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Kofi Annan encourages Côte d’Ivoire to step up efforts towards reconciliation
… encourages Côte d’Ivoire to step up efforts towards reconciliation 10 October 2013 … growth, especially young people who are struggling to find jobs.” Mr Annan encouraged Ivorians to step up … to portray the International Criminal Court as targeting Africa. “Our primary concern should be justice for the …
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The Story of The Elders
… Find out more about The Elders' work in Cyprus … The Elders gathered in Johannesburg, South Africa, to meet with Nelson Mandela, discuss our shared … d’Ivoire, in May 2011 to encourage healing and national reconciliation. Whilst in Cote d’Ivoire they met with …
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The Elders welcome Palestinian reconciliation
The Elders welcome Palestinian reconciliation 4 May 2011 … Lebanon, Jordan, Gaza and of course Syria, where they now find themselves victims of yet another war. This week … this all too clearly when discussing refugee problems in Africa in 1997. His words still resonate today and will …
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Delighted to be back
… to Cyprus, Desmond Tutu blogs about achieving peace and reconciliation through honest dialogue. How sorry … I suffered a back injury that kept me bedridden in South Africa; if only I were as young in body as I feel in spirit! … things planned for this trip, which you will be able to find out more about on this blog, and I invite you to add …
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Interview: Desmond Tutu on Cyprus
… conflicts, and what, if any, place there is for a truth and reconciliation process on the island. Some call … he experienced the criminal nature of Apartheid in South Africa. Nobel Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu was the man … relatives of the victims, on both sides of the border, to find out who killed them and how. So you have to provide a …
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Remembering Archbishop Desmond Tutu
… The Elders Graça Machel said: “I find myself profoundly saddened by the departure of … Fighting for freedom from the trenches of South Africa required courage that cannot be described. Day by … in his leadership of the national campaign for truth and reconciliation, and in his role as a global citizen. His …
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Freedom, truth, democracy: citizenship and common purpose
… While speaking frankly about the challenges South Africa faces, from crime and corruption to extremes of … ‘Truth’ brings to mind South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the first of its kind designed to … People are angry and they are hurting: many households find themselves in negative equity, unable to meet mortgage …
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Want peace and security? Empower and protect women
… of women is crucial for post-conflict reconstruction and reconciliation. Women continue to pay a heavy … steadily growing number of nations, mostly in Europe and Africa, have developed National Action Plans to implement … to enhance its own work on women, peace and security and find constructive collaboration with governments and UN …
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Statement by Archbishop Tutu upon Elders' arrival in Sudan
… to meet Sudanese leaders, civil society and Darfurians and find ways to contribute to the peace process. … Graça Machel, Lakhdar Brahimi, and I – are children of Africa, and so we feel the pain of this country very … skilled diplomats, negotiating peace in Lebanon and seeking reconciliation in Haiti, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Our fourth …
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Report: The Elders’ visit to Cyprus 2008
… activities. The young people spoke of their eagerness for reconciliation, their support for the two leaders’ efforts … experiences from Afghanistan, the Middle East and South Africa where visionary leadership, compromise and … not seek to intervene in the negotiations; Cypriots must find the solution to the Cyprus problem themselves. As …
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