UNDP administrator to visit Iran late October

The UN Development Program (UNDP) Administrator and Chair of the United Nations Development Group (UNDG) Helen Clark is due to visit Tehran late October. According to a press release issued by the UN Information Center (UNIC) on Thursday, during her stay, Clark will meet and confer with a number of senior Iranian government officials, including Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. The objectives of Clark’s mission to the Islamic Republic of Iran include deepening, broadening and invigorating the development engagement of the UN and UNDP with Iran; seeking concrete ways to improve UN/UNDP’s role in partnering the Government to address its development priorities and achieve the goals set forth in the UN Development Assistant Framework (UNDAF 2012 – 2016) which is based on the national development priorities outlined in the 5th National 5 year development plan and promoting the UN/UNDP’s development priorities namely human development, inclusive growth, environment and sustainable development as well as overall development with a human face. The UNDG's chair will visit Iran from 21 to 23 October 2013.