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The Elders call for bold action by world leaders to end Israel’s unlawful occupation
Mary Robinson
The Elders call for world leaders to enforce the International Court of Justice's ruling and bring an end to Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory
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Long-view leadership & climate justice: how Brazil can lead the world
EVENT: Long-view leadership & climate justice: how Brazil can lead the world
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The Elders and Future of Life Institute release open letter calling for long-view leadership on existential threats
15 Feb 2024
On 15 February 2024, The Elders and the Future of Life Institute release an open letter calling on world leaders to show long-view leadership on existential threats.
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It is only together that we achieve freedom and peace
Hina Jilani
01 Dec 2023
In our latest newsletter, Hina Jilani considers Nelson Mandela's legacy ten years since his passing and reflects on the importance of collaboration and bold moral leadership in ensuring human rights and equality.
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A truly 'just' transition must be rooted in human rights and equality
Mary Robinson
14 Nov 2022
On Saturday 12 November Mary Robinson called for just transitions to be rooted in human rights at a COP27 roundtable discussion exploring the importance of Just Transitions and how to achieve them in practice around the world.
Elders Statements
The Elders stand in solidarity with Iran protests and demand an end to state violence globally
Mary Robinson
07 Nov 2022
Elders Statement: The Elders today call for global consistency in upholding human rights, including women’s rights to self-expression and bodily autonomy, and freedoms of expression and assembly.
The Elders respond to UN assessment of human rights violations in Xinjiang, China
Following the OHCHR assessment of human rights concerns in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, The Elders express their concern and stress the gravity of the report’s findings.
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Human rights and solidarity are at the heart of the Sustainable Development Goals
Mary Robinson
14 Oct 2021
Human rights and solidarity are at the heart of the Sustainable Development Goals.
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A human rights approach to global challenges
Mary Robinson
12 Jul 2021
The world will neither rebuild from the pandemic, nor have any chance of tackling wider existential threats, until leaders once more instill a sense of hope in political and civic life, writes Mary Robinson.
Speeches and Discussions
The COVID-19 pandemic is a crisis for human rights and development
01 Mar 2021
Mary Robinson addresses the UN Human Rights Council on the rights of the child and the SDGs, highlighting the importance to uphold rights for the most vulnerable in the global community amid COVID-19.
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Landmark Escazú Agreement can now enter into force
06 Nov 2020
The Elders welcome the news that with the eleventh ratification of the Escazú Agreement by Mexico, the landmark regional agreement can now enter into force across Latin America and the Caribbean.
Speeches and Discussions
Justice is on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic
02 Nov 2020
Ban Ki-moon condemns sustained attacks on democratic safeguards, human rights and the rule of law, and underscores the centrality of justice to building back better after the pandemic.
Speeches and Discussions
The COVID-19 recovery must super-charge progress towards the 2030 Agenda
22 Oct 2020
Mary Robinson underscores the importance of youth, peace and climate action in ensuring that the world “builds back better” after COVID-19
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Black Lives Matter puts injustice and inequality in the spotlight
11 Aug 2020
Ban Ki-moon and Patrick Verkooijen warn that the speed and scale with which wealthy New Yorkers fled the city as COVID-19 struck has served a small taste of what climate apartheid could look like in the decades to come. Published in USA Today.
Guest Blogs
Why The Climate Movement Must Unite Behind The Black Lives Matter Movement
08 Jun 2020
Jamie Margolin, an 18-year-old Colombian American student, author and climate activist, shares a letter to fellow climate activists calling on them to recognise that the “fight for climate justice and the fight for social justice are inseparable.”
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The Elders' Access to Justice programme launch
05 Feb 2019
The Elders are launching a new programme on Access to Justice because without justice, the SDGs cannot be achieved. 

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