Index
for the April-June 2001 issue of ONE COUNTRY (Volume 13, Issue 1)
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On Mount Carmel, newly completed garden terraces are officially opened
HAIFA, Israel -- In a ceremony broadcast live around the world by satellite and Internet webcast, some 3,000 Bahá'ís from 180 countries celebrate as a majestic symbol of "unity and peace" is offered to the world.
In the city of Haifa, the terraces are much welcomed, and promise to be a boon for tourism
HAIFA, Israel - On the first day that a special telephone line was opened in late May to receive reservations for public tours of the newly opened garden terraces on Mount Carmel, operators received some 7,000 bookings - and callers waited for as long as two hours to make them.
In London, the late Madame Rabbani is honored for contributions to conservation and the arts
LONDON, 15 June 2001 (BWNS) - The late Madame Ruhiyyih Rabbani, the preeminent international dignitary of the Bahá'í Faith, was honored at a tribute here on 15 May 2001. In attendance were some 150 prominent people, including HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.Looking ahead to "Rio Plus 10," the UN begins to assess progress since the Earth Summit
UNITED NATIONS - Of the major United Nations conferences in the 1990s, none captured the world's imagination like the Earth Summit, held in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992.Bahá'í International Community issues statement on HIV/AIDS
UNITED NATIONS - In a statement prepared for the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS, the Bahá'í International Community called for behavioral changes on the part of men and women - and for greater "love and compassion" on the part of religious leaders and people of faith - as part of an overall effort to address the worldwide HIV/AIDS crisis.Final financial statement on the Millennium Forum issued, follow-up committee established
UNITED NATIONS - After a series of hearings held here in March, April and May on possible follow-up activities to the Millennium Forum, it was announced that the Millennium Forum Executive Committee had been dissolved and its work passed to an "Interim Millennium Forum Follow-up Committee."Perspective: On the occasion of the official opening of the Terraces of the Shrine of the Báb
Statement of the Universal House Justice, the international governing body of the Bahá'í Faith, as read 22 May 2001 "On the occasion of the official opening of the Terraces of the Shrine of the Báb."
Review: Can religion cure "inhumane global governance?"
Toward
a Global Civilization? The Contribution of Religions
Edited by Patricia M. Mische and Melissa Merkling
Peter Lang
New York