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The Elders

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Members16 (including 5 Elders Emeritus)
Founders Nelson Mandela
FoundedJuly 18
2007
Number of employees16 (2018)
Key person Mary Robinson
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Date of Upd.
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About The Elders


The Elders is an international non-governmental organisation of public figures noted as elder statesmen, peace activists, and human rights advocates, who were brought together by Nelson Mandela in 2007. They describe themselves as "independent global leaders working together for peace and human rights".

CO28 president hits back at climate denial claims

CO28 president hits back at climate denial claims
Dec 4,2023 5:51 am

... Mr Jaber made the initial remarks on 21 November in an online event with Mary Robinson, the chair of The Elders group and a former UN special envoy for climate change...

Darkley: A singing congregation silenced by gunfire

Darkley: A singing congregation silenced by gunfire
Nov 18,2023 9:11 pm

... And then the masked men came with their automatic weapons, opening fire without warning on The Elders...

Lost painting by female artist goes on display at Windsor Castle

Lost painting by female artist goes on display at Windsor Castle
Sep 24,2023 8:31 am

... The work - Susanna And The Elders - was stored for more than 100 years at Hampton Court Palace after being wrongly attributed to a French artist...

How to be a former prime minister

How to be a former prime minister
Dec 9,2022 7:50 pm

... Since then, she s been extremely active on questions of what she calls climate justice, and now chairs a group of former leaders called The Elders...

COP27: Fears of compromise on key 1. 5C global temperature issue

COP27: Fears of compromise on key 1. 5C global temperature issue
Nov 13,2022 8:51 pm

... Mrs Robinson, who is chair of The Elders group of former political leaders, has released a statement with around 200 of the world s largest businesses and civil society groups urging governments to align their national targets with 1...

Leicester disorder: Fear lingers among city's Muslims and Hindus

Leicester disorder: Fear lingers among city's Muslims and Hindus
Sep 21,2022 10:11 am

... " We need to have dialogue and clearly we need to reflect on how we reach these young people who may not be in touch with The Elders in mosques and temples, " she says, adding there will be " a lot of learning" ahead...

St Paul's Carnival: Scaled-down event honours elders

St Paul's Carnival: Scaled-down event honours elders
Jul 3,2022 3:45 pm

... " Glen s Kitchen restaurant owner Glen Crooks, also known as chef, said he enjoyed making The Elders brunch this year...

Healing young and old with a singalong

Healing young and old with a singalong
Feb 16,2020 3:39 am

... The Elders are allowed to be caring for the young children, and that is very empowering for them as it turns their experience on its head...

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