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Humanitarian situation will deteriorate sharply in Sudan after expulsion of aid workers

16 Mar 2009

The Elders call on the international community to unite to address the worsening humanitarian situation in Sudan.

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Elders join call for states to provide urgently needed helicopters for Darfur peacekeepers

31 Jul 2008

The four Elders who travelled to Sudan last year – Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Lakhdar Brahimi - join calls for states to provide critically lacking helicopters to Darfur peacekeepers.

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Tutu, Carter and Machel report on The Elders' to Sudan

5 Dec 2007

The Elders release their report on their mission to Sudan in October 2007.

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Statement by Archbishop Tutu upon Elders' arrival in Sudan

30 Sep 2007

We, the Elders, are here because we care deeply for the fate of our planet, and we feel intensely the suffering of millions of people in Darfur who yearn for nothing more than peace and dignity.

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The Elders announce visit to Darfur

17 Sep 2007

Due to the urgency of the conflict and immense human suffering in Darfur, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Chair of The Elders, announces that he will lead a delegation to Sudan.

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