Kofi Annan writes in Uganda's Daily Monitor that African farmers are already suffering the effects of climate change. He argues that the Green Climate Fund to be launched at the Durban climate conference could be crucial for investing in "a uniquely African Green Revolution."

In this interview for the BBC World Service's Focus on Africa, Mary Robinson discusses the democratic transition in Tunisia after her visit to the country, where she met with Tunisian bloggers.

"The poor countries most vulnerable to the floods, droughts, storms and other extreme weather associated with climate change need help now."

With the eurozone crisis dominating the global agenda, Mary Robinson argues in the Guardian that G20 leaders should ensure their response to the economic storm addresses the coming climate crisis.

Marchandages politiciens et trocs de votes caractérisent trop souvent les nominations à des postes internationaux. L'élection du prochain procureur de la Cour pénale internationale offre une occasion unique de choisir le candidat le plus qualifié, estime Kofi Annan dans une tribune publiée dans Libération (France).

Kofi Annan writes in Business Day (South Africa) that the election of new International Criminal Court prosecutor must result in the appointment of the most qualified candidate, and not, as is too often the case, the person thought least offensive to most countries.

In an interview with Metro International published in eight countries in Europe and the Americas, Graça Machel discusses progress on gender equality in Africa and her long involvement in the struggle to end child marriage. The story was published in English on the Huffington Post.

Le mariage des enfants est une tradition qui entrave le développement sur plusieurs plans : l'éducation, la santé, la pauvreté et l'égalité. Pourtant, écrivent Gro Brundtland et Graça Machel, ce sujet est rarement évoqué par les instances décisionnaires. Tribune publiée sur Rue89.

Dr Gro Brundtland and Graça Machel write in the Daily Beast that the practice of young girls becoming wives undermines equality and is a harmful “tradition” that must change.

Tutu, Carter and fellow Elders meet Mahmoud Abbas in New York

In this interview for BBC Radio's Focus on Africa, Archbishop Tutu calls child marriage "a devastating social custom used against innocent, vulnerable girls” and discusses the Elders' recent visit to Ethiopia where he met child brides and the people campaigning to end the practice.