In 2011, at least 526,000 people died violent deaths around the world. Over three-quarters of these occurred in non-conflict settings. A wide range of people around the globe are working to change this depressing reality. But who are these men and women who have dedicated their lives to making the world a safer place? Members of AOAV staff have come together to select 100 people who are outstanding examples of those trying to change the world for the better.
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UN officials
Baroness Valerie Amos
Lakhdar Brahimi
Ban Ki-moon
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Joan Clos
Ben Emmerson
Angela Kane
Anthony Lake
Navi Pillay
Leila Zerrougui
Nobel Peace Prize laureates
Kofi Annan
Jimmy Carter
Dalai Lama
Leymah Gbowee
Jody Williams
NGO and not-for-profit leaders
Louise Arbour
Ken Banks
Michael Christ
Jared Cohen
Elisabeth Decrey-Warner
Ruben César Fernandes
Steve Goose
Jan Gruiters
Sarah Holewinski
Andreas Kamm
Unni Karunakara
Anna Macdonald
John Marks
Paula Miraglia
Jessica Montell
Paul Murphy
Binalakshmi Nepram
Ricken Patel
Madeleine Rees
Jean-Baptiste Richardier
Melina Risso & Luciana Guimarães
Juliana Rotich
David Tolbert
Andrew Tomlinson & Jonathan Woolley
Academics & think tank members
Philip Alpers
Tilman Brück
Jakkie Cilliers
Robin Coupland
Kristian Berg Harpviken
Brandon Hamber
Theresa Hitchens
Steve Killelea
Keith Krause
Maria Isabel Gutiérrez Martínez
Robert Muggah
Paul Rogers
Legal figures
Fatou Bensouda
Serge Brammertz
Richard Goldstone
Brenda Hollis
Hassan Bubacar Jallow
Donors
Mo Ibrahim
Barry Lowenkron
Jeff Skoll
George Soros
Survivors
Tun Channareth
Gabrielle Giffords
Branislav Kapetanovic
Jesús Martínez
Eric Niragira
Ken Rutherford
Malala Yousafzai
Karipbek Kuyukov
Journalists, bloggers & writers
Ibrahim Mothana
Dexter Filkins
Chris Woods
Janine Di Giovanni
CJ Chivers
Jon Snow
Robert Fisk
Charles Glass
Andrew Feinstein
Sebastian Junger
Sam Hamill
Photographers
Paul Conroy
Steve McCurry
Don McCullin
Representatives of intergovernmental organisations
Alexander Butchart
Angel Gurría
Alexandre Marc
Peter Maurer
Luis Alberto Moreno
Lamberto Zannier
Celebrities
Calle 13
George Clooney
Angelina Jolie
Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez (Juanes)
Angélique Kidjo
Prince El Hassan bin Talal
Government officials
Michael Bloomberg
Martin Dahinden
Linda Degutis
Espen Barth Eide
Jim Marshall
Latin American Commission on Drugs and Democracy
