Paraguay

In 1993, The Carter Center witnessed the first peaceful transition of power in Paraguayan history.

Waging Peace

The Carter Center and its Council of Presidents and Prime Ministers of the Americas have initiated a multiyear project to work with governments and civil society in the Americas to develop concrete strategies to fight corruption and ensure transparency of government transactions with business. Advances in the hemisphere could serve as a model for the rest of the world. Transparency will improve investor confidence, spur economic growth, provide better public services to the population, and increase public confidence in democratic institutions.

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