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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". The goal Mandela set for the Elders was to use their "almost 1,000 years of collective experience" to work on solutions for seemingly insurmountable problems such as climate change, HIV/AIDS, and poverty, as well as to "use their political independence to help resolve some of the world's most intractable conflicts".〔()〕 ==History== The Elders is chaired by Kofi Annan and consists of eleven Elders and one honorary Elder.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= About The Elders )〕 Desmond Tutu served for six years as chair before stepping down in May 2013, and remains an Honorary Elder. The group was initiated by Richard Branson〔(Branson planned Mandela mission to prevent Iraq war ), ''The Scotsman'', 18 December 2004〕 and musician and human rights activist Peter Gabriel, together with anti-apartheid activist and former South African President Nelson Mandela. Mandela announced the formation of the group on his eighty-ninth birthday on 18 July 2007 in Johannesburg, South Africa. At the launch ceremony, an empty chair was left on stage for Aung San Suu Kyi, the human rights activist who was a political prisoner in Burma/Myanmar at the time. Present at the launch were Kofi Annan, Jimmy Carter, Graça Machel, Nelson Mandela, Mary Robinson, Desmond Tutu, Muhammad Yunus, and Li Zhaoxing. Members who were not present at the launch were Ela Bhatt, Gro Harlem Brundtland, Lakhdar Brahimi, and Fernando Henrique Cardoso. Martti Ahtisaari joined The Elders in September 2009. Hina Jilani and Ernesto Zedillo joined the group in July 2013. The Elders are funded by a group of donors who are named on the advisory council. Over the first three years, US$18 million was raised to fund The Elders' work. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Elders (organization)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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