‘Peace matters’: world leaders pay tribute to ‘lifelong humanitarian’ Jimmy Carter
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After death of former US president at age 100, leaders from the UK, Ukraine, Australia, Egypt and France have spoken of his enduring commitment to peace. World leaders have reacted to news that former US President Jimmy Carter, who as president brokered peace between Israel and Egypt and later received the Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian work, has died at age 100.
As politicians inside the US remembered a giant, UN secretary general António Guterres said “he played a key role in conflict mediation, election monitoring, the promotion of democracy, and disease prevention and eradication. These and other efforts earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 and helped advance the work of the United Nations.”.
“President Carter will be remembered for his solidarity with the vulnerable, his abiding grace, and his unrelenting faith in the common good and our common humanity.”. Eyptian president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said Carter’s “significant role in achieving the peace agreement between Egypt and Israel will remain etched in the annals of history, and his humanitarian work exemplifies a lofty standard of love, peace, and brotherhood.”.
“His enduring legacy ensures that he will be remembered as one of the world’s most prominent leaders in service to humanity.”. In the UK, Sir Keir Starmer has led a host of tributes, saying he “redefined the post-presidency with a remarkable commitment to social justice and human rights at home and abroad”.
