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Jimmy Carter’s Dream of Eradication: CNN Impact Your World

The Carter Center — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 15:20:56 +0000

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter discusses the Carter Center’s efforts to eradicate Guinea worm disease. Learn more about the Center’s Guinea Worm Eradication Program >

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Filed under: Guinea Worm Disease Eradication, Jimmy Carter, Latest News, Media Coverage, Videos

Voice of America Features Carter Center’s Access to Justice Project in Liberia

The Carter Center — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:26:52 +0000

The Carter Center’s new initiative to help Liberia’s indigenous leaders manage local disputes was recently featured by Voice of America. The Center’s efforts follow a 15-county consultation on the rule of law with traditional leaders in 2009, and a request from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the National Traditional Council for help strengthening the capacity of local leaders to resolve disputes, consistent with the law, as an important means of maintaining and building the peace throughout the country.

Filed under: Liberia, Media Coverage, Rule of Law

John Stremlau for CNN.com – Mandela Inspires

The Carter Center — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:44:32 +0000

On the twentieth anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s release from a South African prison, Carter Center Vice President for Peace Programs John Stremlau writes for CNN.com that “Mandela must continue to embody the roles for South Africans that Washington, Lincoln and King serve in protecting and advancing democracy in America. And like them, Mandela’s example inspires others and has become a global public good.”

Read the full article on CNN.com.

John Stremlau lived in South Africa for eight years as Jan Smuts Professor and Head of International Relations and the founding director of the Centre for Africa’s International Relations at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. He comments frequently on foreign affairs, including more than 200 opinion pieces for South African and international media since 1998.

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