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The annual lecture, hosted by The Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation (D<LF) and the University of the Western Cape since 2011, aims to foster societal conversation about important issues, and focused this year on the topic of “women and peace”.

“Empowerment of women requires their full participation at all levels and on all issues of decision-making and peace building” Mary…

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Can developed and developing nations unite on energy issues?

While developed countries are the main contributors to the world’s climate change, poorer nations also bear the burden of making changes in energy use. PBS's Jeffrey Brown sits down with Mary Robinson to discuss global goals.

Transcript JEFFREY BROWN: Earlier this afternoon, I talked about the summit and the challenges with Mary Robinson. She’s the former president…

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Participation, leadership, equity were climate justice themes discussed during “Voices from the Frontlines”, a thematic session of the UN Climate Summit 2014 on Tuesday 23 September

As women and men are affected differently by the impacts of climate change and therefore climate actions have to be…

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Over 130 women leaders gathered in New York to demonstrate their commitment to ambitious and gender sensitive climate action.

Travelling from 54 nations, and urging concrete action, women leaders representing grassroots and indigenous, young women and academics sat down…

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Joining the People’s Climate March in New York yesterday, I felt hopeful for future generations for the first time in a long time, writes Mary Robinson.

It was uplifting to see grandparents, like myself, indigenous peoples, young people, people impacted by Hurricane Sandy, young women from…

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Foundation President Mary Robinson and fellow member of The Elders and former Norway prime minister Gro Harlem Brundtland talk to RTCC ahead of the 2014 New York climate march.

Video Highlights from the 3-hour Democracy Now! Special Broadcast at Historic People’s Climate March Mary Robinson and Tony deBrum, foreign…

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Mary Robinson delivered a keynote address at the USAID convened Frontiers in Development on Friday 19 September 2014 titled Climate Justice – A New Frontier for Development. The Frontiers in Development Forum was a major development event.

Addressing an audience on Friday 19 September, Mary Robinson  began by saying “that too many people continue to live in…

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