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The ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change: a legal campaign for climate justice

16 October 2023

The ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change: a legal campaign for climate justice

The Loss and Damage Youth Coalition on financing climate justice

The Loss and Damage Youth Coalition on financing climate justice

Women’s voices and ideas must be prioritised at the highest levels of decision-making

Sarah Little, journalist and founder of More to Her Story, explains the voices of women and girls must be prioritised if lasting peace and prosperity is to be achieved.

Why leaders must put children first at COP27

With a foreword by Juan Manuel Santos, Lamisi Awini and Patience Agyekum call on leaders to centre intergenerational justice in their climate action.

No more empty pledges at COP27: We need inclusive action on climate finance

With a foreword by Ban Ki-moon, Selamawit Desta Wubet urges for an inclusive COP and the delivery of climate finance.

Loss and Damage financing will mean there is hope for climate justice

With a foreword by Hina Jilani, Ineza Umuhoza Grace writes about loss and damage as hope for achieving climate justice.

This will only be a truly 'African COP' if African climate crisis issues are prioritised

10 October 2022

With a foreword by Gro Harlem Brundtland, Makoma Lekalakala from South Africa explains why leaders at COP27 must recognise and prioritise African climate concerns.

A message to Obama

"Only you, Mr President, can turn things around in the dying Israeli-Palestinian peace process… You are our only – and probably last – hope.”
As the US President arrives in the Middle East for meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, forme

Children of war, women of peace

“During the decades of civil war, women were never formally invited into the peace talks – but we showed up anyway.”On International Women’s Day, Hon. Philister Baya Lawiri, Chair of South Sudan’s Civil Service Commission, highlights the missi

هل ستخون الثورة نساء مصر؟

Is there a secret to promoting sustainable development?

"The promotion of sustainable development is perhaps the clearest contemporary manifestation of the human quest for freedom and dignity. And it all comes down to hard work and dedication."After joining the Elders+Youngers intergenerational dialogue this

'Wait for the matoke to ripen': encouraging communities to delay early marriage in Uganda

"It’s not a matter of finger-pointing, but of winning hearts and minds first."
Ntenga Moses of Joy for Children Uganda, a member of the global Girls Not Brides partnership, describes how poverty and years of conflict have helped to perpetuate high rate

Children are the 'angels of the earth': we must do more to protect them

"How can we change attitudes in communities where child marriage isn’t seen as a problem? 'Who are you to tell us what to do?' they tell us."
Muhammad Aslam of the Peace Foundation blogs about his work to tackle child marriage in rural Pakistan – and

How to create the change we want?

“The Elders' generation got agreements signed and solutions designed. But let’s be honest here: most actions for sustainable development are cosmetic, ignorant or thwarted.”27-year old Swedish activist Sara argues for a more radical approach. Exac

Meet the Youngers: Sara

“When I was five years old, I discovered that something is seriously wrong with the way people treat our planet.”
Sara from Sweden is one of four young environmental activists taking part in the Elders+Youngers debate leading up to the Rio+20 summit.

Meet the Youngers: Pedro

“When people ask me what I do for a living I like to present myself as a socio-environmentalist.”
Pedro shares his experience working towards overcoming the social, economic, environmental and political issues facing Brazil and the wider world. As Ri

Meet the Youngers: Marvin

“I believe in the power of each individual no matter how cruel the political and economical system may be.”
As he joins the Elders+Youngers debate ahead of the Rio+20 summit in June, climate change activist Marvin talks about his experience of promot

Meet the Youngers: Esther

“We believe that when young people know the urgency of the climate crisis they will act.”Esther is one of the four Youngers taking part in the Elders+Youngers debate ahead of the Rio+20 summit. She describes how health and education issues in Nigeri

North Korea: new leader, new opportunities

“The year 2012 might be a great opportunity for the West to dramatically improve relations with North Korea. We should give Kim Jong Un a chance. What do we have to lose?”
Rudiger Frank, Professor of East Asian Economy and Society at the University o

Together we can end child marriage: building momentum in South Asia

"We can end child marriage, because together we can achieve anything." Youth campaigner Nitu, IndiaIn this new video from Girls Not Brides, campaigners from across South Asia – home to nearly half of the world's child brides – explain what motivates

Catalysing action to end child marriage – on the road with The Elders in India

“It may be hard to measure their direct impact on the global task of ending child marriage, but this visit, for me at least, has me convinced that The Elders are creating a real tipping point.”
Pam Omidyar, founder of Humanity United and member of Th

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فوز كلاسيكي لصالح الطرفين: الخطط التنموية لحي سلوان في القدس الشرقية

لقد أثبت حديثي مع الرئيس الأمريكي السابق جيمي كارتر حول الوضع المعقد للقدس لدي بأنه يمكن للإنسان أن يتمتع بالكثير من المعرفة حول قضية ما دون

يوم مات البحر الميت

القدس الشرقية: من المسؤول عن هذا العنف؟

تصف تالي نير العنف و التمييز الموجهين ضد الفلسطينيين في القدس الشرقية وتوضح أنه من المطلوب إتباع نهج جديد يضمن احترام حقوق كل السكان.

نستحق الحوار لا التمييز

لماذا بناء المستوطنات؟

"حماقتنا الجديدة". يقول هاجيت عفران أن كل حجر جديد يبنى في المستوطنات يخبر الفلسطينيين أن إسرائيل لا تريد السلام.

رؤية إسرائيل من الداخل ومن الخارج

ارفع صوتك: الهيب هوب في قطاع غزة

شرح فنان الراب الغزاوي أيمن مغامس كيف منح الهيب هوب القوة للشباب الصغار لإيصال صوتهم إلى العالم ووصف حياتهم خلف الحصار.

يمكننا أن نحقق التغيير

تصف حنار شعت - وهي طالبة يبلغ عمرها 21 عاماً من خان يونس - احتياجات ,طموحات و آمال شباب غزة.

غزة: الحقائق البسيطة المسكوت عنها

يتفحص جون غينج، مدير عمليات مكتب الأونروا (وكالة الأمم المتحدة لغوث و تشغيل اللاجئين الفلسطينيين) في غزة التأثير الواسع للحصار باعتباره أزم

חוגגים חמש שנות מאבק מוצלח

The status quo is not a solution

"Peace is not merely the absence of war."
Examining the disengagement of ordinary Cypriots from the peace process, Christalla Yakinthou argues that to keep things the way they are is to remain frozen in the past.

עזה: מבט מבפנים

מיד אחרי תום מבצע "עופרת יצוקה" בעזה בשנה שעברה אסף ארגון זכויות האדם "בצלם" 15 מתנדבים צעירים, רובם סטודנטים מתחילים לתקשורת ועיתונות, נתן להם

"Acknowledging each other's pain - Celebrating togetherness"

Reflecting on his years of peace-building work, Nicos Anastasiou argues that the acknowledgement of each other's pain can help to transform divisive memories of the past into a vehicle for building trust in the present.

من أي نقطة نبدأ؟

إجراء محادثة يسمعها العالم كله

يتفكر رانان باز باجتماعه مع الحكماء ويقول "يجب على أحد ما التكلم بصوت عالٍ في جميع أنحاء العالم".

Photos from Gaza

الحفاظ على الهوية الفلسطينية

"إن بناء البنية التحتية أو توفير فرصٍ أفضلٍ للعمل لا يشكلان البديل لحقنا في العودة." يتحدث مصطفى عرابي للمدون الضيف على مدونة الحكماء ساري فر

Cypriot women can take the lead

Shortly after attending a meeting between the Elders and leading women from politics, civil society, business, journalism and academia, Nadia Karayianni reflects on the vital role of women in fostering peace in Cyprus.

Hope, change & women

Rana Zincir Celal coordinates the Cyprus Chapter of the Greek-Turkish Forum. Following a meeting between Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot women and Elders' Lakhdar Brahimi and Gro Brundtland, she writes about the need for women to be more involved in the

مقابلة الحكماء

تسرد إيمان محمد تجربتها عند لقاء الحكماء وتوضح أن أبناء غزة يريدون ببساطة أن ينعموا بالعيش في مكان هادئ سلميٍ خالٍ من انتهاكات حقوق الإنسان

السلام: "لعل هذا مجرد خيال. ولعله – لا"

تستكشف دينا كرافت التحديات التي يواجهها الشباب الفلسطيني والإسرائيلي.

وادي من الأشواك يصبح واديًا من السلام

يعبر فهمي مناصرة - مقيم في وادي فوقين في الضفة الغربية - عن آماله في أن تستمتع القرية في يومٍ من الأيام بالاستقرار والسلام والرخاء جنباً إلى ج

بناء السلام محليًا – قصة أمل

أشخاص نموذجيون

تتفكر طل مدار - قائدة حركة شبابية - في طبيعة القيادة إثر لقائها مع الحكماء.

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