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In an open letter to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, The Elders call for greater climate leadership from the UK COP Presidency ahead of COP26. First published in The Times.

The Elders call on world leaders to urgently strengthen, defend, and realise the potential of the multilateral system, to end the current disarray in the global order.

As we mark the 20th anniversary of UN Resolution 1325, The Elders reflect on what women in conflict mediation means to them. 

COVID-19 has taken advantage of a world in disorder, Gro Harlem Brundtland warns, as she calls for revival of multilateralism to tackle global challenges.

Imploring the world to "listen to the incontrovertible science", Mary Robinson calls for urgent climate action to build a sustainable, just and inclusive future. in a message of support at the 10th Annual Desmond Tutu International Peace Lecture.

Countries should implement UHC strategies that move swiftly to full population coverage in an equitable way, giving a high priority to meeting the needs of women, children and adolescents.Why should countries prioritise population coverage over...

Ban Ki-moon warns that the global carbon budget is being rapidly depleted for the purpose of expanding the consumption of a tiny minority of people.

Mary Robinson highlights that pollution is much more than carbon emissions and praises moves to develop a viable and sustainable post-pandemic recovery.

Ban Ki-moon addresses a virtual session of the UN Security Council on the challenges of sustaining peace during COVID-19.

The Elders have called on the leaders of the five recognised nuclear-weapon states to use the 75th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki as a moment to reflect on the lives lost and begin substantive steps towards...

Nuclear weapons are a threat to the future of all life on earth. Any use will be catastrophic. The Elders advocate a realistic agenda of nuclear minimisation.

Sadako Sasaki inspired the world with her origami peace cranes. She folded thousands from her hospital bed before she tragically died from the long-term effects of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. The Elders are marking the 75th anniversary of...

The origami peace crane has long been associated with Sadako Sasaki, a young girl who died from leukemia caused by the radioactive fallout of the Hiroshima bombing. Read her story to find out how she began folding cranes and why.