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Helen Clark, the Administrator of
the United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP) met Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh.
During the meeting with Manmohan Singh,
Helen discussed several partnerships
to achieve the Millennium Development
Goals.
The UN agency stated in its statement,
"Few countries have embraced
the human development approach as
strongly as India. India has produced
a series of influential national,
state, district, and municipal-level
human development reports."
UNDP chief praised the Mahatma Gandhi
National Rural Employment Guarantee
Scheme (NREGS).
Helen said, "There are very many
exciting aspects to this scheme, but
most exciting of course is the benefit
it can bring to women, men, and families."
"We hope by working 100 days
per year, there will be more money
for food for the family, more money
for healthcare, and more money for
people to be able to support themselves,"
she added.
In April 2009, Helen was appointed
as UNDP head and also serves as the
Chair of the UN Development Group
which unites 32 UN agencies.
Prior to her appointment at UNDP,
Helen served as Prime Minister of
New Zealand from 1999 to 2008.
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