Mary Robinson
Mary Robinson, a former President of Ireland and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, is President of the Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice and the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy on Climate Change.
Mary Robinson, a former President of Ireland and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, is President of the Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice and the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy on Climate Change.
Gender equality is not just the concern of half the world's population; it is a human right that is critical for the future of the planet. Women's rights must be fully integrated into efforts to promo… read more
Climate change is a matter of justice: the richest countries caused the problem, but it is the world’s poorest who are already suffering from its effects. At the climate-change summit now taking place… read more
While industrialized countries worry about how climate-change mitigation will affect their economies, the urgent adaptation needs of the poorest countries have largely been ignored. But, in accordance… read more
The UN HUman Rights Council has focused in recent years so intently – even exclusively – on Israel's treatment of the Palestinians that many accuse it of anti-Israel bias. Let us hope that, when the C… read more
To this day, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights remains the single most important reference point for discussion of ethical values across national, ideological, and cultural divides. Yet the Dec… read more
