Mary Robinson

Mary Robinson served as president of Ireland from 1990-1997 and U.N. high commissioner for human rights from 1997-2002. In August 2014, she was appointed as the United Nations secretary-general’s special envoy on climate change. She is also a member of The Elders and honorary president of the Africa-Europe Foundation.

Latest Articles

Opinion: Finance
Opinion: Finance
The world is fragmenting — Africa and Europe can still hold it together
19 Nov 2025
Opinion: As a vital stabilizing axis, the Africa-Europe partnership must seize the opportunity for a necessary and urgent reset — one that could unlock $2.3 trillion in investment and solidify a shared future for the benefit of both continents, and the world.
GLOBAL TO LOCAL
GLOBAL TO LOCAL
Opinion: Climate action will not wait for 2020
17 Nov 2016
What does an inclusive and sustainable approach to global development really look like in practice? As COP22 draws to a close, Mary Robinson, president of the Mary Robinson Foundation, former president of Ireland and a former U.N. high commissioner for human rights marks Climate Justice Day in this guest column, calling for action in the transition to a zero carbon, zero poverty world.
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What do we mean when we talk about resilience in the face of climate change?
8 Dec 2015
The first step toward securing more resilient communities around the world is to ensure that the new climate agreement makes the links between states existing human rights obligations and their future climate action, writes Mary Robinson, president of the Mary Robinson Foundation — Climate Justice, in this exclusive commentary.
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