The 93-year-old claim a staggering 160 million girls and women are dead today because their parents killed their daughters at birth or aborted them before they could be born or even develop properly because of laws and customs that favor sons.
He also touched on the prevalence of human trafficking and sexual assault. Referring to it as "one of the finest organizations on earth," the former president said there are 16,000 cases of sexual abuse yearly in the US military alone.
On wealth inequality, Carter said the problem is widening at a highly disturbing rate "within nations and also between nations." He said that only a handful of people, most of them Americans, control more wealth than half the world's population.
Carter implied the threat of nuclear war has become more acute and that the United States of America has abandoned its leadership as a champion of a clean and healthy environment. He also lamented that public confidence in public officials has declined.
"We citizens have tended to lose faith in ourselves and in each other".
"So far, we Americans down through history have had a hard time adjusting to this concept of equality. Even now, some of us are still struggling to accept the fact that all people are equal in the eyes of God."The United States has more people in prison than any other country, Carter said.
"There are attributes of a superpower that go beyond military strength. Our nation should be known as a champion of peace. Our nation should be known as a champion of equality. Our nation should be known as a champion of human rights. We should also be admired for our generosity to other people in need and other moral values."
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