Carter Center

• July 9, 2010: The Carter Center Awards 2010-2011 Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism
  After a highly competitive selection process, the Carter Center's Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism, one of the only journalism fellowships exclusively for mental health, announced today the winners of its 2010-2011 awards.

• July 7, 2010: Miracle Medicine Mends Nigerian Tailor's Eyesight
  38-year-old Zaki Baushe holds a thin metal needle in his left hand as he deftly angles a thread through its eye. As a tailor in Akwanga local government area, Nasarawa State, Nigeria, it is an act that he has repeated thousands of times throughout his life. Yet several years ago, Baushe was in danger of losing this skill entirely.

• July 7, 2010: Q&A With Pewee Flomoku: Son of Liberia
  In 2003, Liberia began to emerge from 14 years of brutal civil war that ravaged the nation's physical, economic, and social foundations. A central challenge of reconstruction is to create a functional and accountable justice system, a prerequisite for lasting peace and democratic progress. While the nation's postconflict peace-building efforts have made remarkable progress, many challenges remain in the effort to ensure accountability and provide justice for all Liberians.

• July 7, 2010: Statement from former U.S. President Jimmy Carter on Juanita Kreps
  Rosalynn and I were saddened to learn of Juanita Kreps' passing and extend our thoughts and prayers to her family.

• July 6, 2010: Fellows Uncover Whole Face of Mental Illness
  This week six U.S. and four international journalists will be chosen to participate in a yearlong fellowship to explore one of the most prevalent public health issues that is still shrouded in myth and mystery — mental illness.

• June 29, 2010 : The Carter Center Commends Guinea's Historical Election; Urges Continued Calm in the Post-Election Period (Preliminary Statement)
  The June 27, 2010, elections represented an important political opening for the people of Guinea. These were the first elections to be held in Guinea without an incumbent candidate, which increased political space and the opportunity for participation by all sectors of society.

• June 22, 2010: General Yakubu Gowon to Lead Carter Center Delegation to Observe Guinea's June 27 Elections (En anglais et en français)
  The Carter Center announced today that General Dr. Yakubu Gowon, Nigeria's former head of state, will co-lead the Center's international election observation delegation to Guinea along with Dr. John Stremlau, Carter Center vice president for peace programs. The Carter Center mission will also include more than 30 observers representing over 15 different nations deployed throughout the country.

• June 22, 2010: Carter Center: Land Commitments in Nepal's Peace Process Only Partially Fulfilled
  In a report released today, The Carter Center has found that the Maoists and successive governments have each only partially fulfilled land commitments as outlined in the November 2006 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and subsequent agreements. In those accords, the Maoists committed to return land seized during the conflict and the then-Seven Party Alliance government committed to formulate policies for scientific land reform.

• June 21, 2010: Nomadic Groups Pose Challenge in Push to Eliminate Guinea Worm Disease From Southern Sudan (Video Feature)
  The lives of an estimated 70 percent of the people living in Southern Sudan are intrinsically entwined with their cattle.

• June 21, 2010: Carter Center Appoints New Members to Board of Councilors
  The Carter Center, a not-for-profit organization advancing peace and health worldwide, recently appointed 18 new members to its Board of Councilors, bringing its total membership to 228.

• June 21, 2010: Carter Center Encouraged by Electoral Campaign in Guinea; Urges Steps on Electoral Preparations and Voter Education (En anglais et en français)
  The Carter Center observation mission in Guinea is encouraged by the positive tone of the electoral campaign in Guinea, including candidates' messages promoting reconciliation and transcending ethnic boundaries, and by the National Electoral Commission's (CENI) commitment to inclusive elections.

• June 4, 2010: Carter Center Statement on the Death of Floribert Chebeya Bahizire
  The Carter Center is deeply saddened by the death of leading Congolese human rights defender Floribert Chebeya Bahizire and calls upon the U.N. Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to undertake an immediate and independent investigation of the circumstances surrounding his death on Wednesday, June 2.

• June 2, 2010: Carter Center Calls on the International Community to End the Siege of Gaza (English and Arabic)
  The Carter Center expresses deep regret for the loss of life and condemns the unprovoked and illegal Israeli assault on the humanitarian Gaza aid flotilla in international waters.

• May 27, 2010: Helping Our Vets Here at Home
  This op-ed by Thomas Bornemann was published May 27, 2010, by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. On Memorial Day, families across Georgia recognize the bravery and sacrifices of men and women in the armed forces. Yet, as we remember the fallen, a disturbing trend has become apparent — more and more of our military heroes are losing their lives not in combat, but from the often hidden, emotional wounds of war.

• May 25, 2010: Video Journal: Pioneering Approach Brings River Blindness To Brink of Elimination In Sudanese Community
  Abu Hamad, a vast and isolated desert community 500 kilometers from the Sudanese capitol Khartoum, is on the verge of disproving a long-held belief among public health professionals that river blindness (onchocerciasis) cannot be eliminated in Africa due to poor health care delivery and the disease's prevalence.