The Baha'i Faith
The following information came from the Official Baha'i Website. For
additional information please visit
www.bahai.org The Bahá'í Faith teaches that true religion
promotes unity, and that unity is the fundamental prerequisite for
the achievement of global peace. The well-being of mankind,
Bahá'u'lláh said, its peace and security, are unattainable unless
and until
its unity is firmly established. Among the measures which the Bahá'í
community advocates as
contributions to world unity are a federation of nations, an
international auxiliary language, the coordination of the world's
economy, a universal system of education, a code of human rights for
all peoples, an integrated mechanism for global communication, and a
universal system of currency, weights and measures.
Believing that the United Nations represents a major effort in the
unification of the planet, Bahá'ís have supported its work in every
way possible. The Bahá'í International Community is accredited with
consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social
Council (ECOSOC) and with the United Nations Children's Fund
(UNICEF). The Community's offices in New York and Geneva and Bahá'ís
in many lands regularly participate in conferences, congresses and
seminars concerned with the socio-economic life of our planet.
The sufferings which their own fellow believers have experienced as
victims of religious persecution have particularly sensitized
Bahá'ís to Bahá'u'lláh's teachings on human rights. The Bahá'í
International Community participates actively in United Nations
consultations dealing
with minority rights, the status of women, crime prevention, the
control of narcotic drugs, the welfare of children and the family,
and the movement toward disarmament.
The Bahá'í International Community and the United Nations