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Lowering the marriage age: a step in the wrong direction
… an open letter to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Kofi Annan warns of the dangers of lowering the minimum age … Q&A: child marriage and the right to education "Girls in secondary education are up to … highlight girls' right to education. Read our Q&A to find out why ending child marriage …
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California must remain a beacon on climate and health
… General Hospital and Project Muso on 11 September 2018. Find out more and watch the livestream . … for The Elders as we mourn our friend and former Chair, Kofi Annan . Kofi was a monumental leader, and a … affect people’s health, including their income levels, education, nutrition, peace and other environmental factors. …
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Gro Harlem Brundtland and Malala receive Catalonia Prize
… “Today’s education inequalities really are tomorrow’s inequalities … In that history, a few years before I was born, we also find Catalonia, the land and symbol of the fight for freedom … led by former UN Secretary-General and Nobel Peace Laureate Kofi Annan, that takes up increasing amounts of my time. We …
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Gro Harlem Brundtland: the 2018 Barbara Ward Lecture
… everything from manufacturing and heavy industry to education and the service sector. Those of us who … alongside two former Secretaries-General of the UN, Kofi Annan and Ban Ki-moon , as part of The … level. If we are prepared to do so, we will find that a chart exists to see us through the storm. …
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Sustainable development, democracy, peace: the key role of women
… for the work you are doing in Nadia’s name to support the education of young people in the Arab world, and to … “He wanted a UN 'A' team – the best people he could find, for an extremely demanding job. And as chief of staff … to the violence and immediate humanitarian access. I wish Kofi Annan every success in the mission with which he is …
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Forthright and feminist: Norway's first woman leader
… a conclusion. So, it was not that I could not compromise to find common ground; this is an essential part of getting … problems. So basically, health for all is as important as education for all, but I always add the two. It’s … but we were so lucky that we all were able to convince Kofi Annan to be our next Chair. So this last week, …
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The Elders call on Zimbabwe’s leaders to place citizens’ needs over party interests
… on from their previous meeting in July 2018 with the late Kofi Annan, then Chair of The Elders. They also met … I visited Zimbabwe on the cusp of landmark elections to find people determinedly optimistic about the future. Today … stand in stark contrast to the progress made in health and education in the early years of the country’s …
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The best hope for sustainable peace: women
… there is little that we can celebrate. The situations they find themselves in are truly intolerable. Women make up most … pioneering change in areas such as women’s access to education and political participation, as well as in … of all women. Co-written by members of The Elders: Kofi Annan, Jimmy Carter, Graça Machel, and Mary Robinson. …
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التنمية المستدامة والديمقراطية والسلام: دور المرأة الرئيسي
… for the work you are doing in Nadia’s name to support the education of young people in the Arab world, and to … “He wanted a UN 'A' team – the best people he could find, for an extremely demanding job. And as chief of staff … to the violence and immediate humanitarian access. I wish Kofi Annan every success in the mission with which he is …
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“Sparks of Hope” can honour Nelson Mandela’s vision of a better world
… the courage to challenge these purveyors of prejudice or find solace in scapegoating and join the chorus of cheap … past century, from gender equality to the right to health, education, access to justice and peace. … long walk to freedom Join Graça Machel, Kofi Annan, Lakhdar Brahimi and Mary Robinson on 18 July, as …
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