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On Monday at COP18/CMP8, Dr Tara Shine, Head of Research and Development at the Foundation, and Edward Cameron, Director, International Climate Initiative at the World Resources Institute, were selected as the ‘Quote of the Day’ by Outreach Magazine.

On Monday at COP18/CMP8, Dr Tara Shine, Head of Research and Development at the Foundation, and Edward Cameron, Director, International…

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The first official Gender Day to be held at a Climate Change Conference took place yesterday and it set the bar high for future COP Gender Days. With a trio of well organised and high profile events, two of which were attended by COP18 President Abduallah

The first official Gender Day to be held at a Climate Change Conference took place yesterday and it set the…

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Mary Robinson says we need to realise how central strong gender policies and women’s empowerment will be to tackling climate change. She uses the example of Uganda, where it is women who have to work to put food on the table when climate change undermines

Mary Robinson, President of the Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice says we need to realise how central strong gender…

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Mr Al Attiyah spoke of climate change as a ‘challenge for all humanity’ and said that ‘we have to deploy serious efforts to mitigate its effects, and secure a better future for us and for future generations’.

In his address to delegates during the Opening Ceremony of COP18/CMP8 in Doha Qatar, incoming COP President, H.E. Abdullah Bin…

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Arab Women Leading the Way in Energy and Climate Change

On 13 November 2012 the Foundation co-hosted a meeting titled “Arab women leading the way in energy and climate change” with the Directorate of Energy and Climate Change at the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy compa

On 13 November 2012 the Foundation co-hosted a meeting titled “Arab women leading the way in energy and climate change”…

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The Foundation at COP18

Mary Robinson outlines MRFCJ's priorities and expectations as the organisation prepares to attend COP18. The 18th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC and the 8th session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of th

Mary Robinson outlines the Foundation’s priorities and expectations as the organisation prepares to attend COP18. The 18th session of the…

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Equity Workshop, Brussels

The Foundation’s Head of Research and Development, Dr Tara Shine, participated in an Equity Workshop, organised by Belgium and Sweden and held in Brussels on the 6-7 November 2012. The purpose of the workshop was to explore ‘equity’ in the context of the

The Foundation’s Head of Research and Development, Dr Tara Shine, participated in an Equity Workshop, organised by Belgium and Sweden…

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Mary Robinson, Foundation President, delivered the Inaugural Concern Worldwide Hunger Lecture in Belfast on Monday 8 October 2012. In her address Mrs Robinson spoke of the need to be innovative, bold and revolutionary in our responses to hunger and un

“A child dying of hunger in the 21st century accuses each of us of a failure in our humanity.” Mary…

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SUN Movement Progress Report launched in New York

On 27 September 2012, on the margins of the 67th United Nations General Assembly in New York, the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement launched its Progress Report, 2011 – 2012. The report presents a detailed snapshot of the progress and results towards sc

On 27 September 2012, on the margins of the 67th United Nations General Assembly in New York, the Scaling Up…

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On 25th September 2012 the Foundation and the World Resources Institute held an important meeting on the margins of the 67th UN General Assembly in New York. The purpose of the meeting was to agree a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Climate Justi

On 25th September 2012, The Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice and the World Resources Institute (WRI) held an important…

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