Your Questions to the Elders
| 13:51 UK time, Thursday, 27 May 2010
A Nobel Peace prize-winner, a former UN Secretary General, a diplomat and a world leader walk into a.....well not a bar actually, but a room with microphones.
Four of the - all of them African - Desmond Tutu, Graca Michel, Kofi Annan and Ladkhar Brahimi - will be meeting Lyse Doucet in South Africa at the weekend to talk to the audience of young people, but she also wants to put your questions to them.
kofiThey were brought together by probably the world's most famous Nelson Mandela in 2007 and their job is to be independent powerhouses pushing for chance and support where they think necessary.
Together they highlight what they see as pressing issues that the world must address, particularly humanitarian and peace issues. They want more than just talk about problems at conferences and at the UN, but for us to actually act upon them.
Discrimination against women. talks about his 72 year old sister who is now learning to read.
warns that traditional practises put girls at risk and a disadvantage.
Desmond Tutu has spoken out on the lack of progress since fighting ended a year ago and the need to do more to help the displaced and vulnerable civilians. And slams the Arizona immigration law as
And Kofi Annan watches worried. In the last two years they have called for more aid to stabilise Zimbabwe and ease the humanitarian issues.
Are they speaking out on the right things? This is your chance to get some answers. Unfortunately it's not a live programme but we will post the link to the recording when we broadcast it - which will be the 12th June.
