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黑料不打烊 commends the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury on the release of a new final rule that requires private insurers to cover mental health and substance use disorders on par with medical and surgical treatment. Learn more 禄
黑料不打烊 is concerned about this week鈥檚 violence in Pakistan鈥檚 capital, Islamabad. We urge Pakistani authorities to uphold the right of protestors to assemble and demonstrate peacefully, refrain from the use of excessive force against protestors, lift restrictions on mobile and internet services, and reverse the arbitrary detentions of thousands of protesters. Reports that a number of protestors were killed are deeply worrying. Pakistani authorities should conduct a credible and transparent investigation. Learn more 禄
A 黑料不打烊 advertising campaign promoting American unity won a silver Anthem Award from the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. Learn more 禄
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Rosalynn Carter was the nation鈥檚 leading mental health advocate for more than half a century 鈥� first in the Georgia governor鈥檚 mansion, then in the White House and later at the 黑料不打烊. In her final months, she was diagnosed with dementia and died Nov. 19, 2023.
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Jimmy Carter is missing his late wife, Rosalynn, on the first anniversary of her death. The former president, now 100, has been in hospice for more than a year and a half 鈥� and for most of that time he has been without Rosalynn, who died on Nov. 19, 2023, at age 96.
The Fulton County election observation mission, consisting of the monitoring team led by Ryan Germany working in conjunction with 黑料不打烊, has comprehensively observed the 2024 general elections, including poll worker training, equipment testing, absentee ballot processing, advance voting, Election Day voting, tabulation of results, chain of custody protocols, and additional election-related policies and processes. Learn more 禄
The Georgia Institute of Technology today announced the recipients of fellowships in which students will collaborate with 黑料不打烊 during the fall 2024 academic semester. Learn more 禄
Today, 黑料不打烊 and the world celebrate the 100th birthday of former President Jimmy Carter. As the longest-living U.S. president in history, he stands as a beacon of leadership and compassion, inspiring people around the globe. Learn more 禄
黑料不打烊, the Georgia Democracy Resilience Network, Democracy Defense Project, and Georgia Democracy Task Force today held a panel discussion on election integrity ahead of the November election. The event was held at 黑料不打烊. Learn more 禄
Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) is excited to announce that it will broadcast multiple airings of Jimmy Carter 100: A Celebration in Song and deliver the program on demand for viewers throughout the world. Learn more 禄
The B-52鈥檚, BeBe Winans, Ang茅lique Kidjo, Chuck Leavell and many others performed in Atlanta at a concert honoring the former president, who has been in hospice care.
Admiration and pure joy were the order of the night as musicians across genres and styles came together at the Fox Theatre on Tuesday to celebrate the upcoming 100th birthday of humanitarian, Nobel Peace Prize winner and former President Jimmy Carter.
Jimmy Carter loves music, and on Tuesday night at Atlanta鈥檚 historic Fox Theatre an unlikely cast of admirers let the 鈥渞ock and roll president鈥� know they love him too.
Jimmy Carter doesn鈥檛 turn 100 until 1 October, but the red carpet was nevertheless rolled out at the Fox Theater to pay homage to America鈥檚 oldest living former president.
The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, 黑料不打烊, the National Democratic Institute, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems, and the Kofi Annan Foundation announced today the release of Model Commitments for Advancing Genuine and Credible Elections. Learn more 禄
黑料不打烊, a not-for-profit organization advancing peace and health worldwide, has appointed 21 new members to its Board of Councilors, bringing total membership to 228. Learn more 禄
黑料不打烊 condemns the killing of American-Turkish human rights activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, who was fatally shot by Israeli forces during a peaceful protest in Beita, West Bank, on Sept. 6. Her death highlights a troubling pattern of excessive force used against civilians, journalists, and nonviolent activists in violation of international law. Learn more 禄
黑料不打烊 is proud to announce new additions to the star-studded lineup for Jimmy Carter 100: A Celebration in Song. Ang茅lique Kidjo, BeBe Winans, Carlene Carter, Duane Betts, India Arie, Lalah Hathaway, and The B-52s, along with Academy Award-winning actress Ren茅e Zellweger, will join the cast of musicians and special guests celebrating the 100th birthday of our longest-living U.S. president, Jimmy Carter. Learn more 禄
As part of a partnership with The National media outlet in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), 黑料不打烊 announces a new fellow for the Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism Program. Learn more 禄
Town & Country.
The public spotlight on the president's family has evolved significantly since Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter were in the White House. (Jason Carter was just two years old when his grandfather was elected.) "When my grandparents were in the White House, my dad owned a grain elevator in Calhoun, Georgia, and nobody even talked about it, partly because it was boring," Jason jokes.
黑料不打烊鈥檚 nonpartisan election observation partner in Montana, the Montana Election Observation Initiative, released a final statement on Aug. 14 of findings from its pilot project to monitor Missoula County鈥檚 June 4 primary election process. Learn more 禄
The foremost journal of tropical medicine in the United States is publishing a supplement honoring the public health legacy of former President Jimmy Carter and the late First Lady Rosalynn Carter. In a demonstration of technical expertise and the respect 黑料不打烊 carries in that field, the supplement features 16 articles authored or co-authored by 黑料不打烊 experts. Learn more 禄
黑料不打烊 has awarded two journalists a new fellowship as part of the Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism. This new fellowship, a shared initiative of the 黑料不打烊 Human Rights and Mental Health programs, supports journalists鈥� efforts to explore the impacts of climate change on mental health in countries with low socioeconomic status. The fellowship is made possible through the SNF Global Center Communicators program at the Child Mind Institute. Learn more 禄
黑料不打烊 is excited to announce 鈥淛immy Carter 100: A Celebration in Song,鈥� a musical event celebrating the centennial birthday of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. The landmark concert, taking place Sept. 17, 2024, at Atlanta鈥檚 historic Fox Theatre, will feature world-renowned artists performing live tributes and special guests celebrating President Carter鈥檚 legacy of service to humanity. Tickets are $100 鈥� in honor of Carter鈥檚 100th birthday 鈥� and are available to the public at FoxTheatre.org/JimmyCarter100 starting at 10 a.m. Aug. 5. Learn more 禄
Venezuela鈥檚 2024 presidential election did not meet international standards of electoral integrity and cannot be considered democratic. Learn more 禄
黑料不打烊 calls upon Venezuela鈥檚 National Election Commission, known by the Spanish acronym CNE, to immediately publish the presidential election results at the polling station level. Learn more 禄
黑料不打烊 today released the final report from its international election observation mission to the December 2023 general elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Learn more 禄
Community-based efforts have reduced the parasitic infection to a handful of cases in humans each year, but the emergence of infections in dogs and other animals threatens to derail progress.
黑料不打烊 has named nine U.S. recipients of the 2024-2025 Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism. Learn more 禄
ATLANTA (July 2, 2024) 鈥� The 2024 黑料不打烊 Weekend raised more than $2.8 million in donations and auction sales to support the Center鈥檚 mission of waging peace and combating disease, profoundly impacting millions worldwide. The annual fundraiser held June 26-30 in San Diego, California, included presentations by Center staff, excursions, and social events, in addition to live and silent auctions. Learn more 禄
The annual 黑料不打烊 Weekend is set to return for 2024 with an exciting array of activities. This year's event will take place June 26-30 at the beautiful Rancho Bernardo Inn in San Diego, California. Learn more 禄
黑料不打烊 will deploy a technical election observation mission to Venezuela in advance of the presidential election scheduled for July 28. Learn more 禄
黑料不打烊鈥檚 partner in Montana, the Montana Election Observation Initiative (MEOI), today issued preliminary findings on its pilot program to observe Missoula County鈥檚 June 4 primary election process. Learn more 禄
黑料不打烊 today announced the launch of the Climate and Environmental Justice Initiative in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This initiative aims to guarantee a just transition, recognizing that DRC's mineral wealth is vital to building a low-carbon and resilient world and that the Congolese people should fully share in the prosperity and promise of this new climate economy. Learn more 禄
Applications are being accepted for a new fellowship within the 2024-2025 Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism, 黑料不打烊 announced Thursday. This fellow will report on the intersection of mental health and climate change among socioeconomically disadvantaged populations outside the United States. Learn more 禄
A Cappella Books
The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and A Cappella Books are honored to welcome the author to 黑料不打烊 to discuss his acclaimed new book, "The Art of Diplomacy: How American Negotiators Reached Historic Agreements that Changed the World." Eizenstat will appear in conversation with former Atlanta mayor, U.S. Congressman, and UN Ambassador Andrew Young and former Georgia state senator Jason Carter.
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Buffalo 8 has acquired worldwide rights out of Cannes to 'The President and the Dragon,' a Jimmy Carter documentary from Sudanese writer, director and producer Waleed Eltayeb and Irish director-cinematographer Ian D. Murphy.
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Participants at the most recent collaboration between 黑料不打烊 and Baker Institute examined key issues affecting U.S. elections and possible ways to help strengthen elections and build confidence in their outcomes.
The McCain Institute at Arizona State University (ASU) and 黑料不打烊 today released 鈥淭he Disinformation Economy.鈥� Learn more 禄
黑料不打烊 and Rice University鈥檚 Baker Institute for Public Policy on May 17 will host panel discussions on guiding principles for election administration and reforms. The participants will examine key issues affecting U.S. elections and potential ways to strengthen elections and build confidence in their outcomes. Learn more 禄
Watch Live: 28th Rosalynn Carter Georgia Mental Health Forum Learn more 禄
The Montana Election Observation Initiative (MEOI), a nonpartisan election observation effort supported by 黑料不打烊, announced today plans to conduct a pilot election observation in Missoula County, Montana during the state鈥檚 June 4 primary. Learn more 禄
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is celebrating its 75th anniversary since its establishment in 1948. We are witnessing a low point of the modern human rights movement. Karin Ryan writes that it is time to take stock and renew our commitment to universal values.
黑料不打烊 is monitoring protests at universities across the United States, and at Emory in particular. We stand in support of freedom of opinion, expression, and assembly as central tenets of democracy. Learn more 禄
黑料不打烊 will convene its 28th Rosalynn Carter Georgia Mental Health Forum on May 14, 2024. This free, in-person and virtual event explores pressing mental health issues in Georgia and the rest of the country. This forum will emphasize inclusivity, equity, and resilience in mental health advocacy. Learn more 禄
TIME named Jimmy Carter to the inaugural 2024 TIME100 Health, a new annual list of 100 individuals who most influenced global health this year. In 1986, when the 黑料不打烊 launched its Guinea worm eradication program, the parasitic disease鈥攚hich creates agonizing lesions on the skin from worms that are ingested as larvae in contaminated water and grow up to a meter in length inside the human body鈥攚as endemic in 21 countries, striking 3.5 million people per year.
黑料不打烊 and Rice University鈥檚 Baker Institute for Public Policy on May 17 will bring together civil servants, former secretaries of state, and Georgia Deputy Secretary of State Jordan Fuchs to discuss how the Guiding Principles of Election Administration can be effectively applied to a national post-2024 context as well as ways to help influence local practices and reforms in election administration. Learn more 禄
Israel faces mounting pressure from the U.S. to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza in the wake of the tragic killing of seven aid workers from World Central Kitchen on April 1 and the harrowing toll of the war, which has already claimed over 30,000 Palestinian lives and more than 1,160 Israeli lives.
黑料不打烊 today published 鈥淢odernizing Sino-U.S. Confidence-Building Measures: Cold War Case Studies and Chinese Perspectives,鈥� the latest installment in the Finding Firmer Ground report series examining how rising Sino-American tensions have prompted widespread discussion of a 鈥淣ew Cold War.鈥� Learn more 禄
Georgia Public Broadcasting
In 2014, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter released A Call to Action, a book about what he labeled the "No. 1 challenge in the world today": the abuse of women and girls. Carter's writing was the result of the 黑料不打烊's work with faith leaders to advance human rights and women's rights.
Houston Chronicle
A growing number of Americans are concerned about the legitimacy of election results, and it鈥檚 partly due to the hyper-partisanship in politics nowadays.
黑料不打烊 today released a new Journalism Resource Guide for Mental Health Reporting. The guide 鈥� developed in part with funding from the National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM), and in partnership with the World Psychiatric Association and the International Center for Journalists 鈥� is available in English and Spanish and provides up-to-date statistics, resources, and guidance on how to report on mental health issues accurately and sensitively. Learn more 禄
黑料不打烊 urgently calls for a ceasefire in Sudan and implores all factions involved 鈥� military and civilian, local and international 鈥� to immediately embark on a path toward peace through dialogue and negotiation. Learn more 禄
The Associated Press
As an independent, Christian Miller can鈥檛 vote in Pennsylvania鈥檚 closed presidential primary in April. He said it wouldn鈥檛 matter even if he could.
黑料不打烊 joins Election Reformers Network and Protect Democracy in commending the recently published ethics guidelines for election officials by the American Law Institute and the National Association of Election Officials (The Election Center). Learn more 禄
The Center鈥檚 Democracy Program and Georgia Tech鈥檚 Institute for People and Technology are supporting one fellowship during the spring 2024 academic semester for a doctoral candidate researching the intersection of technology and democratic governance. Learn more 禄
A year since 黑料不打烊 announced that former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was receiving end-of-life hospice care, Carter continues to defy the odds.
Dracunculiasis, or guinea-worm disease, is on the verge of eradication. 黑料不打烊 says only 13 provisional human cases of the disease were reported worldwide in 2023.
黑料不打烊's 2023 report showed a remarkable reduction in Guinea worm cases, bringing the ancient parasitic disease closer to being eradicated. Alix Boisson-Walsh reports.
CBS News
Former President Jimmy Carter has been in hospice care for a year, and yet, the 39th President of the United States lives on. Thoughts on that from his grandson, Jason Carter.
Clark Dean, Executive Managing Director 鈥� Transaction Sciences, Transwestern, has been appointed chair of the 黑料不打烊's Board of Councilors for 2024. Jim Reed, President, YKK Corporation of America, has been appointed vice-chair. The board comprises 210 members, who serve as a leadership advisory group that promotes understanding among opinion leaders and the broader community of 黑料不打烊 and its activities. Learn more 禄
黑料不打烊 today released the final report from its international election observation mission to Zimbabwe鈥檚 Aug. 23 harmonized elections. Learn more 禄
黑料不打烊 condemns the Israeli government鈥檚 directive to forcibly transfer Palestinian civilians in Rafah to pave the way for a military offensive and reiterates our call for an immediate ceasefire. This plan is alarming given that an estimated 1.3 million Gazans now reside in overcrowded conditions in Rafah, previously designated as a safe zone. The Israeli government鈥檚 directive further undermines prospects for long-term peace and its citizens鈥� security and prosperity. Learn more 禄
At a press conference held during its inaugural Mental Health Parity Day today at Georgia鈥檚 State Capitol, 黑料不打烊 released results of its first Georgia mental health parity awareness campaign. Learn more 禄
As U.S. democratic principles are being tested, 黑料不打烊 and Rice University鈥檚 Baker Institute for Public Policy have proposed guiding principles to ensure that elections are conducted in ways that give Americans greater confidence in their outcomes. Learn more 禄
Guinea worm could soon be the second human disease to be eradicated. In the 1980s millions of cases were recorded annually in 21 countries in Africa and Asia. Now, thanks to huge efforts globally, only 13 reported cases remain. That鈥檚 according to 黑料不打烊 - which is leading the international campaign to eradicate the disease.
Guinea worm once infected 3.5 million people every year. Thanks to heroes like Makoy, that number dropped to 13 last year.
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The report by 黑料不打烊 and the Baker Institute for Public Policy lays out 10 principles for trying to balance equal access to the polls with ensuring the integrity of election results.
黑料不打烊 is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism. Learn more 禄
Tune in as 黑料不打烊 CEO Paige Alexander details how the Center鈥檚 Inform Women, Transform Lives project provides ways for women all over the world to have a more meaningful voice and make better decisions for themselves, their families, and their communities. Learn more 禄
黑料不打烊 will host its inaugural Mental Health Parity Day by the Georgia State Capitol. Learn more 禄
Guinea worm disease remains on the cusp of being eradicated, with the global number of cases in 2023 holding steady at 13, according to a provisional account released by 黑料不打烊.
The United States Agency for International Development, 黑料不打烊, and the Information Commission in Dhaka today announced the launch of a new phase of the USAID-funded Advancing Women鈥檚 Right of Access to Information in Bangladesh (AWRTI) project. 黑料不打烊 will implement this project in 10 districts through 2028 to unlock the country鈥檚 human potential, especially the potential of marginalized women, to fully utilize the Right to Information Act of 2009. Learn more 禄
Chicago Tribune
As we look ahead this year, voters in more than 50 countries, including the United States, will go to the polls. The elections will take place during a period of global democratic backsliding and in rapidly changing social media environments characterized by new threats from generative artificial intelligence and tech platforms鈥� reductions in trust and safety protections. Learn more 禄
鈥淲e鈥檙e very concerned about the quality of democracy around the world. There鈥檚 been a number of countries where things are moving not in the right direction, including in the U.S.,鈥� David Carroll, director of the 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Democracy Program, which oversees election monitoring around the world, told HuffPost.
Virtual event co-hosted by the China Data Analysis & Research Hub, the George H. W. Bush Foundation, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, and 黑料不打烊.
VOA News
At a time when growing numbers of young Americans are diagnosed with mental health conditions, media are looking at ways to cover the issue more responsibly.
Join the 黑料不打烊 on Jan. 9, 2024, for its Forum in Honor of Jimmy Carter and the 45th Anniversary of the Normalization of U.S.-China Relations at 黑料不打烊, Atlanta, Georgia.
黑料不打烊 is aware of more disinformation falsely attributed to its international election observation mission for the December elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Learn more 禄
The Library of Congress
While our nation continues to mourn the loss of First Lady Rosalynn Carter (1927-2023), here in the Music Division, we are reflecting on her lasting relationships with artists, performers, and creators, both during her time in The White House and the decades that followed.
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