sustainability

Leadership for Sustainability

Jan 21, 2016 Helen Clark highlights the challenges facing the world in implementing its development agenda.

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Leave No Refugee Behind

Leave No Refugee Behind

Jan 11, 2016 Helen Clark & Filippo Grandi urge the international community to shift from humanitarian aid to development assistance.

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Disaster and Development
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Disaster and Development

Dec 30, 2014 Helen Clark urges countries to invest in preparedness as part of a broad, national response to disaster risk.

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The Coronavirus Is a Disease of Chinese Autocracy

Minxin Pei

When China’s leaders finally declare victory against the outbreak of the new and deadly coronavirus, they will undoubtedly credit the Communist Party of China's leadership. But the truth is just the opposite: the party is again responsible for this calamity.

Explaining the Triumph of Trump’s Economic Recklessness

Jean Pisani-Ferry

The Trump administration’s economic policy is a strange cocktail: one part populist trade protectionism and industrial interventionism; one part classic Republican tax cuts skewed to the rich and industry-friendly deregulation; and one part Keynesian fiscal and monetary stimulus. But it's the Keynesian part that delivers the kick.