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“We are fighting this outbreak with far fewer resources than we have had for any comparable crisis in recent memory.”
The Ebola epidemic in eastern DRC could become one of the deadliest ever recorded, warns @denismukwege.bsky.social in @lemonde.fr.
Las violaciones al derecho internacional tienen consecuencias devastadoras para las personas más vulnerables del mundo.
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In eastern DRC, Ebola is spreading across a region marked by conflict, weak health systems and years of underinvestment.
The current epidemic could become one of the deadliest ever recorded, warns @denismukwege.bsky.social in @lemonde.fr.
“Outbreaks will continue; how we manage them, that’s the issue.”
The Elders attended a pandemic simulation @who.int's Nairobi Emergency Hub to better understand how Africa and the world can prepare for the next global health emergency.
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Climate accountability has entered a new era.
The UN General Assembly has strongly backed a landmark ICJ opinion affirming states’ legal duty to prevent serious climate harm. What was once a moral demand is now a legal imperative.
Mary Robinson and Helen Clark react 👇
The Elders were impressed by their visit to the @who.int Nairobi Emergency Hub and logistics warehouse, a critical nerve centre for health emergency detection and response across Africa. (1/2)
Despite funding cuts, Dr. Mohamed Janabi and his team showed cutting-edge, AI-enabled public health intelligence systems transforming how outbreaks are tracked before they escalate. (2/2)
The international rule of law is under sustained assault by the very powers who were supposed to be its guarantors.
Now is the moment for global leaders to renew their commitment to the UN Charter and to a world where rights, sovereignty and peace are upheld equally for all.
In the age of AI, we must ensure that human dignity remains at the centre of progress.
Pope Leo’s recent letter resonates deeply with the Elders’ work in calling for governments to urgently govern AI & ensure that technological development does not override ethics, international law, or diplomacy.
✉️ NEWSLETTER | The world must not ignore the latest Ebola outbreak.
In our latest newsletter, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf reflects on leading during an Ebola outbreak and the risks of the latest crisis.
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A group set up by Nelson Mandela known as the Elders met in Kenya to model a health emergency – and found much still needs to be done, as the subsequent Ebola outbreak has shown
