Social and Sustainable Development statement archive

Baha’i International Community’s contribution to the UN Global Thematic Consultation on “Addressing Inequalities”

Baha'i International Community’s Contribution to the 45th Session of the UN Commission on Population and Development

Oral Statement to the Annual Ministerial Review Theme: Implementing the internationally agreed-upon goals and commitments in regard to education

The Baha'i International Community’s statement to the 48th Session of the Commission for Social Development. Priority theme of social integration.

Initial Considerations of the Baha'i International Community

Baha'i International Community’s Statement to the 46th Commission on Social Development

Baha'i­ International Community's submission to the 2006 Commission on Social Development on the review of the First United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty

Submitted to the United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service

Written statement submitted by the Baha'i International Community to the World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance; circulated as an official UN document (A/CONF.189/10/Add.2) in English French and Spanish under item 9 of the provisional agenda.

Prepared by the Baha'i­ International Community and presented at the intergovernmental Global Forum on Fighting Corruption II.

Statement to The Millennium Summit made by Techeste Ahderom, Co-Chair of the Millennium Forum.

Written statement submitted by the Baha'i International Community to the 56th session of the UN Commission on Human Rights, under item 10 of the provisional agenda: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and circulated as UN Document # E/CN.4/2000/NGO/13

A statement read at the "World Faiths and Development Dialogue," hosted by the President of the World Bank and the Archbishop of Canterbury at Lambeth Palace.

A statement presented to the Plenary of the Second UN Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II).

A Statement of the Baha'i International Community on the Occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations

The Declaration and Programme of Action are the two major documents produced by the World Summit for Social Development. The following is a summary of those two documents with excerpts prepared by the Baha'i­ International Community Office of the Environment and distributed to Baha'i communities throughout the world.

A statement prepared by the Baha'i­ International Community Office of Public Information, Haifa, first distributed at the United Nations World Summit on Social Development, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Comments on the Draft Declaration and Draft Programme of Action for Social Development (A/CONF.166/PC/L.13) presented at the second session of the Preparatory Committee for the World Summit for Social Development.

Joint NGO statement drafted by the NGO Committee on the Family at the First Preparatory Committee (Prepcom) for the World Summit for Social Development and presented at the Second Prepcom

Contribution to the first substantive session of the Preparatory Committee for the United Nations World Summit for Social Development

A statement by the Baha'i­ International Community to the 4th Pacific Islands Leaders Conference, based on a concept paper by the same name presented to the 1st session of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development, 14 June 1993

Statement to the 49th session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights.

"Values, Institutions, and Leadership for a Sustainable Future: Towards a Framework for Developing Moral Leadership," a reflection document prepared by Eloy Anello from a symposium sponsored by The Baha'i International Community at the '92 Global Forum (in conjunction with the Earth Summit)

Statement to the 16th Meeting of the Committee of Representatives of Governments and Administrations (CRGA) of South Pacific Commission (SPC)

Joint written statement submitted to the 36th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women Item 5 (A) and (B) of the provisional agenda: Priority themes: Equality: Elimination of de jure and de facto; discrimination against women; development: Integration of women in the process of development Statement submitted by the following non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council: Category I Organizations: International Alliance of Women, International Council on Social Welfare, Soroptimist International, Zonta International; Category II Organizations: All-India Women's Conference, Associated Country Women of the World, Baha'i International Community, International Commission of Jurists, International Council of Jewish Women, International Federation of University Women, International Federation of Women Lawyers, Socialist International Women, World Federation of Methodist Women, World Union of Catholic Women's Organizations

Presented in brief to Working Group III of the Preparatory Committee for the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED)

Statement presented to the World Women's Congress for a Healthy Planet

Statement to the 1991 meeting of Peace Messenger Organizations

Statement to the Executive Board of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Agenda item: Women in development

Baha'i International Community Organizational Report to the seventh meeting of the International Task Force on Literacy

Perspectives on the second draft of "Caring for the World: A Strategy for Sustainability" presented to the General Assembly of the World Conservation Union (IUCN)

Statement to the first substantive session of the Preparatory Committee for the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED)

Statement presented to a roundtable discussion at the United Nations World Conference on Education for All by the Year 2000.

Joint statement to the 34th session of the Commission on the Status of Women Agenda Item 4: Priority themes: Development: Negative effects of the international economic situation on the improvement of women

Written version of an oral statement to the 29th Conference of South Pacific Commission Conference

Joint statement to the thirty-third session of the United Nations Commission on the Status Of Women, Agenda Item 5, Priority themes: Women and education, eradication of illiteracy, employment, health and social services, including population issues and child care. Submitted jointly by the following non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC): Category I Organizations: International Alliance of Women - Equal Rights, Equal Responsibilities, International Council of Women, International Federation of Business and Professional Women, Soroptimist International; Category II Organizations: Baha'i International Community, International Federation for Home Economics, Pan Pacific and Southeast Asia Women's Association, World Union of Catholic Women's Organizations, Advocates for African Food Security: Lessening the Burden for Women

Statement to the ninth meeting of the Committee of Representatives Governments and Administrations, South Pacific Commission (SPC)

Joint statement to the 32nd session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, agenda item 5 (c): Access to information, education for peace, and efforts to eradicate violence against women within the family and society. Statement submitted by the following non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC): Category I Organizations: International Alliance of Women - Equal Rights, Equal Responsibilities, International Council of Women, Soroptimist International, Zonta International; Category II Organizations: All-India Women's Conference, Baha'i International Community, International Abolitionist Federation, International Association of Democratic Lawyers, International Council of Jewish Women, International Federation of Social Workers, International Federation of University Women, International Federation of Women in Legal Careers, International Federation of Women Lawyers, International Movement for Fraternal Union Among Races and Peoples, Medical Women's International Association, Socialist International Women, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Women's International Zionist Organization, World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, World Union of Catholic Women's Organizations

Written statement to the United Nations International Conference on the Relationship Between Disarmament and Development

To the forty-third session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights Agenda item 23: Implementation of the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief

Statement to the 26th Conference of the South Pacific Commission

Report of Baha'i International Community activities in support of the United Nations International Youth Year

Statement to the forty-second session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

Updated and revised statement, originally submitted on November 14, 1974, to the United Nations Division of Narcotic Drugs in reply to a questionnaire on "Activities in the Fight Against Drug Abuse"

Statement to the United Nations International Year of Peace Seminar for the Asia and Pacific and Western Asia Regions

Written version of an oral statement to the European Regional Seminar for the International Year of Peace

Statement to the forty-first session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

Oral Statement presented to the United Nations Regional Seminar for Latin America and the Caribbean in Preparation for the International Year of Peace (Agenda Item 2) sponsored by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

Statement made available to delegates at the first special session of the UN General Assembly devoted to disarmament

Submitted to the workgroup on Social and Cultural Dimensions of Development at the 33rd session of the Sub-Commission on the Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities