<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--If you see this error message then you do not support RSS v2.0.--><rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Carter Center]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.cartercenter.org]]></link><description><![CDATA[Carter Center Peace Programs 2006]]></description><item><title><![CDATA[27 Nov 2006: Third Carter Center Post-Election Statement on the Oct. 29 Presidential Elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (English and French)]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.cartercenter.org/news/pr/third_DRC.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Carter Center deplores the Nov. 21 attack on the Supreme Court of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and cautions all political leaders that they are accountable for the actions of their militants, especially when they use violence to protest election results.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[20 Nov 2006: Carter Center Announces Technical Mission to Observe the Venezuelan Elections]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.cartercenter.org/news/pr/Venezuela_111706.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[In response to an invitation from the Venezuelan National Electoral Council (CNE), The Carter Center will organize a specialized, limited technical mission for the Dec. 3, 2006, presidential elections.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[17 Nov. 2006: Panel to Address U.S. Human Rights Policy at Upcoming Carter Center Event]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.cartercenter.org/news/pr/hr_conversations.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[U.S. policies established during the war on terror have undermined the human rights principals upon which the country was founded, adversely affecting the country's reputation globally, the rights of its citizens, and the work of human rights activists.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[15 Nov. 2006: Second Carter Center Post-Election Statement on the Oct. 29 Presidential Elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (English and French)]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.cartercenter.org/news/pr/DRC_111506.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Based on its observation of vote tabulation following the Oct. 29 presidential elections, The Carter Center election observation mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo is confident the results announced by the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) are consistent with the results obtained in the polling stations.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[09 Nov. 2006: Carter Center Statement Regarding Nicaragua Election Results]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.cartercenter.org/news/documents/releases/Nicaragua_111006.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[As The Carter Center continues its observation of the electoral process in Nicaragua, we note that the Supreme Electoral Council has reported the results for 92 percent of the polling stations. These results indicate that Daniel Ortega has a clear lead of 9 percent over the second place finisher Eduardo Montealegre in the presidential race.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[09 Nov. 2006: Nicaraguan Elections: Trip Report by Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter November 4-7, 2006]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.cartercenter.org/news/trip_reports/nicaragua_trip_report.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[The purpose of this trip was for The Carter Center to monitor our fourth Nicaraguan election. The first was  in 1990, while the U.S. Contra War was still being waged. The Carter Center has had six delegations of pre-election observers in the country this year and seven long-term observers since September. A number of our major suggestions have been adopted by the Supreme Electoral Council.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[07 Nov. 2006: Carter Center Election Observation Mission to Nicaragua Issues Post-Election Statement (English and Spanish)]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.cartercenter.org/news/pr/nicaragua_preliminary.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Once again we wish to thank the Supreme Electoral Council and the government of Nicaragua for their kind invitations to observe the 2006 election process. This is the 4th national election The Carter Center has observed in Nicaragua since 1990, and each experience brings fresh lessons.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[06 Nov. 2006: Carter Center to Issue Preliminary Statement on Nicaragua's Elections During Managua Press Conference]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.cartercenter.org/news/pr/nicaragua_election_day.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Carter Center will issue a preliminary statement of findings on Nicaragua's  Nov. 5 presidential, vice-presidential, and legislative elections during a press conference scheduled for 11:30 a.m. EDT Nov. 7 at the InterContinental Metrocentro Hotel.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[04 Nov. 2006: Statement by Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and The Carter Center on the Eve of the Nicaragua Elections (English and Spanish)]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.cartercenter.org/news/pr/nicaragua_arrival.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[This is the fourth national election that The Carter Center has observed in Nicaragua, beginning in 1990.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[01 Nov. 2006: Preliminary Statement on the Oct. 29 Presidential Elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.cartercenter.org/news/pr/drc_runoff_preliminary.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[On Oct. 29, the majority of Congolese voters participated in an election that in most parts of the country was extremely orderly and peaceful.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[30 Oct. 2006L: International Delegation Observes DRC Elections]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.cartercenter.org/news/features/p/elections/drc/runoff_103006_html.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[A 45-member international Carter Center delegation led by former Prime Minister of Canada Joe Clark observed the Democratic Republic of the Congo's presidential run-off elections Oct. 29.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[27 Oct. 2006: Carter Center Names Leaders for Election Mission to Nicaragua]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.cartercenter.org/news/documents/releases/Nicaragua_leadership_102706.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Carter Center announced today that it has named former Peru President Alejandro Toledo and former Panama President Nicol&#225;s Ardito Barletta to join former U.S. President Jimmy Carter...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[23 Oct. 2006: Carter Center to Observe Presidential Run-Off Election in Democratic Republic of the Congo]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.cartercenter.org/news/documents/releases/DRC_runoff_102306.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Former Prime Minister of Canada Joe Clark will lead a 45-member international delegation....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[20 Oct. 2006: Election Statement: The Carter Center Election Observation Mission in Nicaragua]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.cartercenter.org/news/documents/releases/Oct_Nicaragua_statement.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Having accompanied Nicaragua's election process throughout 2006...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[13 Oct. 2006: Statement by Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter on the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.cartercenter.org/news/pr/nobel_statement_2006.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Rosalynn and I congratulate Muhammad Yunus and his Grameen Bank on receiving the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[11 Oct. 2006: Solving the Korean Stalemate, One Step at a Time:  New York Times Op-Ed]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.cartercenter.org/news/editorials_speeches/nytimes_101106.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[In 1994 the North Koreans expelled inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency and were threatening to process spent nuclear fuel into plutonium, giving them the ability to produce nuclear weapons.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[09 Oct. 2006: Carter to Discuss Averting Crises with Rogue Regimes at Upcoming Event: "A Moment of Crisis: North Korea"]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.cartercenter.org/news/documents/releases/Conversations_korea.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter will participate in a panel discussion on his 1994...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[06 Oct. 2006: Statement by Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter on the Israeli/Palestian Conflict]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.cartercenter.org/news/documents/releases/statement_100606.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[The attempt to coerce Hamas leaders by starving the Palestinian people has failed, and it is time for the international community to alleviate their suffering and resort to diplomacy.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[20 Sept. 2006: Carter Center Launches Election Observers in Nicaragua]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.cartercenter.org/news/documents/releases/nicaragua_092006.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Carter Center fielded its first election observers in Nicaragua on Sept. 8, 2006...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[19 Sept. 2006: Carter Center Will Not Observe Zambia Elections]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.cartercenter.org/news/documents/releases/zambia_091906.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Carter Center announced today that it received an invitation from the Zambian Ministry...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[06 Sept. 2006: "Carters on the Record" Opens 2006-07 Discussion Series at The Carter Center]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.cartercenter.org/news/documents/releases/Conversations_090606.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, will address a sold-out audience...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[31 Aug. 2006: Second Post-Election Statement on the July 30 Presidential and Legislative Elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.cartercenter.org/news/documents/releases/drc_eng_083106.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Carter Center remains committed to the DRC democratic process and will deploy observers throughout the country for the second round of the presidential elections.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[21 Aug. 2006: Election Renews Hope for Family in War-torn Democratic Republic of Congo]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.cartercenter.org/news/documents/features/drc_family.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[The afternoon sun catches Yayu Zonveni's face near the door of her otherwise shadowy home in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).]]></description></item></channel></rss>
