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The Elders: Momentum is building to tackle child marriage in India
… of India’s Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), Dr Gro Brundtland, former Prime Minister of Norway, and Mary … links between the empowerment of girls and women, economic development, and peace: “Peace, human rights … needs and concerns in our conversations with government, media and other influential people.”Ela Bhatt is joined in …
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The Elders support efforts to address high child marriage rates in Bihar, India
… generation” – Mary Robinson. Desmond Tutu, Ela Bhatt, Gro Brundtland and Mary Robinson visit a youth-led … Robinson , the former President of Ireland, emphasised the development benefits of tackling child marriage, and said … and business leaders as well as representatives of the media. They will also speak at the opening session of a …
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Unlocking India’s potential: youth lead campaign to stop child marriage
… parents themselves.” After returning from India, Gro Brundtland blogs about the Elders' visit to an … for his leadership in addressing his state’s enormous development challenges. He described to us a number of ways … needs and concerns in our conversations with government, media and other influential people.”Ela Bhatt is joined in …
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The Elders to visit India with focus on girls’ development and the impact of child marriage
The Elders to visit India with focus on girls’ development and the impact of child marriage 2 February … in New Delhi, 9 February 2012 Desmond Tutu, Ela Bhatt, Gro Brundtland and Mary Robinson will visit India, home to … leaders, UN and NGO representatives, members of the media, and communities affected by child marriage. It …
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Welcoming my fellow Elders to India
… needs and concerns in our conversations with government, media and other influential people.”Ela Bhatt is joined in India by her fellow Elders Desmond Tutu, Gro Brundtland and Mary Robinson at the start of a week-long … closely related in my view. Peace, human rights and human development go hand in hand, and the Millennium Development …
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Elders’ Visit to UNGA High-Level Week, New York, 17-22 September 2016
… and afterwards gave interviews to international and digital media. Gro Harlem Brundtland with WHO … in the context of implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals , agreed in New York one year … Article Type News Gro Harlem Brundtland …
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Sustainable development, democracy, peace: the key role of women
Sustainable development, democracy, peace: the key role of women 3 … Most of the time, their efforts take place outside the media spotlight and beneath formal decision-making … Article Type News Gro Harlem Brundtland …
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Shining a light on India’s poor
… to affordable energy. William French, Head of International Media at The Elders, explains why it has had such a big … product” in cooperation with India’s Ministry of Rural Development. By February 2013, 177 LED lights had been … Article Type News Ela Bhatt …
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التنمية المستدامة والديمقراطية والسلام: دور المرأة الرئيسي
… inclusive government, and for economic and social development for the benefit of all. I imagine that … Most of the time, their efforts take place outside the media spotlight and beneath formal decision-making … Article Type News Show all fields Off Focus Hub …
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2015 New Year’s message from Kofi Annan, Chair of The Elders
… the aspirations of other nations to follow a sustainable development path. Such an agreement is clearly in the … against injustice, through harnessing the power of social media and new modes of communication, or simply through … visit to Myanmar and Thailand on 12–18 December 2014, Gro Harlem Brundtland gives an overview of the trip and …
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