Carter Center News: October 2016

Good, thank you for your ongoing interest in the peace and health efforts of The Carter Center. The world needs more caring individuals like you!     Carter Center Helps Guatemala End River Blindness Latin America is one step closer to wiping out river blindness disease (onchocerciasis) following verification from The World Health Organization that Guatemala has eliminated the disease from this once most endemic country in the Western Hemisphere. Watch the video »       What Can You Do for Peace? The Carter Center’s Human Rights Defenders Forum provides a platform for leading human rights activists to come together and discuss strategies for advancing peace around the world. See what participants said they can do for peace — at a personal and global level. Watch the video »       Carter Center Fellows Now in the Middle East For the first time, journalists from the Middle East are participating in The Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism Program. Fellows from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar joined the 20th class of fellows this year in a program to reduce the stigma of those living with mental health conditions. Watch the video »       Observing U.S. Elections Q&A In advance of the Nov. 8, 2016, United States presidential elections, Carter Center Democracy Program experts David Carroll and Avery Davis-Roberts answered questions about the challenges of domestic election observation. Read the Q&A »       A Human Rights First for Colombia The Carter Center has published a new book mapping the human rights network in Colombia. This unique research will help with the implementation of the recent peace accord ending the 50-year war between the government and the FARC guerrilla organization. Learn more »     Donate Now   |   Forward   |   Subscribe   |   Like Us on Facebook In FY2014-15, 95% of our spending went to our peace and health programs. We are committed to protecting your privacy and will never sell, exchange, or rent your email address. Update Your Profile or Unsubscribe. The Carter Center | 453 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30307 (404) 420-5100 | www.cartercenter.org © 2016 All rights reserved.

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