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The world and the Latin American and Caribbean region cannot afford delayed or inadequate responses to COVID-19

Ernesto Zedillo, Juan Manuel Santos, Ricardo Lagos and Elder Emeritus, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, outline the steps and policies the Latin American and Caribbean region must take to mitigate the worst of COVID-19.

Fernando Henrique Cardoso steps down from The Elders

Fernando Henrique Cardoso, member of The Elders since its founding in 2007, is stepping down.

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Brazilian dreams

Fernando Henrique Cardoso, in our fourth film on fairness, looks at events in his lifetime and explains the object that to him represents fairness. Join in the discussion yourself on Facebook or Twitter.

Fernando Henrique Cardoso: "Wherever democracy is at risk, there is Carter"

Writing in Americas Quarterly, Fernando Henrique Cardoso pays tribute to his fellow Elder, Jimmy Carter, outlining his relationship with Latin America, their friendship and his role a "great moral leader of our time".

'Brave acts of wisdom': conversations with the Elders

“My Elders colleagues and I have had a chance to ask ourselves what wisdom our own lives, and careers, may offer others.” Jimmy CarterA series of Elders interviews with Japanese journalist Mayumi Yoshinari has been published today in book form.

Mandela e a libertação das amarras da revanche

6 December 2013

“Não foi ele quem buscou a glória, foi esta que o procurou.”
Publicado em O Globo, Fernando Henrique Cardoso reflete sobre o feito de Nelson Mandela, um líder único e inspirador.

Global drugs policy – time for a smarter approach?

“Putting people’s health and safety first is an imperative, not an afterthought.”
New approaches to drugs policy are being adopted by a number of countries around the world. This a chance to move on from the failed and repressive policies of the gl

Brazil's accidental president

“Why are young people reacting against political life? Because of the lack of clarity, sincerity, and accountability.”Fernando Henrique Cardoso speaks to Mayumi Yoshinari for Japanese current affairs magazine Chuo-Koron about leadership and democrac

دور المجتمع المدني في التحوّل الديمقراطي

"لا يمكن أبدا اجتثاث المجتمع المدني أو قمعه كليا، على الرغم من محاولات الأنظمة المستبدة"
في الوقت الذي تخطّط مصر فيه لإقرار قانون جديد لتنظي

A oportunidade para a ação de pacificar a Síria

"A cúpula dos BRICS é uma oportunidade para as potências mundiais emergentes demonstrarem seu compromisso e solidariedade com o povo da Síria em seu momento de maior necessidade."
Escrevendo no jornal O Estado de São Paulo, Martti Ahtisaari e Fernan

Video Q&A: Elders+Youngers in Rio

As world leaders gather in Brazil for Rio+20, the Elders and Youngers answer your questions on sustainable development, the world we want and how we can achieve it.Watch the Q&A videos of Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Mary Robinson and Gro Harlem

Does GDP make us happy?

"It is accepted now that high economic growth rates do not necessarily translate into positive social developments but, for lack of consensus on what we should be measuring instead, our leaders remain obsessed with it."Fernando Henrique Cardoso calls fo

Inside the Elders’ meeting in Rio

أطيب التمنيات بالتوفيق للزملاء من الحكماء في رحلتهم إلى الشرق الأوسط

Eliminer le mariage des enfants : notre engagement

Dans cet article dans Jeune Afrique, Jimmy Carter et Fernando Henrique Cardoso soutiennent que il est grand temps de reconnaître que nous ne pouvons améliorer les conditions de vie des filles et des femmes les plus pauvres et les plus marginalisées san

Child marriage: our commitment to ending it

Writing in The Guardian, Jimmy Carter and Fernando H Cardoso observe that child marriage has been a major brake on progress towards six of the eight millennium development goals. They argue that is time to recognise that we cannot improve the lives of the

The difficult peace

Writing in Zero Hora, Fernando Henrique Cardoso assesses the challenges to peace in the Middle East and outlines two factors that would make a solution to the conflict more likely.

Religious and traditional practices discriminate against women and girls

The Elders call on men and boys, particularly religious and traditional leaders, to change harmful and discriminatory practices against women and girls and join the struggle to promote and protect gender equality.  

Machismo is negative

Fernando Henrique Cardoso argues that the fight for women's rights is a common struggle in which men must participate.

Education is the foundation for women's equality

Graça Machel and Fernando Henrique Cardoso argue that education is the single most important issue to lay the foundations of women's equality.

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