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@theelders.bsky.socialThe EU must uphold international law.
The Elders urge President von der Leyen to build support for a ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements and suspend the core trade provisions of the EU-Israel Association Agreement.
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@theelders.bsky.social✉️NEWSLETTER | The climate crisis will not wait for the world’s geopolitics to improve. Ahead of COP31, Gro Harlem Brundtland urges world leaders to show the courage needed to confront the climate crisis. Read & subscribe via the link in our bio 🔗
@theelders.bsky.social📺 WATCH LIVE | 10 AM ET / 3 PM BST: UN High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response
What progress has been made, and what gaps remain? As Ebola spreads rapidly in the DRC, the need for stronger global action on pandemics is clear.
@theelders.bsky.socialNo nation should be above the law. Impunity must not be normalised.
Speaking at Columbia University, Mary Robinson urges us to reject a world ruled by force, underscoring The Elders’ call to leaders at UNGA to stand up for the international rule of law.
@theelders.bsky.socialThe Call For Control, signed by 22 countries and growing, is a welcome step towards stronger AI regulation.
Responsible leadership on AI is long overdue, and needed now with ever-increasing urgency. Read The Elders' AI Principles for Leaders here: theelders.org/news/elders-...
@theelders.bsky.social📺WATCH LIVE | 12-1 PM ET / 5-6 PM BST: Rules or Power? Defending International Law in a Changing World
Mary Robinson joins Columbia University's World Leaders Forum to discuss why international law is vital to guard against a wholly “might-is-right” world.
@theelders.bsky.social“We can accept a world in which power decides what is permitted, or we can stand up for a world in which the same rules apply to everyone.” - Juan Manuel Santos
The Elders’ message to leaders at #UNGA: Defend the rules that protect humanity & uphold the UN's founding principles.
@theelders.bsky.socialResponsible leadership on AI is needed to protect humanity from growing risks. The Elders are calling on leaders to adopt these ten principles on AI governance and put people before profit and power.
@theelders.bsky.socialMary Robinson and Ahmet Üzümcü write in TIME that governing AI will require political courage and leadership - before it is too late. Read their op-ed at the 🔗 in bio.
@theelders.bsky.social"The EU needs to move beyond statements and translate its values into consequential policies. It must act with ambition and integrity or risk weakening the EU’s influence as a global geopolitical actor." 3/3
@theelders.bsky.social“President von der Leyen’s State of the Union speech is a moment of truth for EU leadership on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. She should build on measures already announced by several EU states and table a proposal for all members to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements.” 2/3
@theelders.bsky.socialThe EU must act with ambition and integrity on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. President von der Leyen’s State of the Union speech this Wednesday is an opportunity for her to show leadership and push for a EU ban on trade with Israeli settlements. Read Mary Robinson's quote in full ⬇️ 1/3
@theelders.bsky.socialElders respond to yesterday’s announcement by the UK, France, Canada and nine other governments of measures against Israeli settlements.
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@theelders.bsky.socialEach violation of international law emboldens others.
In our latest newsletter, Ernesto Zedillo explores how the international rule of law benefits us in our everyday lives, and why we must act now to protect it.
Read here: theelders.org/news/each-vi...
@theelders.bsky.social“Traveling through the West Bank, we had a visceral sense of a land and people under deepening occupation.” Writing in TIME, Helen Clark & Mary Robinson warn that the Israeli government is threatening to make Palestine disappear. Read their op-ed at the link in bio 🔗
@theelders.bsky.socialThe choice of next UN Secretary-General must be the responsibility of all General Assembly members.
Graça Machel writes in @passblue.bsky.social that the upcoming vote will be one of the most consequential of this decade for the international community.
Read the full op-ed at the link in bio 🔗
