Mrs. Mary Robinson, Chair of The Elders and former President of Ireland and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, received the 2018 Tipperary International Peace Award. The Peace Convention recognises the efforts of Mrs. Robinson in putting human rights standards at the heart of global governance by ensuring that the needs of the poorest and most vulnerable are addressed on the global stage.
Mrs. Robinson is a passionate, forceful advocate for gender equality, women’s participation in peace-building and human dignity in all regions of the world. Her advocacy on sustainable and people-centred development in the world’s poorest communities is recognised through her work on many international bodies. A tireless champion of women’s equality,
Mrs. Robinson has travelled to many conflict zones to promote peace efforts and to encourage reconciliation and democratic transition. She makes it a priority to bring the concerns of ordinary people to the global stage and is outspoken and dedicated to investigating and exposing human rights abuses across the world. Mrs. Robinson is an outspoken advocate on the effects of climate change and of the need to focus the world’s attention to meet the urgent challenges posed by extreme weather events on the poorest and on the most vulnerable of communities.
