Series 9 - Patronages / Honorary Presidencies and other interests

56 boxes, 39 subseries, 45 subsubseries

Material in this series relates to Mary Robinson’s work as honorary president, patron, chair, board member or ordinary member of numerous organisations and charities, and includes minutes, reports, correspondence, briefing material, programmes, photographs, cuttings and ephemera.

The series is further subdivided by organisation into 39 subseries which are arranged in chronological order where possible and appropriate. Material includes that relating to Cherish [the Irish Association of single parents], 1972-1990, for which Robinson was president (P143/9/1); Council of Women World Leaders for which Robinson was chair) (P143/9/2 ); Club de Madrid (P143/9/3); Oxfam International, 2002-2012, for which Robinson was honorary president (P143/9/4); Commission on Democracy in Ireland for which Robinson was International Counsellor (P143/9/5); Mo Ibrahim Foundation, 2006-2018, for which Robinson was a board member (P143/9/6); Arab Democracy Foundation, for which Robinson was a founding member of the board of trustees (P143/9/7); The B Team, for which Robinson was member and later ambassador (P143/9/8); Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity, for which Robinson was on the selection committee (P143/9/9); Institute of Human Rights and Businesses for which Robinson was patron of the board (P143/9/10); World Justice Project for which Robinson was honorary co-chairperson (P143/9/11); European Climate Foundation, for which Robinson was an advisory board member (P143/9/12); Concern, 2003-11 (P143/9/13); European Former Leaders Group / European Experts Group 2011 (P143/9/14); GAVI Alliance, 2003-2015 [founded in 2000 as successor to Children's Vaccine Initiative, and originally known as Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation], for which Robinson was chair in 2007, 2008 (P143/9/15); World Economic Forum (P143/9/16); Red Ribbon on Aids, 2006, for which Robinson was a member of the Jury (P143/9/17); Irish Chamber Orchestra, for which Robinson was chair from 2003-2008 (P143/9/18); American Philosophical Society, 2001-2011, for which Robinson was a member (P143/9/19); Global Health Foundation, for which Robinson was [on board of Trustees?] (P143/9/20); British Irish Association, for which Robinson was a [member?] (P143/9/21); Centre for Sport and Human Rights, for which Robinson was a founding chair (P143/9/22); Brookings Blum Roundtable (P143/9/23); Global Public Policy Institute, for which Robinson was on the advisory board (P143/9/24); Silatech, for which Robinson is a member of the founding board (P143/9/25); Children’s World Blood Bank, for which Robinson was co-president, 2002-3 (P143/9/26); Fundacao Champalimaud [Champalimaud Foundation], 2011, for which Robinson was board member and honorary chair (P143/9/27); Fund for Global Human Rights, 2011 for which Robinson was board member and honorary chair (P143/9/28); Generation Investment Management, 2012 for which Robinson was advisory board member (P143/9/29); FoGrameen [Friends of Grameen, a campaign set up by Robinson in support of Grameen Bank and its founder Bangladeshi Nobel Laureate Professor Yunus, who was alleged victim of politically motivated attacks] (P143/9/30); Mastercard Foundation, for which Robinson was board member (P143/9/31); Anna-Maria Hellenic Foundation, for which Robinson was board member (P143/9/32); Transparency International, for which Robinson was member of advisory council (P143/9/33); Eisenhower fellowships, for which Robinson was on board of trustees (P143/9/34); One Young World [Counsellor? Patron?] (P143/9/35); Wyeth [Stockholder?] (P143/9/36) and International Community of Women living with HIV/AID (ICW), for which Robinson was a patron (P143/9/37). The final two subseries consist of a small amount of material relating to several other organisations (P143/9/38) and a general list of the organisations and Robinson’s role with them (P143/9/39).

[Archivist’s Note 1: some material in this series has been closed due to the sensitive nature of the contents, and/or in adherence to GDPR regulations.

Archivist’s Note 2: some material overlaps with Robinson’s work with the United Nations as Special Envoy (P143/5/5-7)), with Realizing Rights – The Ethical Globalisation Initiative (P143/6), with The Elders (P143/7) and with the Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice (P143/8)].

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