The Story of The Elders

… Nelson Mandela founds The Elders … Find out more about The Elders' work in Cyprus … all we can to help them. People are dying from hunger every day in Zimbabwe and hospitals are unable to treat the …

Cyprus peace process going well, but facing challenges

… travelling to Ankara, Athens and Cyprus. During the four-day visit they found strong willingness and desire on all … added Mr Brahimi. “You cannot work together to find a solution if you never meet.”   T he … group of eminent global leaders, brought together by Nelson Mandela, who offer their collective influence and experience …

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Peacebuilding is at the heart of resolving our personal, institutional and societal grievances

… Peace and security expert Yasmine Ouirhrane explains how she … forms of intolerance. These experiences drove me to try and find different ways of dealing with grievances or anger. I … and societal grievances, something I feel we need urgently today before we tear each other apart and realise what we …

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Women in Mediation in the Arab World: Increasing the Chances of Peace

… the Middle East. In October 2020, they convened a three day virtual meeting in collaboration with Wilton Park, … to bring them to the table. In Burundi, our founder Nelson Mandela convened an all-party women’s peace conference … and to place more priority on dialogue and diplomacy to find local solutions to local problems. The region has a …

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Women, work and peace

… “Poverty is day-to-day violence, no less destructive than … worldwide. If we look carefully at our world, we find that where there is unfair distribution of resources, … us all. Being one of The Elders, I listen to Nelson Mandela, dear Madiba, telling us frequently that “money …

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Building a culture of inclusivity in a diverse society

… interests, making it more challenging than in the past to find acceptable solutions. At the same time, we are … rights meaningful Hina Jilani celebrates Nelson Mandela and the individuals like him who challenge injustice … Mandela Day 2018: Walk Together to continue Mandela's long walk to …

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Freedom, truth, democracy: citizenship and common purpose

… need to hear.” Mary Robinson delivered the Tenth Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture in Cape Town yesterday. While … People are angry and they are hurting: many households find themselves in negative equity, unable to meet mortgage … 5 of August 2012, is the fiftieth anniversary, to the day, of the capture of Nelson Mandela, lawyer, activist, …

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Work together to build peace, fight injustice and shape a better world

… the group of independent leaders founded by Nelson Mandela in 2007 to work for peace, justice and human … know no borders. They act as global citizens to find common solutions, and offer us all a model to follow. … and express solidarity with refugees. To mark World Refugee Day, we look at some of the challenges faced by those living …

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Cooperation on climate, peace and security is needed now

… Allow me to start with an anecdote. The day I was going to be sworn in as President of Colombia, I … Elders, the group of independent leaders founded by Nelson Mandela, whose former Chair was Kofi Annan and today’s … other UN offices and other international institutions to find sustainable and just solutions. There is much …

Kate Flanagan - 06/19/2023 - 08:58

The only US president who didn’t wage war

… inspire hope where there is despair.” – Nelson Mandela Since humans started living in groups, … – came together as “The Elders” to work together to find solutions to global problems. They are not only … Stroessner (in office from 1954-89) in Paraguay, in one day, released 900 prisoners, he said, “because of Jimmy …

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