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Hurriyet: PACE tells Cypriot leaders not to miss opportunity for solution
Hurriyet
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) called on the parties in Cyprus not to miss the opportunity to achieve a solution.
Members of The Elders group to visit Cyprus to support peace process
The three will urge greater international recognition of recent progress towards a lasting settlement and will commend President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat for their efforts to reunify the island.
A fair Zimbabwe Poll is Not Enough
Zimbabwe is in freefall. This is a crisis that affects us all, and not just its people, whose fate is on our conscience. For those of us who believe governments have a responsibility to protect their citizens, it is a moment that imposes a special challenge and one we must not ignore.
Taking the Responsibility to Protect
I believe what we are seeing in Kenya is action on a fundamental principle - the Responsibility to Protect. At the UN World Summit in September 2005, government leaders pledged that states must protect their populations from mass atrocities and, if they fail, the international community must take action."
Nelson Mandela's speech at the launch of The Elders
I believe that, with their experience and their energies, and their profound commitment to building a better world, The Elders can become a fiercely independent and robust force for good, tackling complex and intractable issues, especially those that are not popular.