After meeting the four Cypriot teenagers who feature in The Elders' documentary, Cyprus: Digging the Past in Search of the Future, former UK Minister for Europe Glenys Kinnock reflects on the role of young people in advancing reconciliation on the divided island.

Idil Cazimoglu, who appears in The Elders' documentary about the search for missing persons in Cyprus, reflects on growing up on a divided island and says it is up to ordinary Cypriots to build a shared future in which both communities live together in peace.

17-year old Michael is a member of the Cypriot Friendship Programme, which brings together Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot teenagers to promote coexistence between their two communities. Here he blogs about the challenges he faces from people who don't think peace is possible - as well as his experience meeting the Elders and featuring in their documentary, “Cyprus: Digging the Past in Search of the Future”.

Tali Nir describes the violence and discrimination against Palestinians in East Jerusalem and argues that a new approach is needed to ensure that the rights of all residents are respected.