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AFGHANISTAN / HELEN CLARK
STORY: AFGHANISTAN / HELEN CLARK
TRT: 01:54
SOURCE: UNAMA
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 14-15 NOVEMBER 2015, KABUL, AFGHANISTAN
15 NOVEMBER 2015, KABUL, AFGHANISTAN
1. Wide shot, press conference
2. Various shots, attendees
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP):
“One the most important goals and one UNDP is very preoccupied with is this sustainable development goal sixteen on building peaceful and inclusive societies based on the rule of law, based on the people being able to participate, in the life of their country and honesty and transparency in governance, participatory governance, all very important to civil society.”
4. Med shot, participants
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP):
“I am very focused on the youth, jobs, jobs, jobs, livelihoods, livelihoods, livelihoods. I think it is no better building block and why, and I agree with what was said about things needing to be practical now, very practical, what are the practical things that would help restore hope.”
6. Wide shot, press conference
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP):
“It is very important to build trust in government, starting at the local level and that is what LoGo is about, it’s about building capacity, increasing the contact between the citizens and the government, making government more responsive. Government at the local level needs to work, it is very, very important, so I hope this new project will do a great job.”
14 NOVEMBER 2015, KABUL, AFGHANISTAN
8. Various shots, launching ceremony of the local governance project
15 NOVEMBER 2015, KABUL, AFGHANISTAN
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP):
“I know that our local government work here in Afghanistan has very much emphasized bringing women into positions of responsibility and I do want to see LoGo continue to focus on the empowerment of women in public administration and in the local political life and decision making of communities.”
14 NOVEMBER 2015, KABUL, AFGHANISTAN
10. Zoom out, Clark shaking hands
The Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Helen Clark, participated over the weekend in the launching ceremony of LoGo, a local governance project and visited civil society representatives in Kabul, Afghanistan.
At a press conference on Sunday (15 Nov), Clark spoke of the importance of sustainable development goal sixteen.
SOUNDBITE (English) Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP):
“One the most important goals and one UNDP is very preoccupied with is this sustainable development goal sixteen on building peaceful and inclusive societies based on the rule of law, based on the people being able to participate, in the life of their country and honesty and transparency in governance, participatory governance, all very important to civil society.”
The UNDP Administrator stressed the need for practical measures that would help restore hope in the country.
SOUNDBITE (English) Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP):
“I am very focused on the youth, jobs, jobs, jobs, livelihoods, livelihoods, livelihoods. I think it is no better building block and why, and I agree with what was said about things needing to be practical now, very practical, what are the practical things that would help restore hope.”
Clark highlighted the role of civil society in achieving good governance.
SOUNDBITE (English) Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP):
“It is very important to build trust in government, starting at the local level and that is what LoGo is about, it’s about building capacity, increasing the contact between the citizens and the government, making government more responsive. Government at the local level needs to work, it is very, very important, so I hope this new project will do a great job.”
She emphasized the importance of empowering women in Afghanistan.
SOUNDBITE (English) Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP):
“I know that our local government work here in Afghanistan has very much emphasized bringing women into positions of responsibility and I do want to see LoGo continue to focus on the empowerment of women in public administration and in the local political life and decision making of communities.”
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