Helen Clark
Helen Clark
Helen Elizabeth Clark ONZ SSIis the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, and was the 37th Prime Minister of New Zealand. As Prime Minister she served three consecutive terms from 1999 to 2008 and was the first woman elected at a general election as the Prime Minister, and was the fifth longest serving person to hold that office. She has been Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, the third-highest UN position, since 2009. In April 2016, she declared...
NationalityNew Zealander
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth26 February 1950
CityHamilton, New Zealand
Of course I have an opinion on many things but I don't micromanage.
People are optimistic about the future.
Senator Obama will be taking office at a critical juncture. There are many pressing challenges facing the international community, including the global financial crisis and global warming. We look forward to working closely with President-elect Obama and his team to address these challenges.
Afghanistan is one of the poorest countries on earth. Security issue or no security issue, there would need to be a focus on it.
Health and education are always issues.
New Zealand and SA should take this dimension into account, the skills South Africans are presently contributing to New Zealand.
I felt really compromised. I think legal marriage is unnecessary and I would not have formalised the relationship [with husband Peter Davis] except for going into Parliament. I have always railed against it privately.
We just sent our condolences to the President of the United States and the American people on what is a terrible, terrible tragedy.
Well in the end the world can crank itself up to sanctions, as it has with Zimbabwe, another sad case.
Economic growth which strips out the planet’s ecosystems is not sustainable
Although biodiversity loss continues globally, many countries are significantly slowing the rate of loss by shoring up protected natural areas and the services they provide, and in expanding national park systems with tighter management and more secure funding.
New Zealand's been pretty quiet on human rights issues, which we will be taking rather more interest in, and in international labor issues.
In terms of protecting ourselves, the main issues are around how do we protect our borders [from illegal migrants and livestock and plant diseases], how do we protect our fisheries?
I only take on roles that I'm passionate about. Life is too short to do things that you're not happy with.