From the Alliance of Civilizations to resolutions passed by the General Assembly, the UN is forging new partnerships with religions and religious communities
The crisis of global poverty has, at long last, been accorded a high priority on the international agenda. Yet as renewed pledges for action pour in from governments, a feeling of rudderlessness looms.
More than 2,000 “junior youth” of all backgrounds are involved in a new program that teaches both cognitive skills and moral development. Community leaders say an emphasis on service to others is yielding tangible results.
By many accounts, global warming will have the greatest impact on the Arctic. In summer 2007, for example, scientists announced that the Arctic ice pack had retreated further than in any year since satellites began tracking the ice sheet.
For the 20th time since 1985, the United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution expressing “deep concern” about human rights violations in Iran.
The idea was to help poor children, not land in jail.
In a victory for religious freedom, a lower administrative court has ruled in favor of the plaintiffs in two lawsuits that sought to resolve the government’s contradictory policy on religious affiliation and identification papers.
Government and civil society representatives called for renewed attention to the issue of preventing violence against women in a panel discussion here in December.
The Bahá’í International Community has two new Web sites — one about activities of the BIC’s United Nations Office and another to showcase historic photographs related to the life of Bahá’u’lláh.
At the heart of Bill McKibben’s new book is the contrarian idea that rapid and widespread economic growth is not the key to global well-being and prosperity.
At the United Nations, a closer collaboration with religions
In Zambia, young teenagers pull together in service program
In Iran, three are unjustly imprisoned for helping underprivileged children
Violence against women needs global attention, says panel at the United Nations
Review: Act locally, think globally, revisited