Nov
4
Baha’i environmental action plan presented at Windsor Castle event
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Baha’i delegates Arthur L Dahl and Tahirih Naylor in conversation in Windsor Castle with HRH Prince Philip, ARC Secretary-General Martin Palmer, and UN Secretary-General HE Ban Ki-moon Is this, as has been suggested, “the biggest civil society movement on climate change in history”? Representatives of the Bahá’í International Community joined some 200 delegates from nine [...]
Oct
27
Baha’is join global plan on climate change
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The Baha’i International Community has become a partner in a UN sponsored programme to address climate change and environmental stability. According to the Baha’i World News Service, the programme, which is co-sponsored by the Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), seeks to promote lifestyle changes that will help [...]
Apr
1
Bahá’ís join G20 faith message – “leaders must not forget promises to the poor”
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The national governing council of the UK Bahá’í community has joined with the country’s religious leaders in urging the G20 leaders not to forget their commitments to the world’s poorest people in the current economic crisis. In a letter issued in advance of the G20 meeting in London, political leaders are called upon to consider [...]
Dec
11
Bahá’ís stress ethics at UN conference on climate change
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Global warming and its impact on the world’s peoples should be addressed in the context of the ethical and moral issues that surround it. In its contributions to the UN Climate Change conference in Poznan, Poland, this week, the Bahá’ís have released a working paper, ‘Redefining the Challenge of Climate Change‘. “The search for [...]

