In 1990 Mary Bourke Robinson (née Bourke; born 1944) became the first woman to be elected president of Ireland. She was named United Nations commissioner for human rights in 1997.Mary Robinson ...
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Madrid (dpa) - The United Nations' Alliance of Civilizations
project will only be successful if the countries involved give it "a
practical and concrete content," Spanish Pr...
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Tel Aviv (dpa) - Organizers of a large-scale benefit concert
promoting a two-state solution to the Middle East conflict said
Tuesday that they were forced to cancel the even...
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Berlin (dpa) - Securing a ceasefire between warring factions along
the border region between western Sudanese Darfur and neighbouring
Chad is urgent, former UN Human Rights ...
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Oslo (dpa) - Twenty former heads of state and government Friday
called for political dialogue in Myanmar and urged China to use its
influence on the country's military ruler...
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Nov 26 (Reuters) - The first Mo Ibrahim Prize for
Achievement in African leadership was awarded to Joaquim
Chissano, the former president of the southern African country
of Mozambique, on Monday. ...
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Nelson Mandela celebrated his 89th birthday Wednesday by joining with other Nobel peace laureates, politicians and development experts to form a "council of elders" dedicated to fostering peace and...
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Johannesburg (dpa) - Former South African president Nelson
Mandela, on his 89th birthday Wednesday, announced the formation of a
group of former world leaders, including six...
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Johannesburg (dpa) - Former South African president Nelson
Mandela, on his 89th birthday Wednesday, announced the formation of a
group of former world leaders, including six...
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London (dpa) - Former Mozambique president and rebel leader
Joaquim Chissano Monday won the Mo Ibrahim Prize which is worth 5
million dollars for "achievement in African lea...
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London (dpa) - A multi-million dollar prize created to recognize
"achievement in African leadership" has been awarded to former
Mozambique president and rebel leader Joaquim...
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Mary Bourke Robinson
Alliance of Civilizations forum opens in Madrid
