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March 1, 8:30pm Alumnae Lounge
Mary Robinson is currently the Director of the Ethical Globalization Initiative, which seeks to integrate human rights norms and standards into a more ethical globalization process and to support local and national human rights capacity building. Mrs. Robinson was the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 1997-2002, assuming responsibility for the UN human rights program at a time of great change. Under her leadership, the Office prepared to better face existing and emerging human rights challenges, harnessing the energies of new actors in the global quest for a universal culture of respect for fundamental rights and freedoms. As High Commissioner, Mrs. Robinson gave priority to implementing the reform proposal of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to integrate human rights concerns in all the activities of the United Nations. She also provided oversight for a reorientation of the priorities of her Office, which is increasingly focusing its work where it matters most: at the country and regional levels. As part of this focus, she traveled during her first year as High Commissioner to Rwanda, South Africa, Colombia and Cambodia, among other countries. In September 1998, she was the first High Commissioner to visit China. Mrs. Robinson also strengthened human rights monitoring in such conflict areas as Kosovo, in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Mrs. Robinson came to the United Nations after a distinguished seven year tenure as President of Ireland. As President, Mrs. Robinson developed a new sense of Ireland's economic, political and cultural links with other countries and cultures. She placed special emphasis during her Presidency on the needs of developing countries, linking the history of the Great Irish Famine to today's nutrition, poverty and policy issues, thus creating a bridge of partnership between developed and developing countries. Mrs. Robinson was the first Head of State to visit Rwanda in the aftermath of the 1994 genocide there. She was also the first Head of State to visit Somalia following the crisis there in 1992, receiving the CARE Humanitarian Award in recognition of her efforts for that country.
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