--- title: Mary Robinson | TIME description: Mary Robinson is a former President of Ireland, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and a member of The Elders, the group of independent global leaders founded by Nelson Mandela. canonical: https://time.com/author/mary-robinson/ og:title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates og:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:url: https://time.com/author/mary-robinson/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 300 og:image:height: 300 og:image:alt: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:type: profile twitter:card: summary twitter:title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates twitter:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Mary Robinson ## Mary Robinson Mary Robinson is a former President of Ireland, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and a member of The Elders, the group of independent global leaders founded by Nelson Mandela. ## Mary Robinson Articles5Collections1 *  Aug 27, 2026 ### [A Two-State Solution Has Never Been More Vital](https://time.com/article/2026/08/27/a-two-state-solution-has-never-been-more-vital/) Israeli settlements in the West Bank and ongoing violence in Gaza make a two-state solution more imp... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Oct 8, 2024 ### [A Roadmap to Lasting Peace Between Israelis and Palestinians](https://time.com/7062979/roadmap-peace-israel-palestinians/) The scale of suffering since Oct. 7, 2023 must force the world to not settle for half measures—and s... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jul 21, 2023 ### [Why Oppenheimer's Nuclear Fears Are Just as Relevant Today](https://time.com/6296257/oppenheimer-nuclear-nonproliferation/) Christopher Nolan’s new film offers a chance to reinvigorate public debate about the decades-old thr... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Nov 18, 2021 ### [Our Leaders Failed Us at COP26\. To Succeed at COP27, They'll Need to Put Self-Interest Aside](https://time.com/6121116/cop26-negotiations-failed-why/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Dec 10, 2018 ### [Mary Robinson: Stop Scaremongering About the Essential UN Migration Pact](https://time.com/5473969/mary-robinson-un-migration-compact-marrakesh/) "Now is the time for responsible leadership, not pandering to or provoking misplaced prejudices" [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) Meta: {"\_\_typename":"Seo","meta\_title":"","meta\_description":"","og\_title":"","og\_description":"","og\_imageConnection":{"\_\_typename":"SysAssetConnection","edges":\[\]},"twitter\_card":null} ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/author/mary-robinson/","name":"Mary Robinson"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Person","@id":"https://time.com/author/mary-robinson/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/author/mary-robinson/"},"name":"Mary Robinson","jobTitle":"","description":"Mary Robinson is a former President of Ireland, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and a member of The Elders, the group of independent global leaders founded by Nelson Mandela.","url":"https://time.com/author/mary-robinson/","worksFor":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/"}}] ```