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A TED talk which should be used for Policy Development This TED video provides global evidence from UN data for developing national policies which contribute to greater income equality and how it benefits even the rich.
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UN Network of Human Rights Institutions The UN Network includes Human Rights institutions in a variety of member countries which are responsible for the implementation of Human Rights in their respective countries.
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UN Initiative for making cities safer for women and children United Nations, New York — UNICEF, UN-HABITAT and UN Women launch “Safe and Friendly Cities for All,” a five-year programme that aims at making women and children feel safer in their local neighbourhoods, while improving their quality of life.
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UN Women - International Widows Day Conference Speech delivered by UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet at the International Widows’ Day Conference held at UN Headquarters in New York, 23 June 2011.
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UN Commission discusses ethics behind the environmental crisis UNITED NATIONS — Focusing solely on the material aspects of the environmental crisis, while ignoring its moral and ethical dimensions, will not ensure humanity's long term survival.
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Rethinking education for girls and women explored at UN UNITED NATIONS — The education of women and girls, which is critical to the advancement of society, should include elements that acknowledge the importance of spiritual and moral development.
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A Canadian conversation about poverty On March 7 and 8 (2011), representatives of the Baha'i Community of Canada joined those of other Canadian religions for discussions in Ottawa with Members of Parliament from different political parties as well as national poverty organizations in order to promote a more effective national conversation on poverty.
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Statement to the World Summit on Sustainable Development Baha'i International Community issues statement to the World Summit on Sustainable Development
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The Lab, the Temple and the Market Promoting a Discourse on Science, Religion and Development (sub-section on Spiritual Principles and the Role of Knowledge
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Religion and Development at the Crossroads: Convergence or Divergence The Baha'i International Community has issued a statement, entitled "Religion and Development at the Crossroads: Convergence or Divergence?", to the World Summit on Sustainable Development, a United Nations conference held in Johannesburg, South Africa, 2002.
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Who Is Writing the Future? Reflections on the Twentieth Century This statement examines the events of the twentieth and relates these developments to the challenges facing humanity at century's end.
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Valuing Spirituality in Development Valuing Spirituality in Development: Initial Considerations Regarding the Creation of Spiritually Based Indicators for Development
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Two Wings of a Bird: The Equality of Women and Men A statement regarding the emancipation of women, the achievement of full equality between the sexes, being essential to human progress and the transformation of society.
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Turning Point for All Nations This statement calls on world leaders to take bold new steps to strengthen the United Nations' capacity for global coordination to meet the challenges of the post-Cold War world. It urges leaders to convene a world summit on global governance before the end of the century.
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The Prosperity of Humankind This statement examines prevailing attitudes and practices in social and economic development. It redefines the roles of all those involved and questions underlying assumptions about the nature of true global prosperity.
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The Evolution of Institutional Capacity for Social and Economic Development Bahá'í social and economic development focuses on increasing the capacity of the friends to make decisions about the spiritual and material progress of their communities and then the implementation of them.
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The Role of Education, Media and the Arts in Social Development Comments on the Draft Declaration and Draft Programme of Action for Social Development (A/CONF.166/PC/L.13) presented at the second session of the Preparatory Committee for the World Summit for Social Development.
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Unity and Consultation - Foundations of Sustainable Development A statement regarding a key challenge raised by the UNCED process is the development of new collaborative efforts among government institutions, business associations, non-governmental organizations, and citizens' groups representing the perspectives of women, indigenous peoples, and youth.
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BIC statement of Global Action Plan for Social Development Contribution to the first substantive session of the Preparatory Committee for the United Nations World Summit for Social Development regarding advocating the development of a sense of world unity as a prerequisite to social development, and that constructing a peaceful and just planetary society is not only possible, but essential to humanity's very survival.
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Bahá'í Social and Economic Development: Prospects for the Future A statement approved by the Universal House of Justice for use in orienting and guiding the work of Bahá'í social and economic development throughout the world. Ideas for expanding the number and range of social and economic development activities are listed, i.e. Degrees of complexity; Capacity building; Learning; Development of human resources; Influencing society; and Integration.
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