April 27th 2010
Child Labor is only a Symptom
Heather Grady, Managing Director of Realizing Rights, spoke on the panel "Just Jobs: Building Institutions for Development" at the Center for American Progress (CAP) on April 23rd. She stressed that strengthening opportunities for decent work – which CAP and others call the ‘just jobs and social protection’ agenda – is an essential but often overlooked target within the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

April 27th 2010
Strengthening Women’s Role in Governance and the Constitutional Review Process in Zimbabwe
At the start of a weeklong Women Leaders Diplomacy Mission in Zimbabwe to support and strengthen women’s involvement in governance, Mary Robinson spoke about the importance of a full participatory process as Zimbabwe develops a new constitution.

April 19th 2010
Putting report on decline of maternal deaths in perspective
In a letter to The New York Times, Mary Robinson makes clear that while new data on declines in maternal deaths across the globe is encouraging, it must not be allowed to undermine the urgent need to address the factors that contribute to high levels of maternal mortality and morbidity and deny the right to health for all.