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Event: Upholding the nuclear taboo in a changing world order

Intergenerational dialogue on nuclear threats with Elders and youth activists.

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UN Security Council reform is possible, and the General Assembly must lead the way

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf discusses the pressing need for reform of the UN Security Council as the organisation approaches its 80th anniversary.

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Cooperation isn’t utopian - it works

At the Tokyo Conference 2025, Helen Clark warned that rising nuclear risks and the breakdown of multilateral cooperation are threatening global security

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"Every second counts": Doomsday Clock shows humanity closer than ever to catastrophe

Juan Manuel Santos

Escalating threats require unity and bold leadership

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The Miwon Prize gives fresh impetus, validation and responsibility to The Elders' mission

Ban Ki-moon accepts the Miwon Peace Prize on behalf of The Elders, in recognition of their dedication to global peace

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Nature must no longer be a silent victim of war

Mary Robinson highlights the environmental impact of conflicts during the Ukraine Pavilion panel at COP29

The current failure of leadership is not gender neutral

16 October 2024

Mary Robinson delivered the Kofi Annan Peace Address at Geneva Peace Week 2024, calling for greater respect for humanitarian law and gender parity in leadership.

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Confronting the challenge of climate change is a problem for us all

Speaking at the Sommet des Consciences pour le Climat in Paris, 21 July, Kofi Annan reflects on what kind of world he will be leaving his grandchildren and suggests that change is not only in the hands governments, but also businesses and individuals.

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A Secretary-General to represent all the world's peoples

Speaking at a debate at UN headquarters in New York, Mary Robinson outlined three proposals to strengthen the role of Secretary-General

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