Mining Inequities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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The Carter Center recently launched a website to increase transparency and accountability surrounding mining operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where foreign investors reap huge profits while revenues elude impoverished Congolese communities in need of basic social services.

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The Carter Center, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, was founded in 1982 by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, in partnership with Emory University, to advance peace and health worldwide. A nongovernmental organization, the Center has helped to improve life for people in more than 70 countries by resolving conflicts; advancing democracy and human rights; preventing diseases; improving mental health care; and teaching farmers to increase crop production.