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Meeting UN Secretary-General António Guterres
The Elders travelled to New York to meet with the UN Secretary-General António Guterres and the UN Security Council.
Kofi Annan, Mary Robinson, Lakhdar Brahimi and Gro Harlem Brundtland discussed multilateralism and the role of the United Nations with UNSG Guterres. Other topics included conflict resolution, the environment and the Paris Agreement, the UN Security Council, the International Criminal Court, and refugees and migration.
Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon joins The Elders
Ban Ki-moon, former Secretary-General of the United Nations, joined The Elders in 2017.
“It is an honour and a privilege to join this august group, whose work I have admired for many years. The Elders and the United Nations share the same values of justice, solidarity and a determination to fight for peace and human rights. I eagerly await the task ahead in this new chapter of my career.”
- Ban Ki-moon
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