Josephine Castillo is a grassroots community leader and organiser with DAMPA in Manila, Philippines, a country that is extremely vulnerable to climate change. She has worked extensively on a number of key urban poor issues, including reversing forced eviction and involuntary relocations, ensuring land and housing security for poor communities, and advocacy for the pro-vision of basic services in urban poor communities. With the support of the Foundation, Josephine has participated in a number of high-level climate events and media engagements to represent the voices of the most vulnerable people. New York, September 2014.
Josephine Castillo is a grassroots community leader and organiser with DAMPA in Manila, Philippines, a country that is extremely vulnerable to climate change. She has worked extensively on a number of key urban poor issues, including reversing forced eviction and involuntary relocations, ensuring land and housing security for poor communities, and advocacy for the pro-vision of basic services in urban poor communities. With the support of the Foundation, Josephine has participated in a number of high-level climate events and media engagements to represent the voices of the most vulnerable people. New York, September 2014.
Mary Robinson delivered a keynote speech at The Madrid High Level Consultation on Hunger, Food Security and Nutrition in the Post-2015 Development Framework
Mary Robinson addresses the Madrid High Level Consultation on Hunger, Food Security and Nutrition in the Post-2015 Development Framework Mary…
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Mary Robinson of Ireland as his Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region of Africa.
“I have accepted a request from United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, to be the Special Envoy for the Great Lakes…
Foundation President, Mary Robinson, addressed a public event in the World Bank on Friday 1 March 2013 as part of the Sustainable Development Network Forum 2013
Foundation President, Mary Robinson, addressed a public event in the World Bank on Friday 1 March 2013 as part of…
In a video to mark International Women's Day 2013, political analyst and former White House press secretary Dee Dee Myers asks: What if women ruled the world?
In a video to mark International Women’s Day 2013, political analyst and former White House press secretary Dee Myers asks:…
On February 20th, Mary Robinson, President of the Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice participated in a plenary session of the 8th Forum of the World Alliance of Cities Against Poverty.
Ms Robinson was joined in the plenary session by Michelle Bachelet, Executive Director, UN Women, Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment…
On 23 January, Mary Robinson attended the Gender is My Agenda (GIMAC) 21st Pre-Summit Meeting on Gender Mainstreaming in the African union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
On 23 January 2013, Mary Robinson attended the Gender is My Agenda (GIMAC) 21st Pre-Summit Meeting on Gender Mainstreaming in…