In our latest newsletter, Gro Harlem Brundtland looks ahead to COP31 in Turkey and calls for world leaders to act courageously to tackle climate change.

The governments of the world have failed to assume their responsibility to protect their peoples from the existential and other threats posed by artificial intelligence. Commercial and geopolitical ...

In our latest newsletter, Mary Robinson reflects on her recent trip to the Middle East and the realities she witnessed in the West Bank. Adapted from The Elders' monthly newsletter. Sign up for ...

Humanity stands at a defining moment in its history. More than eighty years after the dawn of the nuclear age, and at the threshold of the age of artificial intelligence, we are presented with an ...

A statement by Mary Robinson, Graça Machel, Helen Clark and Hina Jilani following their visit to the Middle East, 11-16 July 2026. We have just concluded a visit to the West Bank, Israel, Jordan and ...

Speaking at a Vatican event on artificial intelligence and nuclear weapons organised by the Global Nobel Laureates Assembly, Juan Manuel Santos highlights the importance of ensuring that technology is ...

In our latest newsletter, Elbegdorj Tsakhia reflects on leading a country caught between two nuclear powers – and why today’s growing nuclear risks demand renewed public action. As President, I ...

STATEMENT: A UN Planetary Council could help drive more effective global action on climate change and other environmental crises. The current system is operating in silos. We need more urgent and ...

In our latest newsletter, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf reflects on leading during an Ebola outbreak and the risks of the latest crisis. Adapted from The Elders' monthly newsletter. Sign up for regular email ...

STATEMENT: Major powers are violating the international rule of law and systematically undermining multilateral institutions. The most vulnerable people are paying the highest price in terms of lives ...

In our latest newsletter, Hina Jilani explains what a proposed UN-backed legal opinion on climate change, led by Vanuatu, might mean for the rule of law and human rights. We must not let the current ...

CALL TO ACTION: We call on governments worldwide to manage Artificial Intelligence with an urgency that reflects both scientific evidence and public concern. A government’s first responsibility is to ...