“A significant proportion of manifested trucks are turned away with vital supplies. The world needs to know... This has to stop.”
Mary Robinson and @HelenClarkNZ witness the devastating reality at the closed Rafah border with Gaza.
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Independent global leaders | For peace, justice, human rights & a sustainable planet | Founded by Nelson Mandela in 2007
Joined March 2009
- Mary Robinson as #COP26 concludes:“COP26 has made some progress, but nowhere near enough to avoid climate disaster. While millions around the world are already in crisis, not enough leaders were in crisis mode. People will see this as a historically shameful dereliction of duty.”
- The multilateral system is under unprecedented attack. Leading powers, including the US, are threatening to undermine critical efforts to tackle global challenges, from the #climatecrisis to nuclear #nonproliferation. The Elders' Statement: theelders.org/news/attacks-m… #NextGenTrade
- "Evil doesn't have the last word... Joy and laughter, caring and compassion; those are what prevail in the end." - Desmond Tutu at the founding of The Elders, July 2007.
00:00 - "Let us stand and be counted in solidarity with all those working to build a world where every woman is able to give full expression to her potential and ambitions without the fear of violence." – Graça Machel. theelders.org/news/times-vio… #JusticeForAll #MeToo #Beijing25 #GBV
- We are shocked and deeply saddened at the passing of our dear friend, colleague and Chair, Kofi Annan. Statement: theelders.org/article/elders…
- Gro Harlem Brundtland joins @BtSIsrael's Nadav Weiman - a former @IDF soldier – for a conversation on the realities of Israel’s #occupation of the #WestBank, the threat of #annexation and why peace depends on justice and human rights for #Palestinians. theelders.org/news/realities…
00:00 - “Hope is the most precious commodity that humanity possesses.” - Graça Machel From 12 July 2021, The Elders will embark on a week of online talks and discussions about the global state of #hope. Take part with #StateOfHope and at StateOfHope.live
00:00 - "Challenge the toxic, machismo mentalities that foster the acceptance of #ViolenceAgainstWomen." @RicardoLagos argues that the normalisation of gender-based violence in Latin America & the Carribean must be disrupted. theelders.org/news/femicide-… #16Days #JusticeForAll #VAWG
- With reports of arrests, beatings & abductions in Zimbabwe, The Elders call for an immediate end to violence, & emphasise the fight against #COVID19 should be rooted in respect for human rights. As the scale of #ZimbabweanLivesMatter shows, dialogue & reform are urgently needed.
- “Myanmar’s regional neighbours have the levers in their hands to change the trajectory of this crisis. Now is the time to use them.” – Ban Ki-moon. We call on #ASEAN to hold #Myanmar’s military authorities accountable. Statement: theelders.org/news/myanmar-r…
- How the #EscazúAgreement could bring together #ClimateAction & #HumanRights in Latin America and the Caribbean: theelders.org/news/escaz-agr… #COP25 #AcuerdoDeEscazú
- On this day in 1990, our founder Nelson Mandela walked free after 27 years’ imprisonment. In today’s troubling and turbulent times, The Elders continue to look to #Madiba for hope, inspiration and courage. #WalkToFreedom #MandelaRelease
