Timeline

2012

Speical Report on The Baha'is of Semnan

Re-dedication of "Peace Monument"

2011

Baha'i Faith Presentation to UN

Inciting Hatred Report

2010

Gender Equality Architecture Reform (GEAR)

Education and training of girls and women explored during the commission on the status of women

Panel: Social Development and Freedom of Religion and Belief

Civil Society Forum, Copenhagen +15: Achieving a Society for All

2009

Bangkok Regional Climate Change Conference

Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen

Seven-Year Plan for Generational Change

2008

Chairs the NGO Committee for Social Development

CSD virtual dialogue

Elected President of the NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion, Conscience and Belief

2007

Ethical Dimensions of Climate Change

Chairs the NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion, Conscience and Belief and co-chairs the Working Group on Girls

Opens office in Brussels

2006

Beyond Legal Reforms: Culture and Capacity in the Eradication of Violence Against Women and Girls

Chaired the NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion, Conscience and Belief and was the Vice-President of the NGO Committee Against Racism and Racial Discrimination

2005

60th anniversary of the UN

Chairs the NGO Committee on the Status of Women

Participate in Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum

Conference on Gender Mainstreaming and the Millennium Development Goals

2004

UN Conference on Interfaith Cooperation and Peace

2003

Co-sponsor regional conference in india on education.

Chair of NGO Committee on the Status of Women

World Summit on the Information Society

2002

World Summit on Sustainable Development

2001

Baha'i International Community staff photo

Sustainable Development: the Spiritual Dimension

World conference against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, and related intolerance in durban

Submits HIV/AIDS statement to UN General Assembly

2000

Co-hosts a program regarding the promotion of rights of AIDS orphans

Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders

NGO Millennium Forum

1999

Chaired five NGO committees and task forces

Valuing Spirituality in Development

1998

42nd Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women

30 national Baha'i offices and committees established to promote advancement of women

World Faiths and Development Dialogue

1997

UN Decade for Human Rights Education

1996

Launch of official website

Representative attended world food summit in Rome

Habitat II

1995

51st session of the un human rights commission

50th anniversary of UN

UN International Conference on Women in Beijing

World Summit for Social Development

1994

World Forestry Charter Gathering

UN international Conference on Population and Development

1993

UN World Conference on Human Rights

1992

Staff photo

Earth Summit

1991

Joined the Internet

Pacific region office established.

World Women's Congress for a Healthy Planet

Chair NGO Committee on the Status of Women

1990

Education for All

1989

Granted Special Consultative Status UN Development Fund for Women

1988

Fourth regional south pacific committee conference of pacific women.

Advocates African Food Security

Elected secretary of CONGO

1987

International Conference on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

Peace Messenger

1986

Establishes working relations with World Health Organization

1985

Peace Statement

World conference on the Decade for Women

1984

Special representative appointed by the Commission on Human Rights to study and report on situation in Iran

Refugee desk established

32 Baha'is condemned to death in Iran

HRC appoints a Special Rapporteur

1983

Concerns for the rights of indigenous peoples expressed

1982

Biennial sessions of the committee on crime prevention and control

1981

First appeal to the commission on human rights to address the situation of the baha'i community in iran

Chair the NGO Committee on UNICEF

Geneva branch office established

1980

Begins an ongoing appeal to end Persecution of Baha'i's in Iran

Endorses convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women

Second World Conference on Women

1979

Science and Technology for Development

1978

Participate in the world conference to combat racism and racial discrimination

1977

Staff photo

Global cooperation and the environment presented to the ngo session

1976

CSW in Geneva

International Baha'i conference in Paris

UNICEF Consultative Status

1975

International Women's Year

1974

Appoints representative in Nairobi

UNEP affiliation

1973

Divine law: source of human rights

1972

Co-sponsors a statement to the Commission on the Status of Women supporting

1971

International Year for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination

Representation to the UN in Geneva

1970

ECOSOC Consultative Status granted

Elected to Executive Board of the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations

1965

New York Office Established

1963

King of Morocco exonerates Baha'is

1962

Morocco sentences Baha'is to death

1959

Genocide Convention

1957

UN Secretary-General U Thant informed on the situation of the Baha'is in Morocco

1956

UN Social Commission refers case of the persecution of Baha'is in Iran to the sub-committee on Prevention and Protection of Minorities

1955

Proposals for charter revision

UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold meets with Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs

1951

Regional Conference of the UN -Instanbul

1949

Lake Success

1948

First participation in an international UN conference

Establishment of Baha'i International Community

1947

The UN Palestine Committee seeks input of Baha'i's on future of mandated territory.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Baha'is of US and Canada recognized

1945

Baha'i representatives present at the founding of the UN

1933

League of Nations Plan for the House of Baha'u'llah

1930

International Baha'i Bureau registered as an International Working Unit

1929

International Baha'i Bureau

1928

House of Baha'u'llah seized