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The Story of The Elders
… The Elders include Graça Machel , Archbishop Desmond Tutu , former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan … Find out more about The Elders' work in Cyprus … and Lakhdar Brahimi visited Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Syria and the West Bank to talk to a wide range of …
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Solidarity #withSyria
… The Syria conflict has killed more than 140,000 people. As the … three years of darkness. Let us spread the light of hope" Desmond Tutu #withSyria pic.twitter.com/j3MpEntogn … world to shine a light of hope for the people of Syria. Find out more and learn how you can take part , either in …
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Some rare good news on Syria
Some rare good news on Syria 25 February 2014 … this weekend to describe the abyss in which many Syrians find themselves. But the chilling darkness may soon … Syria’s borders. It was nearly a year ago that Desmond Tutu – neither the first, certainly not the last …
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The Elders pay tribute to Kofi Annan’s courage and dedication in his Syria peace effort
… pay tribute to Kofi Annan’s courage and dedication in his Syria peace effort 3 August 2012 … context, with as much courage, dedication and humility." Desmond Tutu The Elders urge the international community to … harder by the day. We hope the international community will find a way to end the daily ordeal of violence and …
jonathan - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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سوريا: الحكماء يعبرون عن "عميق غضبهم" حيال فشل الجميع في وقف المذابح
… the bloodshed, death and destruction unfolding each day in Syria.” Desmond Tutu While The Elders believe that any solution to … rise above vested interests and regional alliances and find genuine compromise in the greater interests of the …
jonathan - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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Mass atrocity prevention must be at the heart of the Security Council
… of the Council’s appalling failures to end conflict in Syria, but these failures extend widely around the world; … up when a veto is cast, but must redouble their efforts to find a workable solution. I do not hold my breath … wisdom from the former chair of the Elders, Archbishop Desmond Tutu. I sat on a panel with Desmond Tutu here in New …
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We need to safeguard civic space
… themselves at the centre of incoming refugee flows from Syria and the north and horn of Africa, are building fences … in which right wing populism breeds. We urgently need to find new ways of convincing leaders, in the global North and … in a diverse society Delivering the 6th Annual Desmond Tutu International Peace Lecture, Hina Jilani …
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Stories from the frontlines: Refugee-Led Organisations in the Shadow of COVID-19
… refugee-led organisations from Cameroon, Venezuela, and Syria, we came together to reflect on how … and are helping their families pay for burial costs and to find a way to connect the children with their families, many … single mother currently residing in Europe. I had to flee Syria because of my activism after most of my friends were …
monika - 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 … as I sometimes – jokingly – call the Elders: Desmond Tutu, the former Archbishop of Cape Town, who … Lakhdar Brahimi, the UN/Arab League peace envoy for Syria; Mary Robinson, the former President of Ireland. …
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The Elders 'freelance diplomacy' comes to Ireland
… retired UN secretary general Kofi Annan and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Mandela remains as an honorary member. … issue.” Carter stresses that the Elders seek to find a gap in the existing architecture of international … Brahimi’s current position as UN and Arab League envoy to Syria and Robinson’s new post as UN special envoy to …
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