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“One standard must apply to all countries: zero.” Writing for Project Syndicate, Desmond Tutu challenges world leaders to commit to eliminating nuclear weapons once and for all.

In the Amhara region of Ethiopia, where girls are commonly married off at the age of 12, Elders Desmond Tutu, Gro Brundtland and Mary Robinson meet young girls determined to avoid early marriage and hear from women who were child brides themselves. The Elders and the young women are interviewed by Will Ross from the BBC.

The Elders have written to world leaders urging them to support Palestinian unity. Having welcomed the reconciliation agreement signed between Fatah and Hamas in May 2011, The Elders are now calling on the international community to demonstrate a fresh approach to its pursuit of a viable two-state solution based on international law and respect for fundamental human rights.

In April 2011, the Elders visited China and the Korean Peninsula. Their trip report, available in English, Korean and Mandarin, summarises their main findings and recommendations on nuclear and security issues, inter-Korean relations and the humanitarian situation in North Korea.

The Elders have issued a statement condemning the reported killing by Israeli forces of more than a dozen people who were attempting to deliver relief supplies to the Gaza strip by sea.

Commenting in The International Herald Tribune, Jimmy Carter argues for a two-state solution based on Israel's withdrawal from Palestinian territories occupied during the 1967 war – with the exception of mutually agreed land swaps.

Writing in The Washington Post, Jimmy Carter argues that the international community can help Palestinian democracy and further the path to Arab-Israeli peace by supporting Palestinian reconciliation.

In this article for WAN-INFRA, Martti Ahtisaari and Lakhdar Brahimi explore the recent 'Arab Spring' and the positive outcomes for freedom of expression the peoples' revolutions will bring.

Why are the Elders visiting the Korean Penisula? Who are they meeting? What do they hope to achieve?