Editing Mary Robinson (section)

=== Membership of "The Elders" ===
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[[File:Musimbi and Mary Robinson.jpg|thumb|Robinson and [[Musimbi Kanyoro]] with a [[cheetah]]]]
Along with [[Nelson Mandela]], [[Graça Machel]], and [[Desmond Tutu]], and others, Robinson was a founding member of "The Elders", a group of world leaders with the goal of contributing their wisdom to tackle some of the world's toughest problems. She has travelled with Elders delegations to the [[Ivory Coast]], the [[Korean Peninsula]], Ethiopia, India, [[South Sudan]] and the Middle East.<ref name="theel" />

In August 2014, she was joined by fellow Elder [[Jimmy Carter]] during the [[2014 Israel–Gaza conflict]], to pen an article in ''[[Foreign Policy (magazine)|Foreign Policy]]'' magazine, pressing for the inclusion of recognition of [[Hamas]] as a legitimate political actor, noting the recent unity deal between Hamas and [[Fatah]] when the former agreed with the [[Palestinian Authority]] to denounce violence, recognise Israel and adhere to past agreements. Robinson and Carter called on the UN Security Council to act on what they described as the inhumane conditions in [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]], and mandate an end to the [[Blockade of the Gaza Strip|siege]].<ref name="CarterRobinson" /> On 16 October 2014, she attended the One Young World Summit in Dublin. During a session with fellow Elder, Kofi Annan, she encouraged 1,300 young leaders from 191 countries to lead on inter-generational issues such as [[Global warming|climate change]] and the need for action to take place now, not tomorrow.<ref name="theel2" /><ref name="yout" /><ref name="inde25" /> She was also the keynote speaker at the One Young World Opening Ceremony where she highlighted the need to empower young people to participate in decision-making processes that shape their future.<ref name="mrfcj32" /><ref name="oneyo" />

On 1 November 2018, Robinson was appointed as the Chair of The Elders, succeeding Kofi Annan who had died earlier in the year.<ref name="theel88" />