UNDP WATCH: Helen Clark: "Human Development and International Justice”

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Helen Clark: "Human Development and International Justice”

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Keynote Remarks for Helen Clark, UNDP Administrator at the 11th Session of Assembly of States Parties to the International Criminal Court
“Human Development and International Justice”

The Hague, The Netherlands
Monday 19 November, 10:00am

My thanks go to the President of the Assembly, Ambassador Intelmann, for inviting me to speak at this eleventh Session of the Assembly of States Parties on the important topic of human development and international justice. I also thank the official focal points for complementarity, South Africa and Denmark (1), for their partnership with UNDP and their leadership in bringing the international justice, development, and national rule of law communities together to advance the principle of complementarity.

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