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@HelenClarkNZ

I'm former Prime Minister of & former Administrator: passionate about human & sustainable world-wide.

Joined September 2010

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Jan 3

    The ecological disaster which a USA 🇺🇸- Mexico 🇲🇽 border wall would be: many millions of acres of protected land lie either side of the line with animal species accustomed to roaming across it. Border crosses 3 mountain ⛰ chains & 2 large deserts 🌵:

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  2. On New Year's Day, 's 🇧🇷 new President was sworn in. His attitudes to people, communities, & more have raised concern among many, so interesting that outgoing 🇺🇸Ambassador to UN praised him:

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    Jan 3

    The groundbreaking EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet, Health will launch on January 17! Join us in Oslo (or online) for the EAT-Lancet lecture - featuring Prof. , Prof. Walter Willett, Dr. Richard Horton and Read more:

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    Women political candidates shouldn't be treated differently than male candidates. Likability is not a female exclusive trait and US media should not portray it as such. The Reykjavik Index for Leadership measures how people feel about women in leadership:

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    Jan 4
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    "If you can't measure it, you can't mitigate it" | "If it's not risk-informed, it's not sustainable" | "Without focus, there's nothing to report" - great discussing , , , + w/ the indomitable today

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  6. Jan 3

    Concerning to hear of deteriorating 💧quality in iconic NZ 🇳🇿lakes. Many contributing factors; all will need to be addressed to ensure good freshwater quality.

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    Jan 3
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  8. Jan 3

    Fully agree with in ; can candidates wherever they are please be judged on their substance. Elizabeth Warren’s ‘likability’? The US media has learned nothing from 2016“.

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    Jan 3

    🌏🌎🌍🌏🌎 5 things you may not know about global migration 👇

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  10. Jan 3

    has been saving lives at festivals, including in NZ 🇳🇿 where it's been a cost effective NGO initiative supported by & . See report on this & follow trail of evidence in tweets below on how this approach works.

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    Jan 3

    The people who don't support drug testing at festivals, did you support needle exchange programmes which contributed to reducing HIV rates in the 80s? Pragmatism in health policy means responding to imperfect situations and the reality of people's lives to reduce harm.

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    5 Apr 2018

    Find a catalogue of speeches & comments by here- -Topics at serious crossroads - , , , the Sustainable Development Goals - an authoritative observation on these issues to be read.

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  13. Retweeted
    Jan 3

    Finally, finally - ICYMI, here's the first media story when "went public". Has a demonstration of the drug checking process:

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    Jan 3

    Climate Cartoon of the day

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    Jan 1
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  16. Retweeted
    31 Dec 2018

    And rounding out with December, this month (aside from our commentary on the lovely ), our top post has been Helen Clark becoming PM of NZ. 13/14

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  18. Jan 1

    Testing drugs at festivals is ‘a lifesaver’, UK 🇬🇧 study found drug-related hospital admissions were down 95% after was introduced. Also found that drug dealers at festivals are twice as likely to deceive buyers on content of drugs sold.

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    Jan 1

    Kia ora koutou evening Twitter. Today I wrote up what I could make of the Rhythm & Vines “dangerous drugs” alert, the good and the not-so-good. Read the comments too.

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  20. Jan 1

    ⁦Good to see positive comments on need for @ festivals by both NZ 🇳🇿Police Minister ⁦⁩ & Opposition Spokesperson ⁦⁩. This harm reduction measure will save lives. ⁦⁩ ⁦

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