The following is a statement from The Elders, a group of independent global leaders working for peace, justice and human rights, founded by Nelson Mandela and chaired by Mary Robinson:
“The Elders condemn the horrendous terror attacks launched by Hamas on 7 October 2023, the killing of innocent civilians, the holding of hostages and the continued indiscriminate missile attacks on Israel. These are mass atrocities for which the perpetrators must be brought to justice, preferably in a court of law.
“We also condemn the Israeli government’s unacceptable collective punishment of the population of Gaza through siege, the scale of the military assault and its death toll, and the forcible transfer of civilians within the territory, as well as the continuing land and home incursions and demolitions in the West Bank and settler violence against Palestinian communities. These are not legitimate acts of self-defence: they are clear violations of international humanitarian law,...
“The Elders condemn the horrendous terror attacks launched by Hamas on 7 October 2023, the killing of innocent civilians, the holding of hostages and the continued indiscriminate missile attacks on Israel. These are mass atrocities for which the perpetrators must be brought to justice, preferably in a court of law.
“We also condemn the Israeli government’s unacceptable collective punishment of the population of Gaza through siege, the scale of the military assault and its death toll, and the forcible transfer of civilians within the territory, as well as the continuing land and home incursions and demolitions in the West Bank and settler violence against Palestinian communities. These are not legitimate acts of self-defence: they are clear violations of international humanitarian law,...
- 10/26/2023
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The Elders call for increased international support for Ukraine and stress that neutrality is not a moral option in the face of continued Russian aggression.
Upon their return from Kyiv, Elders Ban Ki-moon and Juan Manuel Santos urged the Ukrainian government to make its case for support in capitals all around the world. Public solidarity from governments, particularly in Africa, Asia and Latin America, is essential to keep the world’s attention on Ukraine’s struggle and bring about an eventual end to Russia’s war.
The Elders met President Volodymr Zelenskyy and other senior government figures in Kyiv on Tuesday, 16 August, after visiting the sites of atrocities committed by Russian forces.
Ban Ki-moon, Deputy Chair of The Elders and former Secretary-General of the United Nations, said:
“Our visit to Bucha and Irpin left us in no doubt as to the appalling suffering Russia is inflicting on the Ukrainian people,...
Upon their return from Kyiv, Elders Ban Ki-moon and Juan Manuel Santos urged the Ukrainian government to make its case for support in capitals all around the world. Public solidarity from governments, particularly in Africa, Asia and Latin America, is essential to keep the world’s attention on Ukraine’s struggle and bring about an eventual end to Russia’s war.
The Elders met President Volodymr Zelenskyy and other senior government figures in Kyiv on Tuesday, 16 August, after visiting the sites of atrocities committed by Russian forces.
Ban Ki-moon, Deputy Chair of The Elders and former Secretary-General of the United Nations, said:
“Our visit to Bucha and Irpin left us in no doubt as to the appalling suffering Russia is inflicting on the Ukrainian people,...
- 8/18/2022
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There are countless podcasts that strike a contrarian pose or promise a mind-expanding journey; few fulfill the promise. But Psychoactive, a new podcast on drugs hosted by Ethan Nadelmann, delivers — in spades.
Nadelmann founded, and for decades ran, the Drug Policy Alliance, an anti-Drug War nonprofit, before stepping down in 2017. (Rolling Stone profiled Nadelmann as he helped lead the battle to legalize marijuana in the 2013.) After a few years of quiet and reflection, Nadelmann is back with an ambitious project to lead a deep and challenging national conversation about drugs and the human experience.
Nadelmann founded, and for decades ran, the Drug Policy Alliance, an anti-Drug War nonprofit, before stepping down in 2017. (Rolling Stone profiled Nadelmann as he helped lead the battle to legalize marijuana in the 2013.) After a few years of quiet and reflection, Nadelmann is back with an ambitious project to lead a deep and challenging national conversation about drugs and the human experience.
- 7/12/2021
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
The Elders explore hope, leadership and the Covid-19 recovery in a new series of the Finding Humanity podcast.
As the new US President Joe Biden calls for unity in tackling the cascading crises of our era, The Elders embark on a new podcast series looking at the leadership needed to meet the challenges ahead.
Hosted by Mary Robinson, Chair of The Elders, and Hazami Barmada, human rights advocate and founder of the Humanity Lab Foundation, the Finding Humanity podcast will consider how we can address today’s most pressing global issues:
“Our global civilisation faces profound challenges and only an honest reckoning with the complexities and ambiguities of our past can enable us to meet the challenges of the present and future,” said Mary Robinson.
“Covid-19 has revealed fundamental truths about what it is to be human and to share our lives with others. From pandemics to climate change and...
As the new US President Joe Biden calls for unity in tackling the cascading crises of our era, The Elders embark on a new podcast series looking at the leadership needed to meet the challenges ahead.
Hosted by Mary Robinson, Chair of The Elders, and Hazami Barmada, human rights advocate and founder of the Humanity Lab Foundation, the Finding Humanity podcast will consider how we can address today’s most pressing global issues:
“Our global civilisation faces profound challenges and only an honest reckoning with the complexities and ambiguities of our past can enable us to meet the challenges of the present and future,” said Mary Robinson.
“Covid-19 has revealed fundamental truths about what it is to be human and to share our lives with others. From pandemics to climate change and...
- 1/25/2021
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The Elders have announced their first ever podcast initiative, exploring the need for empathetic and principled leadership in the time of Covid-19.
Finding Humanity is a joint podcast production of the Humanity Lab Foundation and Hueman Group Media for which The Elders will partner on four special edition episodes. The first Elders’ episode features an in-depth discussion between two former Un High Commissioners for Human Rights, Mary Robinson and Zeid Raad Al Hussein, and is released today, 15 May 2020.
Founded by Nelson Mandela in 2007, The Elders is a group of former world leaders dedicated to peace, justice and human rights. The Finding Humanity podcast collaboration is a first for the group, who hope to provoke new thinking about how we respond to Covid-19 and shape the global recovery.
In discussions recorded exclusively for the podcast, the Chair of The Elders and former President of Ireland, Mary Robinson, talks candidly to world...
Finding Humanity is a joint podcast production of the Humanity Lab Foundation and Hueman Group Media for which The Elders will partner on four special edition episodes. The first Elders’ episode features an in-depth discussion between two former Un High Commissioners for Human Rights, Mary Robinson and Zeid Raad Al Hussein, and is released today, 15 May 2020.
Founded by Nelson Mandela in 2007, The Elders is a group of former world leaders dedicated to peace, justice and human rights. The Finding Humanity podcast collaboration is a first for the group, who hope to provoke new thinking about how we respond to Covid-19 and shape the global recovery.
In discussions recorded exclusively for the podcast, the Chair of The Elders and former President of Ireland, Mary Robinson, talks candidly to world...
- 5/22/2020
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The Elders today called on global leaders and citizens alike to root their response to the Covid-19 pandemic in humanitarian principles and solidarity to save lives, defend rights and protect the most vulnerable groups in society.
The following is a statement from The Elders:
The pandemic poses an unprecedented challenge for governments, heads of state and international institutions. As former leaders, we acknowledge the fearsomely complex political, moral and economic decisions those currently in office will have to take over the coming weeks and months.
We endorse the call of the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board for at least Us$ 8 billion to be immediately injected into critical funding gaps to support the Who’s emergency response, vaccine development, timely distribution of medical supplies and other critical measures.
The G7 statement of 16 March 2020 marks a welcome first step, with leaders pledging to do “whatever is necessary to ensure a strong global response...
The following is a statement from The Elders:
The pandemic poses an unprecedented challenge for governments, heads of state and international institutions. As former leaders, we acknowledge the fearsomely complex political, moral and economic decisions those currently in office will have to take over the coming weeks and months.
We endorse the call of the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board for at least Us$ 8 billion to be immediately injected into critical funding gaps to support the Who’s emergency response, vaccine development, timely distribution of medical supplies and other critical measures.
The G7 statement of 16 March 2020 marks a welcome first step, with leaders pledging to do “whatever is necessary to ensure a strong global response...
- 3/20/2020
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The Elders today called on the leaders of India and Pakistan to take urgent steps to defuse military and political tensions that have developed over the past few days and to refrain from further bellicose rhetoric and pursue a path of meaningful dialogue.
They warned that any escalation of military exchanges between the two nuclear-armed states could pose a risk to peace and security throughout South Asia and the wider world.
Mary Robinson, Chair of The Elders and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said:
“I am deeply alarmed by the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan. The leaders of these two nuclear-armed states have a responsibility to show restraint, in the interests of their peoples and the wider world. I urge Prime Ministers Modi and Khan to talk directly to resolve this crisis, and to engage in broader multilateral efforts to pursue nuclear disarmament.”
The Elders encouraged...
They warned that any escalation of military exchanges between the two nuclear-armed states could pose a risk to peace and security throughout South Asia and the wider world.
Mary Robinson, Chair of The Elders and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said:
“I am deeply alarmed by the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan. The leaders of these two nuclear-armed states have a responsibility to show restraint, in the interests of their peoples and the wider world. I urge Prime Ministers Modi and Khan to talk directly to resolve this crisis, and to engage in broader multilateral efforts to pursue nuclear disarmament.”
The Elders encouraged...
- 3/4/2019
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The Elders today called on all nuclear powers to take urgent steps towards nuclear disarmament, in the form of a “minimisation” agenda, to counter a dangerous rise in geopolitical tensions and distrust between states.
They warned that the entire architecture of international arms control and security treaties is at risk from the unilateral actions of powerful nuclear-armed states, particularly the United States and Russia regarding the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (Inf) Treaty.
The Elders will present a new initiative on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament to the Munich Security Conference on Saturday 16 February. They urge nuclear-armed states, particularly the five Permanent Members of the Un Security Council, to commit to a “minimisation” agenda that offers a realistic long-term path to the total elimination of nuclear weapons.
Mary Robinson, Chair of The Elders, said:
“Nuclear weapons pose an existential threat to the future of humanity, and tensions between key powers are dangerously high.
They warned that the entire architecture of international arms control and security treaties is at risk from the unilateral actions of powerful nuclear-armed states, particularly the United States and Russia regarding the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (Inf) Treaty.
The Elders will present a new initiative on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament to the Munich Security Conference on Saturday 16 February. They urge nuclear-armed states, particularly the five Permanent Members of the Un Security Council, to commit to a “minimisation” agenda that offers a realistic long-term path to the total elimination of nuclear weapons.
Mary Robinson, Chair of The Elders, said:
“Nuclear weapons pose an existential threat to the future of humanity, and tensions between key powers are dangerously high.
- 2/21/2019
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The Elders announced this week with great pleasure that three new members have joined the group: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former President of Liberia and Nobel Peace Laureate 2011; Juan Manuel Santos, former President of Colombia and Nobel Peace Laureate 2016; and Zeid Raad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights 2014-18.
The new Elders will join the group in its second decade of campaigning for peace, justice and human rights. The Elders was founded in 2007 by Nelson Mandela, who charged the group with a mandate to “support courage where there is fear, foster agreement where this is conflict and inspire hope where there is despair.”
Mary Robinson, Chair of The Elders, said:
“I am delighted to welcome three such esteemed new members to our group. Ellen, Juan Manuel and Zeid each bring valuable and distinctive perspectives on issues that are central to our work, from human rights and peacebuilding to...
The new Elders will join the group in its second decade of campaigning for peace, justice and human rights. The Elders was founded in 2007 by Nelson Mandela, who charged the group with a mandate to “support courage where there is fear, foster agreement where this is conflict and inspire hope where there is despair.”
Mary Robinson, Chair of The Elders, said:
“I am delighted to welcome three such esteemed new members to our group. Ellen, Juan Manuel and Zeid each bring valuable and distinctive perspectives on issues that are central to our work, from human rights and peacebuilding to...
- 1/25/2019
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The Elders have expressed deep concern at the worsening social and economic crisis in Zimbabwe amid reports of killings, arrests and intimidation of opposition and civil society figures and a shutdown of internet access.
Repression and violence would further erode trust in state authorities and imperil Zimbabwe’s much-needed transition towards a more inclusive, prosperous and sustainable future.
Zimbabwe’s leaders need to be extremely cautious in their use of the security services. The Elders expressed particular alarm at the use of live ammunition by police and security services in recent days, especially given the findings of the official commission of inquiry into the post-election violence of 1 August where six people were killed by live rounds in Harare.
Mary Robinson, Chair of The Elders, said:
“The Government of Zimbabwe has conspicuously failed to address economic problems in a way that protects the rights and livelihoods of ordinary citizens, including provision of fuel,...
Repression and violence would further erode trust in state authorities and imperil Zimbabwe’s much-needed transition towards a more inclusive, prosperous and sustainable future.
Zimbabwe’s leaders need to be extremely cautious in their use of the security services. The Elders expressed particular alarm at the use of live ammunition by police and security services in recent days, especially given the findings of the official commission of inquiry into the post-election violence of 1 August where six people were killed by live rounds in Harare.
Mary Robinson, Chair of The Elders, said:
“The Government of Zimbabwe has conspicuously failed to address economic problems in a way that protects the rights and livelihoods of ordinary citizens, including provision of fuel,...
- 1/23/2019
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Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall may be known for diligently going about her royal duties, but when she was younger, partying got her into a bit of trouble — even costing her a job!
When she was a debutante, establishing herself in London society in the 1960s, one of Camilla’s first serious jobs was as an assistant at an interior design company, Colefax and Fowler.
“There were a lot of debutantes working for us, even Camilla,” Imogen Taylor, who had been there since 1949, told The Sunday Times. “She worked for us for a moment but got the sack.”
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When she was a debutante, establishing herself in London society in the 1960s, one of Camilla’s first serious jobs was as an assistant at an interior design company, Colefax and Fowler.
“There were a lot of debutantes working for us, even Camilla,” Imogen Taylor, who had been there since 1949, told The Sunday Times. “She worked for us for a moment but got the sack.”
Want to keep...
- 11/1/2016
- by simonperrytimeinc
- PEOPLE.com
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