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The Elders congratulate Aung San Suu Kyi ahead of her appearance in parliament in Burma/Myanmar
… San Suu Kyi ahead of her appearance in parliament in Burma/Myanmar 19 April 2012 … leader Aung San Suu Kyi was elected to parliament in Burma/Myanmar, The Elders welcome the positive reforms taking … recent months. They advise the international community to find ways to further encourage the reform process, maintain …
jonathan - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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Addressing global challenges requires multilateral action
… face. These threats are vast, but we must find some comfort in their shared nature; we need not face …
Kate Flanagan - 05/18/2023 - 16:28
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A united and purposeful Security Council is needed now more than ever
… their draft charter of women’s rights. I was surprised to find these women had been judges, lawyers, doctors, … solution. A similar unity of purpose is needed on Myanmar, where, six months on from the military coup, the … be empowered to work with the new ASEAN Special Envoy to find a political solution to the crisis through …
Elsa - 01/23/2023 - 15:12
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Brazil's accidental president
… to take care from the beginning. How did you find those 'Four Musketeers'? Why did you think it could be … questions, for instance, including what is occurring in Myanmar, or Zimbabwe, or South Sudan, or Palestine and …
Anonymous (not verified) - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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'Brave acts of wisdom': conversations with the Elders
… Acts of Wisdom , he expressed his hope that readers would find the thoughts and experiences recounted by the Elders to … to Japan, we encourage a peaceful democratic transition in Myanmar. We have also been to North Korea and South Korea to …
Anonymous (not verified) - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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“Sparks of Hope” can honour Nelson Mandela’s vision of a better world
… the courage to challenge these purveyors of prejudice or find solace in scapegoating and join the chorus of cheap … and Brexit to ethnic sectarianism, whether in India, Myanmar, Cameroon or Crimea, or to allow conflicts to ravage …
Anonymous (not verified) - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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World Refugee Day 2022: Solidarity must mean action
… Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, but my home is in Rakhine state, Myanmar. I was forced to leave because of the military … Find out more about The Elders' work on Refugees and …
Kate Flanagan - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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Jimmy Carter
… Korean Peninsula and China in 2011; South Sudan in 2012; Myanmar in 2013; and Moscow in 2015. In addition to the … in December 2002 for “his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to …
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Enhancing women’s participation in peacebuilding is key to building a peaceful world
… strife in Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Myanmar, to name but a few. Escalating arms races, … be the new order of the day. I urge us all here to find meaningful ways to develop women’s political …
jack.martin - 12/08/2023 - 15:08
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Climate justice is key to addressing the climate crisis
… failed to heed his call: from the coup and civil war in Myanmar, to the ongoing agonies of Syria and Yemen, the … himself as a “prisoner of hope”, which I still find the perfect metaphor for the persistent belief in the …
Kate Flanagan - 12/07/2023 - 15:37