--- title: "3 Developing countries Quotes By Mary Robinson" description: "3 Developing countries quotes by Mary Robinson. Plus more from Mary Robinson and more Developing countries sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aea/mary-robinson-4639_aim_the-term-human-rights-has-been-too-often_602164.jpg" --- > [The term 'human rights' has been too often associated with conditionality, and with concerns of developing countries that in order to benefit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-robinson/the-term-human-rights-has-been-too-often-associated-with/) [Mary Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-robinson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aea/mary-robinson-4639_aim_the-term-human-rights-has-been-too-often_602164.jpg) > [Membership in the European Community, now the European Union, has enabled Ireland to re-find its sense of participation - cultural, political, social…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-robinson/membership-in-the-european-community-now-the-european-union-has/) [Mary Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-robinson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f59/mary-robinson-4639_australia_membership-in-the-european-community-now_1870828.jpg) > [I believe we should try to move away from the vocabulary and attitudes which shape the stereotyping of developed and developing country…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-robinson/i-believe-we-should-try-to-move-away-from-the-vocabulary-and/) [Mary Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-robinson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/656/mary-robinson-4639_accused_i-believe-we-should-try-to-move-away-fro_2697689.jpg) ## Other authors on Developing countries - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-joseph-stiglitz-53499.jpg) Joseph Stiglitz 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/developing-countries/joseph-stiglitz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-thomas-pogge-90558.jpg) Thomas Pogge 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/developing-countries/thomas-pogge/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-tae-yoo-8433.jpg) Tae Yoo 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/developing-countries/tae-yoo/) - [Anna Lindh 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/developing-countries/anna-lindh/) ## More by Mary Robinson > [The governments are seen to be less effective than they used to be. The private sector is perceived as being so much more efficient,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-robinson/the-governments-are-seen-to-be-less-effective-than-they-used-to-be/) [Mary Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-robinson/) > [If the Chinese business community takes the Declaration of Human Rights, core labor standards, and environmental standards seriously, the government of China will take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-robinson/if-the-chinese-business-community-takes-the-declaration-of-human/) [Mary Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-robinson/) > [Every government has signed up to a voluntary legal commitment under at least one of the international covenants and conventions based on the Universal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-robinson/every-government-has-signed-up-to-a-voluntary-legal-commitment-under/) [Mary Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-robinson/) > [Since 9/11 the United States has been followed by countries with bad records, such as the former Soviet Union countries, into erosions of human…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-robinson/since-9-11-the-united-states-has-been-followed-by-countries-with-bad/) [Mary Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-robinson/) > [I'm not interested in scoring points or being over-critical of the US administration. I want to find the entry points to try and get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-robinson/i-m-not-interested-in-scoring-points-or-being-over-critical-of-the-us/) [Mary Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-robinson/) > [Tackling the issue of climate change presents us with an inflection point in human history - a climate justice revolution that separates development from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-robinson/tackling-the-issue-of-climate-change-presents-us-with-an-inflection/) [Mary Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-robinson/) > [Look, you are interested in trying to make sure that governments keep a clean environment, have regard for the lifestyles of indigenous peoples, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-robinson/look-you-are-interested-in-trying-to-make-sure-that-governments-keep/) [Mary Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-robinson/) > [ I felt when I was elected that the most important task on this island \[Ireland\] was to extend the hand of friendship right across… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-robinson/i-felt-when-i-was-elected-that-the-most-important-task-on-this-island/) [Mary Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-robinson/) > [We now know that climate change is a driver of migration, and is expected to increase the displacement of populations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-robinson/we-now-know-that-climate-change-is-a-driver-of-migration-and-is/) [Mary Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-robinson/) > [I was elected by the women of Ireland, who instead of rocking the cradle, rocked the system.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-robinson/i-was-elected-by-the-women-of-ireland-who-instead-of-rocking-the/) [Mary Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-robinson/) > [There are numerous issues that governments used to deal with that they now no longer deal with to the same extent: Prisons have been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-robinson/there-are-numerous-issues-that-governments-used-to-deal-with-that/) [Mary Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-robinson/) > [As Elders, we are fully committed to the principle that all human beings are of equal worth. You will see that we highlight equality…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-robinson/as-elders-we-are-fully-committed-to-the-principle-that-all-human/) [Mary Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-robinson/) > [I agree with those who argue that it is possible to distil from the religions of the world their common values and relevance. As…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-robinson/i-agree-with-those-who-argue-that-it-is-possible-to-distil-from-the/) [Mary Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-robinson/) > [Freedom from discrimination for women, ensuring that female children can learn to read, these are human needs for half the human race, not western…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-robinson/freedom-from-discrimination-for-women-ensuring-that-female-children/) [Mary Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-robinson/) > [All countries are particular and no models are perfect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-robinson/all-countries-are-particular-and-no-models-are-perfect/) [Mary Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-robinson/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/developing-countries/mary-robinson/#itemlist", "name": "3 Developing countries Quotes By Mary Robinson", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The term 'human rights' has been too often associated with conditionality, and with concerns of developing countries that in order to benefit from open trade they would be required to implement immediately labour and environmental standards of a comparable level to those applied in industrialised countries. 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