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News President Rouhani's UN speech and the question of human rights in Iran New York \| 24 Sep 2013 Having heard Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s address to the United Nations today, the world will...	News Civil society input is critical for the post-2015 agenda New York \| 22 Sep 2013 At a briefing for non-governmental organizations, UN officials leading the discussions on the...
News Averting climate change will need help from faith-based organizations, says UN official 21 Sep 2013 The world will need an enormous push from the private sector and civil society – including...	News Breakfast dialogue focuses on linkages between climate change and the post-2015 agenda New York \| 20 Sep 2013 The thirteenth in an ongoing series of informal breakfast dialogue at the Baha’i International...
News Iran’s new president should live up to promises on human rights Geneva \| 17 Sep 2013 By bringing the murders of an Iranian Baha’i to justice, the new president of Iran can demonstrate...	Statements UN Human Rights Council 24th session Item:4 General Debate - 15th Meeting 24th Regular Session of Human Rights Council Geneva \| 17 Sep 2013 Mr. President, Three weeks ago, a Baha'i by the name of Mr. Ata'u'llah Rezvani was shot in the back...
News Impunity from prosecution in Iran discussed in Geneva Geneva \| 11 Sep 2013 The degree to which the government of Iran has allowed the perpetrators of crimes against its own...	News Role of religion in international development strong and growing, say participants in forum Gatineau, Quebec, Canada \| 9 Sep 2013 The worldly practice of promoting economic progress is sometimes seen to be at odds with the...
News Murderers of Iranian Baha’i must be brought to justice, says Baha’i International Community New York \| 29 Aug 2013 The murder of a well-known Baha’i on Saturday in the southern Iranian city of Bandar Abbas should...	News ILO expresses concern over economic repression of Iranian Baha’is Geneva \| 1 Aug 2013 The International Labor Organization (ILO) has expressed "deep concern" over continuing economic...
News Breakfast dialogue addresses children's rights in the post-2015 development agenda New York \| 18 Jul 2013 The 12th informal breakfast dialogue, co-convened by the Baha'i International Community and...	News Sacred site in Baghdad destroyed New York \| 28 Jun 2013 The worldwide Baha'i community has learned that the house of Baha'u'llah, the Founder of the Baha'i...
News Sakiko Fukuda-Parr reflects on the impacts of global goal setting on international development agendas New York \| 26 Jun 2013 Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, former Director of the UN Human Development Reports Office, shared her...	News Call for a new development paradigm at 11th breakfast dialogue New York \| 14 Jun 2013 The eleventh in an ongoing series of informal breakfast dialogues co-convened by the Baha'i...
News Persecution of religious minorities in Iran Geneva \| 10 Jun 2013 In a side-event about the persecution of religious and ethnic minorities in Iran, the Baha'i...	News BIC's statement at the 23rd session of the Human rights Council Geneva \| 5 Jun 2013 The Baha'i International Community made a statement on the situation of the Baha'is in Iran at the...
Statements Situation of the Baha'is in Iran UN Human Rights Council – 23rd session, May 2013 Geneva \| 5 Jun 2013 Recently, the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights adopted its concluding...	News Breakfast dialogue addresses the role of youth in the sustainable development agenda New York \| 28 May 2013 The tenth in an ongoing series of informal breakfast dialogues co-convened by the Baha'i...
News Iranian Baha’is face “widespread and entrenched” discrimination says UN Committee Geneva \| 23 May 2013 Yesterday the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights issued a series of pointed...	News Civil Society Briefing with OHCHR New York \| 22 May 2013 A discussion with Mr. Craig Mokhiber (Chief, Development and Economic and Social Issues Branch) and...

News President Rouhani's UN speech and the question of human rights in Iran New York \| 24 Sep 2013 Having heard Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s address to the United Nations today, the world will...	News Civil society input is critical for the post-2015 agenda New York \| 22 Sep 2013 At a briefing for non-governmental organizations, UN officials leading the discussions on the...
News Averting climate change will need help from faith-based organizations, says UN official 21 Sep 2013 The world will need an enormous push from the private sector and civil society – including...	News Breakfast dialogue focuses on linkages between climate change and the post-2015 agenda New York \| 20 Sep 2013 The thirteenth in an ongoing series of informal breakfast dialogue at the Baha’i International...
News Iran’s new president should live up to promises on human rights Geneva \| 17 Sep 2013 By bringing the murders of an Iranian Baha’i to justice, the new president of Iran can demonstrate...	Statements UN Human Rights Council 24th session Item:4 General Debate - 15th Meeting 24th Regular Session of Human Rights Council Geneva \| 17 Sep 2013 Mr. President, Three weeks ago, a Baha'i by the name of Mr. Ata'u'llah Rezvani was shot in the back...
News Impunity from prosecution in Iran discussed in Geneva Geneva \| 11 Sep 2013 The degree to which the government of Iran has allowed the perpetrators of crimes against its own...	News Role of religion in international development strong and growing, say participants in forum Gatineau, Quebec, Canada \| 9 Sep 2013 The worldly practice of promoting economic progress is sometimes seen to be at odds with the...
News Murderers of Iranian Baha’i must be brought to justice, says Baha’i International Community New York \| 29 Aug 2013 The murder of a well-known Baha’i on Saturday in the southern Iranian city of Bandar Abbas should...	News ILO expresses concern over economic repression of Iranian Baha’is Geneva \| 1 Aug 2013 The International Labor Organization (ILO) has expressed "deep concern" over continuing economic...
News Breakfast dialogue addresses children's rights in the post-2015 development agenda New York \| 18 Jul 2013 The 12th informal breakfast dialogue, co-convened by the Baha'i International Community and...	News Sacred site in Baghdad destroyed New York \| 28 Jun 2013 The worldwide Baha'i community has learned that the house of Baha'u'llah, the Founder of the Baha'i...
News Sakiko Fukuda-Parr reflects on the impacts of global goal setting on international development agendas New York \| 26 Jun 2013 Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, former Director of the UN Human Development Reports Office, shared her...	News Call for a new development paradigm at 11th breakfast dialogue New York \| 14 Jun 2013 The eleventh in an ongoing series of informal breakfast dialogues co-convened by the Baha'i...
News Persecution of religious minorities in Iran Geneva \| 10 Jun 2013 In a side-event about the persecution of religious and ethnic minorities in Iran, the Baha'i...	News BIC's statement at the 23rd session of the Human rights Council Geneva \| 5 Jun 2013 The Baha'i International Community made a statement on the situation of the Baha'is in Iran at the...
Statements Situation of the Baha'is in Iran UN Human Rights Council – 23rd session, May 2013 Geneva \| 5 Jun 2013 Recently, the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights adopted its concluding...	News Breakfast dialogue addresses the role of youth in the sustainable development agenda New York \| 28 May 2013 The tenth in an ongoing series of informal breakfast dialogues co-convened by the Baha'i...
News Iranian Baha’is face “widespread and entrenched” discrimination says UN Committee Geneva \| 23 May 2013 Yesterday the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights issued a series of pointed...	News Civil Society Briefing with OHCHR New York \| 22 May 2013 A discussion with Mr. Craig Mokhiber (Chief, Development and Economic and Social Issues Branch) and...

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