America's Peaceful Election Is Worth Celebrating
CNN
We are used to election season being a campaign period, a day of voting, a fairly immediate concession and a subsequent inauguration — with the majority of citizens having little awareness of the rest of the process.
Carter Center Will Monitor Part of a U.S. Election for the First Time by Observing Georgia Recount
CNN
The Carter Center announced Friday it will monitor the ongoing hand recount of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia to "help bolster transparency and confidence in election results" – the first time the nonprofit, which has observed elections around the world, will monitor any part of an election process in the United States.
Observers Find No Fraud in 2020 Elections
Court TV
The Carter Center sends and long-term observers to analyze election campaigns.
Carter Center Discusses 2020 Changes in Mental Health Conversation, Access to Care
Mental Health Weekly
In 2020, a significant number of people experienced grief over separation from loved ones and people of color continued to be traumatized by systemic racism. Perhaps one positive outcome has been the willingness of many to talk openly about mental needs and mental health care, says the CEO of The Carter Center.
International Election Watchdog: Polarization, Loss of Public Trust Threaten U.S. Election
PRI's The World
The Carter Center sends teams of election observers all over the world to ensure they're free and fair. This year, the nonprofit is working to encourage transparency and voters' trust in the U.S. electoral process.
Why a Top Democracy Watchdog Has Its Eyes On the U.S. Election
Vox
America’s deep polarization has undermined faith that the 2020 election will be free and fair. Republicans are outright accusing Democrats of stealing an election on baseless claims of voter fraud. Democrats, meanwhile, are anxiously gaming out scenarios where the conservative majority on the Supreme Court intercedes to hand the election to Trump.
Global Conflict Experts See Signs Of Potential Violence Around U.S. Election
All Things Considered
For years, American human rights groups have monitored elections abroad, mostly in fledgling democracies or places where sectarian violence could erupt. Now, for the first time, some groups are focusing on the U.S. election. As NPR's Joel Rose reports, they're seeing warning signs of potential conflict or even violence ahead.
Carter Center Moves Voter Protection Efforts to the United States
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
David Carroll has been working with the Carter Center observing and monitoring elections in Third World countries for 30 years. In each of the 111 observations in 39 countries, a few things consistently stick out.
It's Time For Congress To Regulate Political Advertising On Social Media
The Hill Washington
Facebook recently announced that because of concerns about its inability to counter misinformation, it was placing a moratorium on new political advertisements in the week before Election Day. This move was reminiscent of one from Twitter last year that banned all political advertising for similar reasons.
Carter Center, Pushing for Fair Elections, Turns Focus to U.S.
Associated Press
The Carter Center, an organization founded by former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, has worked for decades to ensure fair elections in Africa, Latin America and Asia.
America's Elections Are At Risk. Here's What The Carter Center Is Doing About It
CNN.com
From Ecuador to Egypt, Ghana to Guyana, The Carter Center has been supporting democratic elections around the world since 1989 to ensure they are free, fair and transparent. This year, for the first time in our history, we will be turning our attention to the US, where we plan to launch a campaign to strengthen transparency and trust in the election process.
Mali’s Coup Could Destabilize the Sahel
Foreign Affairs
Staffers Bisa Williams and John Goodman write about the future of Mali in the wake of this month’s coup. The Center is the Independent Observer of Mali’s 2015 peace agreement and feels the accord is critical to stability in the Sahel.
New Carter Center CEO Shares Her Vision For The Organization’s Future
WABE
Paige Alexander began her new role as CEO of The Carter Center in June. On WABE's "Closer Look," Alexander joins host Rose Scott for a conversation about her vision for the role of the Center during COVID-19 pandemic and amid protests calling for racial justice.
A Coming Home for Paige Alexander – New CEO of the Carter Center
Saporta
For Paige Alexander, becoming president and CEO of the Carter Center was a coming home in more ways than one.
New Carter Center Director Arrives in Turbulent Times
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
As Paige Alexander got off an international flight from Europe June 1, PPE-clad officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention greeted her, asking if she had been to China or Iraq recently.
The Right to Know in Bangladesh: ‘They Now Call Me “Madame”’
USAID
Laura Neuman, a director at The Carter Center, a U.S.-based nonprofit organization working in more than 80 countries, tells the story of a Bangladeshi woman who told her father that she was meeting with Dhaka officials in an effort to get street lights in her neighborhood. "You’re just a young girl. They won't pay attention to you," the father scoffed at his 20-something daughter.
Jimmy Carter's Charity Urges 'Painful but Necessary Reflection' after Rayshard Brooks' Death in Atlanta
CNN and CNN Newswire
Former President Jimmy Carter's charity on Tuesday said "America must come to grips with its long history of systemic racism" in a forceful statement following the fatal shooting last week of a black man by an Atlanta police officer and weeks of protests against racial injustice and police brutality across the nation.
Carter Center Calls on Nation to Finally Address Police Brutality
The Atlanta-Journal Constitution
Calling for an end to the use of excessive force by police against African Americans, the Carter Center issued a stinging rebuke Tuesday calling for local, state and national leaders to fully address police brutality. "Throughout our nation’s history, excessive use of force against African Americans by police and others has continued with impunity," the statement read.
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Parity Needed In Insurance Coverage For Depression, Anxiety As Pandemic Affects Mental Health
GPBNews
The Carter Center says now is the time to look closely at how insurance companies cover mental health treatment. The 2008 Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act requires insurers to cover illnesses of the brain in the same way as illnesses of the body, but it’s not enforced in Georgia, Helen Robinson with The Carter Center said.
Jimmy Carter: Privileged, Powerful Must Fight Racial Biases
Associated Press
Former President Jimmy Carter called Wednesday for Americans in positions of power and influence to fight racial injustice, saying "silence can be as deadly as violence." The 95-year-old former president issued a statement through the Atlanta-based Carter Center to address the angry and sometimes violent protests that have roiled the nation in wake of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
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Jimmy Carter on George Floyd Protests: 'Silence Can Be as Deadly as Violence'
CNN
Former President Jimmy Carter said Wednesday that "silence can be as deadly as violence," and called on Americans in positions of "power, privilege, and moral conscience" to fight racial discrimination in his first public reaction to the nationwide unrest surrounding the police killing of George Floyd.
President Carter on Floyd Killing and Riots: ‘We Are Better than This’
The Atlanta-Journal Constitution
In 1971, during Jimmy Carter’s inaugural address as Georgia’s governor, he said famously: "The time for racial discrimination is over." Forty-six years later, as he watched the killing of George Floyd and the ensuing protests and riots, the former president said with "great sorrow and disappointment, I repeat those words."
Take Stock of Your Mental Health During the Pandemic (and What to Do Next)
CNN
The reality of job losses, economic uncertainty, social isolation, homeschooling kids, canceled vacations — all piled on top of fear of an unseen and deadly virus that attacks via the air we breathe — is taking its toll. Carter Center Mental Health Program Director Eve Byrd talks about the increase in mental health conversations during the pandemic and the impact this has on stigma.
Crisis Shows Importance of Mental Health, Caregiving
The Atlanta-Journal Constitution
Dr. Eve Byrd, director of the Carter Center's Mental Health Program, and Jennifer Olsen, executive director of the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving, reflect on how mental health has become a common discussion topic during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Will the crisis help “normalize” the way mental health and caregiving are viewed and help reduce the stigma typically surrounding these topics?
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Reversing a View the GOP Cites Often, Jimmy Carter Embraces Vote-by-mail
The Fulcrum
Jimmy Carter supports making mail-in voting a nationwide option this year, an endorsement that is important not only because he's among the few American elder statesmen with significant respect from voters of both parties, but because he has also spent much of the past three decades monitoring elections in other countries for signs of corruption.
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State Health Bureau Announces Guinnea Worm Epidemic Has Again Spread in the Gambella Region
Walta TV
Based in Addis Ababa, pro-government news channel Walta interviews the Carter Center’s Guinea Worm Program manager and head of the Gambella regional health office on efforts to eradicate Guinea worm disease in the region. They discuss seven recently reported and contained cases. *The video is in Amharic.
Easing the Isolation During the Coronavirus Crisis
Next Avenue
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has much of the world sheltering in place. While it may be frustrating and challenging for many, this increased isolation is especially hard on the mental and physical health of older adults — the same group most at risk of getting the virus with and severe consequences of infection.
Coronavirus, Absence of Election Process, Force Carter Center Observers Out of Guyana
The Atlanta Journal Constitution
After several weeks of observing the electoral process in Guyana, The Carter Center is pulling out of the South American country after weighing a combination of factors, "including the absence of an ongoing electoral process, increasing restrictions on international travel because of COVID-19, and the decline in the security environment in Guyana."
Nightline Africa
VOA News
Interview with Bisa Williams about The Carter Center's latest report on the implementation of the 2015 Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in Mali, emanating from the Algiers process. Williams, former U.S. ambassador to Niger, leads the Center's observation effort. Interview starts at 26:07.
Atlanta’s Global Effort To Remove Mental Health Stigma
WABE
The Carter Center, with the Georgia Global Health Alliance and the Center for Victims of Torture, present a panel discussion: "Atlanta’s Role in the Global Mental Health Revolution." Learn about the Center's decades of work to remove the stigma associated with mental health treatment and care.
Global Mental Health Gains Momentum, Gives Hope
Saporta Report
Dr. Eve Byrd, director of the Carter Center's Mental Health Program, is heartened to see global mental health disorders gain the attention and resources needed to be on par with the human and economic toll they cause around the world.
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