UN chief hails ‘peacemaker, human rights champion’, former US President Jimmy Carter – RNA NEWS
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday expressed his deep unhappiness on the passing of former United States President Jimmy Carter, who has died aged 100, at his house in Plains, Georgia.
The Democratic Party icon lived longer than any president in US historical past, serving one time period between 1977 and 1981, happening burnish his status on the worldwide stage by being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, and establishing a serious hub for diplomacy and battle decision within the type of the Carter Center – which advocates for democracy and human rights around the globe.
After struggling an undisclosed sickness, he elected to cease medical remedy final yr, selecting as a substitute to obtain hospice care at house. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden led the tributes, saying that the world had “lost an extraordinary leader, statesman and humanitarian.”
In his assertion Mr. Guterres highlighted President Carter’s management whereas in workplace and total contributions to worldwide peace and safety, “including the landmark Camp David Accords” – the 1978 peace treaty between Egypt and Israel which stays in power.
The Secretary-General additionally famous the features made by the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks which led to the 1979 SALT II Treaty between the US and the Soviet Union – limiting nuclear proliferation – along with the Panama Canal Treaties which enabled possession of the important thing waterway linking the Pacific and Atlantic to return to Panama in 1999.
After leaving workplace, President Carter turned his consideration to addressing international challenges of inequality, human rights, insufficient housing and different social justice points.
“President Carter’s commitment to international peace and human rights also found full expression after he left the presidency,” stated the UN chief.
“He played a key role in conflict mediation, election monitoring, the promotion of democracy, and disease prevention and eradication,” Mr. Guterres added.
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“These and other efforts earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 and helped advance the work of the United Nations.”
President Carter, along with former South African President Nelson Mandela, based The Elders group, to advance the human rights and peace agenda.
Mr. Guterres stated President Carter could be remembered “for his solidarity with the vulnerable, his abiding grace, and his unrelenting faith in the common good and our common humanity.”
He prolonged his deepest condolences to the Carter household and all residents of the United States.
He concluded by saying the previous president’s “legacy as a peacemaker, human rights champion and humanitarian will endure.”
President Carter is survived by his 4 kids, 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. He misplaced his spouse of 77 years, Rosalynn, in November final yr. (End)
