Home page

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	Review Why 11 is a very important number for the future of humanity Paul Hanley’s bold and sweeping new book, Eleven, opens with a simple but extremely consequential question: Given that the world’s population is by... 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
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	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	Community In Chile, a new House of Worship breaks architectural boundaries — and stirs a new sense of community SANTIAGO — From an architectural point of view, the recently completed Bahá’í House of Worship here is a stunning achievement, pushing both the... 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	Perspective Perspective: Identity and the search for a common human purpose At the heart of human experience lies an essential yearning for self-definition and self-understanding. Developing a conception of who we are, for... 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

This is the home page