Robinson Gives Notice as U.N. Rights Chief
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Mary Robinson, U.N. high commissioner for human rights, said she will not seek a second term and is stepping down in September when her four-year posting ends.
Robinson, 56, a former president of Ireland and a lawyer who took the top U.N. rights job in September 1997, made the announcement to the annual session of the U.N. Commission on Human Rights in Geneva. She told reporters that a lack of resources for her department has been a major obstacle to carrying out her job.
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