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20 September 2006
Carter Center Launches Election Observers in Nicaragua
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15 May 2008
The Carter Center Condemns the Recent Rocket Attack on Ashkelon

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What are the most common types of conflicts faced by the world today?

There were 118 major armed conflicts in 80 different locations between the end of the Cold War and 2004. The majority of these were civil wars. In 2003 alone, 19 major armed conflicts occurred in 18 locations throughout the world, only two of which were fought between states.