Kofi Annan is chair of The Elders, a group of independent leaders who work for peace, justice and human rights worldwide.
When Nelson Mandela formed the Elders
in 2007 to promote peace and human rights across the world, he
challenged us to be bold and to give a voice to those who have none. No
issue demands these qualities more than our collective failure to tackle
climate change.
Climate change is the biggest challenge of our time. It threatens the well-being of hundreds of millions of people today and many billions more in the future. It undermines the human rights to food, water, health and shelter — causes for which we, as Elders, have fought all our lives.
No one and no country will escape the impact of climate change.
But those with no voice — because they are already marginalized or are
not yet born — are at greatest risk. The Elders have an urgent moral
duty to speak out on their behalf.
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| Kofi Annan |
Climate change is the biggest challenge of our time. It threatens the well-being of hundreds of millions of people today and many billions more in the future. It undermines the human rights to food, water, health and shelter — causes for which we, as Elders, have fought all our lives.
