Martti Ahtisaari was a member of The Elders between 2009 and 2018 and played a vital role in shaping the organisation, its values and its work.
Martti Ahtisaari with The Elders during their visit to North Korea and South Korea in 2011.
Photo: Richard Lewis
Martti Ahtisaari speaks to a UNHCR worker during The Elders' visit to Yusuf Batil refugee camp in South Sudan in 2012.
Photo: Adriane Ohanesian
Martti Ahtisaari speaking on a panel discussion in London alongside Lakhdar Brahimi and Jimmy Carter in 2013.
Photo: Jeff Moore
In Myanmar with Gro Harlem Brundtland in 2013.
Photo: Kaung Htet
Martti Ahtisaari speaking on a panel discussion in Cape Town in 2013.
Photo: Jeff Moore
With Desmond Tutu, Kofi Annan and Ernesto Zedillo during The Elders' visit to Iran in 2014.
Photo: Morteza Nikoubazl
With Mary Robinson, Graça Machel and Gro Harlem Brundtland in New York in 2014.
Photo: Neville Elder
Martti Ahtisaari and Kofi Annan greeting each other on stage in Helsinki in 2017.
Photo: Riku Isohella
Cover Photo: Jeff Moore