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Human Rights Three high-level UN human rights experts condemn the destruction of a historic Bahá’í cemetery in Iran GENEVA — One month after Iran’s Revolutionary Guards resumed demolition of an historic Bahá’í cemetery in Shiraz, three high-level United Nations... Read more	Interfaith In The Hague, religious leaders pledge support for universal human rights At an international interfaith conference on "Faith in Human Rights," religious leaders pledge to uphold the Universal Declaration and freedom of... Read more	Environment As commitments pour in, many find reason for optimism in Copenhagen climate summit COPENHAGEN - Although initially derided for its failure to reach a binding agreement to reduce greenhouse gases, December's United Nations Climate... Read more
Sustainable Development Young people give input to UN Sustainable Development session UNITED NATIONS - As one of the youngest representatives from a non-governmental organization to attend this year's UN Commission on Sustainable... Read more	Human Rights Trial of seven Baha'i leaders in Iran begins; international condemnation follows GENEVA - After several postponements last year, the trial of seven Iranian Bahá'í leaders began in January 2010 - an event that was immediately... Read more	Process If the post-2015 breakfast meetings have been useful, it’s partly because of the process NEW YORK — Participants in the breakfast meetings held on Agenda 2030 over the last three and a half years at the offices of the Bahá’í International... Read more
Post - 2015 Informal breakfasts become an important venue for dialogue on post-2015 development agenda NEW YORK — Can the world effectively move forward with a post 2015 development agenda if most countries are mired in policies of economic austerity... Read more	Environment World religions pledge concrete action on climate change WINDSOR, United Kingdom - Like most major interfaith events, the recent "Many Heavens, One Earth" gathering here in November was marked by... Read more	Youth Around the world, young people come together to talk about community service ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia—With temperatures below freezing here for most of the year, Mongolians cherish the short summer, a season for celebrating and... Read more

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