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Perspectives Re-examining the role of religion in world peace Jakarta \| 24 Sep 2015 The following perspective piece is based on remarks delivered by Chong Ming Hwee, on 6 September to...	News Parliamentarians from 50 countries call for greater religious freedom New York \| 23 Sep 2015 Concerned about increasing restrictions on religious freedom worldwide, parliamentarians from more...
News Arbitrary arrests and detention of Baha'is continue in Iran Geneva \| 22 Sep 2015 The Baha’i International Community delivered a statement to the UN Human Rights Council yesterday...	News Links explored between sustainable development and global humanitarian crisis New York \| 22 Sep 2015 Buffeted by protracted conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere, and the rising magnitude of...
Statements Arbitrary detention and arrest of Iranian Baha’is UN Human Rights Council – 30th Session, September 2015 Agenda ITEM 4 Geneva \| 21 Sep 2015 A few weeks ago, a judge visited a prison in a city in the Islamic Republic of Iran, and spoke with...	News Religious communities develop action plans for Agenda 2030 Bristol, UK \| 11 Sep 2015 Representatives of the world’s major religions, including the Baha’i Faith, have offered to the...
News Parallel tracks, same destination: how the post-2015 agenda and climate change are converging New York \| 28 Jul 2015 For some time, international negotiation to combat climate change and negotiations to put forward a...	Perspectives Climate education in and beyond the classroom New York \| 23 Jul 2015 Intergovernmental processes such as those shaping the Post-2015 development agenda often focus on...
News Human rights groups decry Iran’s record on children’s rights Geneva \| 20 Jul 2015 Iran has failed to fulfill promises it made 20 years ago to uphold the rights of children,...	News Baha'i family in Iran forced to give up body of a loved one for unlawful burial New York \| 17 Jul 2015 The recent experience of a Baha'i family in Sanandaj, a town in the Kurdistan province of Iran,...
News "Transformative power of people" highlighted at Addis Ababa side event Addis Ababa, Ethiopia \| 15 Jul 2015 To a large extent, the focus of the Third International Financing for Development Conference was on...	News Theme of youth features at interreligious Congress Astana, Kazakhstan \| 13 Jul 2015 For growing populations of youth across the planet to become constructive participants in the life...
Statements Take No Pride in Gold and Silver: A relationship lens on financing for development Addis Ababa, Ethiopia \| 13 Jul 2015 The Third International Conference on Financing for Development is occurring at a time when the...	Publications Take No Pride in Gold and Silver: A relationship lens for financing for development 13 Jul 2015 English Italian Statements Take No Pride in Gold and Silver: A relationship lens on financing for development
News FfD: Global leaders urged to look to human relationships as a means to foster development Addis Ababa, Ethiopia \| 6 Jul 2015 The Third International Conference on Financing for Development (Ffd) should focus on measures to...	News Shop closures only one element of economic persecution of Iranian Baha’is New York \| 1 Jul 2015 The recent punitive closure of Baha’i-owned shops in four Iranian cities by the authorities, after...
News Shop closings in Iran violate economic rights of Baha'is Geneva \| 24 Jun 2015 The recent closing of Baha’i-owned shops in several cities in Iran violates the economic and...	Statements Shop closing in Iran a violation of economic rights UN Human Rights Council – 29th Session, June 2015 Agenda ITEM 4 Geneva \| 24 Jun 2015 On 24 May, agents of the Iranian government Public Places Supervision Office sealed eleven shops in...
Perspectives Why participation will be so important in advancing the post-2015 agenda. Or: Zeroing in on the Zero Draft New York \| 17 Jun 2015 The draft outcome document, known as the Zero Draft, which governments are currently preparing for...	News Baha'i shopkeepers in Iran pressured against observing their religious holy days Geneva \| 16 Jun 2015 Tens of Baha'is' shops in the cities of Rafsanjan, Kerman, Sari and Hamadan have been sealed by...

Perspectives Re-examining the role of religion in world peace Jakarta \| 24 Sep 2015 The following perspective piece is based on remarks delivered by Chong Ming Hwee, on 6 September to...	News Parliamentarians from 50 countries call for greater religious freedom New York \| 23 Sep 2015 Concerned about increasing restrictions on religious freedom worldwide, parliamentarians from more...
News Arbitrary arrests and detention of Baha'is continue in Iran Geneva \| 22 Sep 2015 The Baha’i International Community delivered a statement to the UN Human Rights Council yesterday...	News Links explored between sustainable development and global humanitarian crisis New York \| 22 Sep 2015 Buffeted by protracted conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere, and the rising magnitude of...
Statements Arbitrary detention and arrest of Iranian Baha’is UN Human Rights Council – 30th Session, September 2015 Agenda ITEM 4 Geneva \| 21 Sep 2015 A few weeks ago, a judge visited a prison in a city in the Islamic Republic of Iran, and spoke with...	News Religious communities develop action plans for Agenda 2030 Bristol, UK \| 11 Sep 2015 Representatives of the world’s major religions, including the Baha’i Faith, have offered to the...
News Parallel tracks, same destination: how the post-2015 agenda and climate change are converging New York \| 28 Jul 2015 For some time, international negotiation to combat climate change and negotiations to put forward a...	Perspectives Climate education in and beyond the classroom New York \| 23 Jul 2015 Intergovernmental processes such as those shaping the Post-2015 development agenda often focus on...
News Human rights groups decry Iran’s record on children’s rights Geneva \| 20 Jul 2015 Iran has failed to fulfill promises it made 20 years ago to uphold the rights of children,...	News Baha'i family in Iran forced to give up body of a loved one for unlawful burial New York \| 17 Jul 2015 The recent experience of a Baha'i family in Sanandaj, a town in the Kurdistan province of Iran,...
News "Transformative power of people" highlighted at Addis Ababa side event Addis Ababa, Ethiopia \| 15 Jul 2015 To a large extent, the focus of the Third International Financing for Development Conference was on...	News Theme of youth features at interreligious Congress Astana, Kazakhstan \| 13 Jul 2015 For growing populations of youth across the planet to become constructive participants in the life...
Statements Take No Pride in Gold and Silver: A relationship lens on financing for development Addis Ababa, Ethiopia \| 13 Jul 2015 The Third International Conference on Financing for Development is occurring at a time when the...	Publications Take No Pride in Gold and Silver: A relationship lens for financing for development 13 Jul 2015 English Italian Statements Take No Pride in Gold and Silver: A relationship lens on financing for development
News FfD: Global leaders urged to look to human relationships as a means to foster development Addis Ababa, Ethiopia \| 6 Jul 2015 The Third International Conference on Financing for Development (Ffd) should focus on measures to...	News Shop closures only one element of economic persecution of Iranian Baha’is New York \| 1 Jul 2015 The recent punitive closure of Baha’i-owned shops in four Iranian cities by the authorities, after...
News Shop closings in Iran violate economic rights of Baha'is Geneva \| 24 Jun 2015 The recent closing of Baha’i-owned shops in several cities in Iran violates the economic and...	Statements Shop closing in Iran a violation of economic rights UN Human Rights Council – 29th Session, June 2015 Agenda ITEM 4 Geneva \| 24 Jun 2015 On 24 May, agents of the Iranian government Public Places Supervision Office sealed eleven shops in...
Perspectives Why participation will be so important in advancing the post-2015 agenda. Or: Zeroing in on the Zero Draft New York \| 17 Jun 2015 The draft outcome document, known as the Zero Draft, which governments are currently preparing for...	News Baha'i shopkeepers in Iran pressured against observing their religious holy days Geneva \| 16 Jun 2015 Tens of Baha'is' shops in the cities of Rafsanjan, Kerman, Sari and Hamadan have been sealed by...

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