"They will suffer the most, as they are already," said Mary Robinson, who used to be a UN Special Envoy on Climate Change and a president of Ireland.

“他们将会遭受最大的冲击，正如他们现下正在遭受的这般。”曾任联合国气候变化特使的爱尔兰前总统玛丽·罗宾逊说。

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A newspaper vendor holds up a stack of papers with the front page headline "Welcome Home" in reference to US President Barack Obama's visit to the Republic of Ireland.

一位报纸销售人员手举一沓报纸，头条写着“欢迎回家”，指奥巴马访问爱尔兰共和国。

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He also awarded the Medal of Freedom to Mary Robinson, Ireland's first female president and a former U.N.high commissioner for human rights.

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But he says Ireland is not the last obstacle. He says another big problem is that the president of Czech Republic Vaclav Klaus has also not signed.

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In 1938, Dr. Douglas Hyde became the first president of Ireland under its new constitution.

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Mary Robinson was the first female President of Ireland and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

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Our roster also includes incumbents, such as President Mary McAleese of Ireland, President Tarja Halonen of Finland and President Vaira Vike-Freiberga of Latvia, whose term is up next year but who is rumored to be a potential successor to Kofi Annan as head of the United Nations.

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