MARY ROBINSON

ENVIRONMENT
It's A Man's World When It Comes To Climate Change
By Dr. Cara Augustenborg, Contributor
Environmental Scientist by training, Climate Communicator by p...
Without a concerted effort to include more women in media portrayals of climate change, we fail to apply the lesson that inclusivity is an essential ingredient to winning the fight on climate action.
IMPACT
This El Niño Is A Huge Humanitarian Crisis - But It Didn't Have To Be
By Winnie Byanyima, Mary Robinson , and Macharia Kamau, Contributors
This 'new normal' demands a different way of doing things, both in our actions to reduce and adapt to the impacts of climate
WORLDPOST
UN Puts on Big To-Do, Amid Tight Security, to Sign Climate Accord
By Dulcie Leimbach, Contributor
Dulcie Leimbach is the editor of PassBlue and a fellow at the ...
The United Nations threw a large and lavish party at its headquarters in New York on Earth Day, the opening day of the signing ceremony for the world's new climate agreement. About 170 heads of state and government representatives came to inscribe their names, in alphabetical order by country, in the General Assembly Hall.
IMPACT
Tomorrow's Leaders Today
By Jennifer Kamara, Contributor
Founding Director at World Health Equity
One Young World is the preeminent global forum for leaders aged 18-30. The not-for-profit organization hosts an annual Summit with 1,300 delegates from all 196 countries; drawn from businesses, universities, NGOs and other forward thinking organizations.
ENVIRONMENT
'Our Future, Our Choice' -- On the Ground at the People's Climate March
By Marcia G. Yerman, Contributor
Writer on women's issues, human rights, environment and culture
On September 21, I was present at a piece of history...the People's Climate March of 2014. It was a huge event, planned with precision, and broken down into six contingencies. The route covered two miles. My interviews began with people waiting for the bus, on their way to the west side of Manhattan.
ENVIRONMENT
UN Climate Summit 'Start Of A Momentum' To Tackle Problem, Envoy Mary Robinson Says
By Reuters, Reuters
Countries must put forward their national commitments to cut emissions as part of a new global climate deal by March 2015
GREEN
Climate Change: Who Will Lead?
By Jimmy Carter and Mary Robinson, Contributors
It would be too easy to wash one's hands and blame politicians for their failure to address climate change. Any failure would be collective. Responding to climate change is everyone's responsibility.
IMPACT
Women's Leadership Can Transform the Way We Do Business in a Climate-Constrained World
By Mary Robinson , Contributor
Former President of Ireland, President Mary Robinson Foundatio...
For the women who are in leading roles in business, I have a proposition to make. I want you to be champions of climate justice.
IMPACT
A Compassionate and Holistic Economy, Where Local Is Global
By Thierry Dufay, Contributor
Writer
What if we swap minimum wage with minimum existence? The essence should be a good and beautiful life. For people and for planet.
BUSINESS
Ex-Irish President Mary Robinson Pushes Leaders To 'Nurture' Earth
By Paige Lavender
Watch the full interview with Mary Robinson above and take a look at the liveblog for more conversations from Davos. Robinson
VIDEOS
Ex-Irish President Mary Robinson Pushes Leaders To 'Nurture' Earth
Talking to HuffPostLive at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Friday, former Irish President Mary Robinson urged leaders and people around the world to combat climate change by taking better care of the planet we're inhabiting.
IMPACT
The B Team Launches: Nonprofit Group Aims To Build Better Version Of Capitalism (VIDEO)
Kathy Calvin, President and CEO, United Nations Foundation Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus, Tata Group Paul Polman, CEO, Unilever
WORLDPOST
Congo Army Rapes Detailed in UN Report as Special Brigade Arrives
By Reporters Uncensored, Contributor
Web TV/Podcasts on Global Issues
IMPACT
37 Years From Now
By Mary Robinson , Contributor
Former President of Ireland, President Mary Robinson Foundatio...
A lack of gender equality is limiting our ability to achieve sustainable development, as we consistently underuse and undervalue the contribution of half of the population. Mothers know this.
IMPACT
'The Hand That Rocks the Cradle Rocks the World'
By Molly Alexander Darden, Contributor
Journalist; Founder/Editor, First Rate America: Choosing the G...
Throughout Mary Robinson's career the fight for justice has driven her life-choices, and the enormity of her courageous decisions cannot be underestimated.
WORLDPOST
My Hope for 2030: A World Without Child Marriage
By Impatient Optimists, Contributor
Blog of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The harmful effects of child marriage are not limited to the girls themselves. When a girl is married, she is deprived of the opportunities -- educational, social and economic -- that would allow her to help lift her family and her community out of poverty.
WOMEN
2012 Was a Year for Women and Girls: Will We See the Same Momentum in 2013?
By Purnima Mane, Contributor
Former President and CEO, Pathfinder International
In March of this year, on International Women's Day, I asked, "Is 2012 the Year for Women and Girls?" Now, as we enter 2013, I find myself looking back on my call for stronger partnerships, more global coalitions and wondering, Are those enough?
WORLDPOST
Taking the Lead in Politics and Climate Change: An Interview With Mary Robinson
By Martha Burk, Contributor
Money Editor, Ms. magazine; national gender pay equity ...
Robinson is widely regarded as a transformative figure in the presidency of Ireland. Today she heads the Mary Robinson Foundation - Climate Justice. I interviewed her recently for my radio show, in anticipation of the U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development coming up in June.
WORLDPOST
Ending Child Marriage: Insights From Desmond Tutu And Mary Robinson
By Marianne Schnall, Contributor
Writer/Interviewer
Child marriage is one of the most shocking and disturbing practices facing girls around the world today. Every year, ten million girls are forcibly married before the age of eighteen, many as young as twelve or thirteen-years-old.
POLITICS
The People at the Head of the Table Are Talking Past the People Sitting Around the Table
By Jack Ucciferri, Contributor
Realtor & Community Builder
The people of the world are demanding justice and opportunity NOW. Too many of even our best political, economic, and cultural leaders seem deeply invested in interminably slow processes that seem flawed from the get-go.
IMPACT
Girls Just Want to be Girls
By Monika Mitchell, Contributor
Founder, Good Business New York
The issue of child marriage and the work of "Girls Not Brides" -- announced yesterday at the Clinton Global Initiative -- highlight the challenges ahead for gender advancement.
ENVIRONMENT
Climate Change -- A Glimpse of the Future
By Mary Robinson , Contributor
Former President of Ireland, President Mary Robinson Foundatio...
Travelling by seaplane to Koyra, in the delta area of Bangladesh, was the equivalent of a journey some years into the future, when the devastating effects of climate change will be an accepted reality worldwide.
POLITICS
House Republicans Block Child Marriage Prevention Act
By Amanda Terkel
The measure, introduced by Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), passed the Senate by unanimous consent
POLITICS
Leapfrogging Barriers to a Two-State Deal
By Steve Clemons, Contributor
Washington Editor at Large of The Atlantic and founder and sen...
There is a consensus brewing among progressives, big-name foreign policy hands and some neoconservatives that a borders/security strategy is a way to leapfrog over current impediments to progress in Israel and Palestine.
BOOKS
Political Memoir: Bloomsbury USA To Publish Book By Former Irish President Mary Robinson
Bloomsbury USA has acquired the North American rights for Everybody Matters, the memoirs of former Irish President Mary Robinson
WORLDPOST
Sierra Leone's Model for Improving Maternal Health and Women's Rights
By Mary Robinson, Contributor
Former President of Ireland, President of the Mary Robinson Fo...
As the world moves toward review of the Millennium Development Goals, other nations should take a closer look at the success of Sierra Leone's maternal health program and commit to apply its lessons around the world.
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