1. 2026-03. Se coordonner pour le bien commun: Institutions gouvernementales en partenariat avec l'action communautaire et l'initiative individuelle. Bahá'í International Community, Pierre Spierckel, trans. . Déclaration de la communauté internationale Bahá’íe à la 64e session de la commission du développement social. BIC.
2. 2026-02. Coordination for the Common Good: Governing Institutions in Partnership with Community Action and Individual Initiative. Bahá'í International Community. Statement for the 64th session of the United Nations Commission for Social Development (CSocD). Social progress emerges through coordinated partnership among institutions, communities, and individuals, grounded in trust, consultation, and shared purpose. BIC.
3. 2025-12-31. Message to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors. Universal House of Justice. Regarding the progress of the Nine Year Plan of the worldwide Bahá’í community (2022–2031). UHJ-letters.
4. 2025-09. Principled Engagement: The Bahá'í Community of Iran's Approach to Social Change. Iqan Shahidi. Analyzes the Iranian Bahá’í community’s principled, non-adversarial engagement in social change, highlighting constructive resilience, community building, and non-political contributions despite persecution. Articles.
5. 2025-05. Role of Religions and Faith-Based Actors in Advancing Spiritual and Material Prosperity on the Continent of Africa, The. Bahá'í International Community. Religious and interfaith actors in Africa can unite diverse communities, inspire collective action, and advance spiritual and material prosperity through dialogue, cooperation, and moral leadership. BIC.
6. 2025-04-21. Global Community, A. Bahá'í World. The global Bahá’í community advances unity, social transformation, and spiritual principles through systematic learning, community-building, and inclusive, grassroots action worldwide; overview of 1996–2021. Articles.
7. 2025-04-21. Evolving Administrative Order, An. Bahá'í World. The Bahá’í administrative order, evolving globally, fosters unity, decentralization, and social transformation, offering a cooperative model of governance rooted in Bahá’u’lláh’s vision of humanity’s collective maturity. Articles.
8. 2025-04-21. Fostering a Worldwide Movement of Youth. Bahá'í World. Youth empowerment through spiritual education, service, and community-building programs, cultivating agents of social transformation amid mounting global challenges. Articles.
9. 2024-12. Translating the Bahá'í Writings into Languages Other Than English. Craig Alan Volker, Mary Goebel Noguchi. Challenges in translation, including questions about spelling, terminology, politeness strategies employed in the original work, and idiosyncrasies of English usage; case study of passage of Bahá'u'lláh as translated into Japanese and Tok Pisin. Articles.
10. 2023-2026. BWNS Podcasts: Conversations and Insights from the Field. Bahá'í World News Service. Links to 42 interviews and narratives highlighting how Bahá’í individuals and communities worldwide apply spiritual principles to education, governance, equality, and social transformation, fostering unity and the betterment of society. Audio.
11. 2019-05. Bonds that Sustain: Bahá'í Community-Building Efforts Through the Lens of Disaster Response. Bani Dugal. On disaster response in the Bahá'í community, systems of human resource development, community-building capacity, coordination, communication, collective action, and spiritual needs. Articles.
12. 2014-06-06. Message on the occasion of the opening of the 2014 World Cup. Universal House of Justice. Letter in response to the Brazilian president's invitation for a statement on global peace and harmony, reflecting the Brazilian government's aim to leverage the World Cup to further the cause of peace and combat racial discrimination. UHJ-letters.
13. 2013. Materials Studied at the 114 Global Youth Conferences in 2013. Bahá'í World Centre. Compilation presenting materials studied during the global Bahá’í youth conferences in 2013, organized under the auspices of the Universal House of Justice, exploring youth identity, community-building, service, and civilization advancement. Study.
14. 2007. Tablet addressed to the Bahá'ís of Mosul. Abdu'l-Bahá. Emphasizes universal interdependence, cooperation, and generosity, linking these principles to spiritual and social progress, particularly through the institution of Huqúqu’lláh. Writings.
15. 2005-11. Collected Essays. John Wiegley. Dozens of essays on numerous topics of Bahá'í thought and practice. Books.
16. 2004. Beyond the Culture of Contest: From Adversarialism to Mutualism in an Age of Interdependence, by Michael Karlberg: Review. Brad Pokorny. Reviews.
17. 2000-09-24. Millennium Forum. Universal House of Justice. UHJ-letters.
18. 1998-02. World Bank's meeting with the world's religions. Various. Five articles on the dialogue for broadening "opportunities for common understanding and action in tackling the critical issue of global poverty" include discussion of Bahá'í involvement in the conference. Newspapers.
19. 1995. Problem Solving in the Family. Erik Blumenthal. How can we solve our problems or conflicts? We need to know and put 5 factors into practice: our attitude; mutual respect; understanding each other's motives; changing the 'present agreement' by conscious communication; and mutual cooperation. Essays.
20. 1992. Forging More Perfect Unions. William Barnes. Social advances toward inclusive political structures must be accompanied by a moral advance toward universal values; three stages of global political unification as described in the Bahá’í writings are confederation, federation, and commonwealth. Articles.
21. 1985-10. Promise of World Peace, The. Universal House of Justice. Call to global unity, affirming peace as humanity’s next evolutionary stage and urging moral, spiritual, and collective responsibility for its realization. Distributed to many leaders, politicians and prominent individuals since its writing in 1985. UHJ-documents.
22. 1984/2000. Tablet on the Struggle for Survival (Lawh-i-Tanázu'-i Baqá). Abdu'l-Bahá, Keven Brown, trans, Mehdi Wolf, ed. . Abdu'l-Bahá's response to Darwinism is that the struggle for survival, far from being innate to human nature, is an erroneous notion characterizing humanity's adolescence, and is due to be replaced by the more exalted concept of cooperation for survival. Translations.
23. 1977-08-21. Letter to an individual. Universal House of Justice. Regarding the response of humanity to the summons of Bahá’u’lláh and the reconstruction of society. UHJ-letters.
24. 1912. Universal Education. Abdu'l-Bahá. Tablet to the second international congress on moral education in The Hague. Writings.

1. 2000-05-22 —
   The United Nations Millennium Forum was held at United Nations Headquarters in New York. It attracted 1,350 participants from more than 106 countries and many others participated remotely via Internet. The purpose was to give organizations of civil society an opportunity to formulate views and recommendations on global issues to be taken up at the subsequent Millennium Summit in September to be attended by heads of state and government. Convened by the UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, the Forum's overarching theme - "The United Nations for the 21st Century" - encompassed six main sub-themes in its declaration titled We the Peoples Millennium Forum Declaration and Agenda for Action (2000):

   1) Peace, security and disarmament;

   2) Eradication of poverty, including debt cancellation and social development;

   3) Human rights;

   4) Sustainable development and environment;

   5) Facing the challenges of globalization: achieving equity, justice and diversity; and,

   6) Strengthening and democratizing the United Nations and international organizations.

   The document was divided into three main areas: recommendations for governmental action; proposals for the United Nations; and actions to be undertaken by civil society itself.

   The Bahá'í International Community as an NGO representing a cross-section of humankind acted as a unifying agent in major discussions. Our principal representative at the United Nations, Techeste Ahderrom, was appointed to cochair a committee of non-governmental organizations. Lawrence Arturo and Diane 'Alá'í represented the Bahá'í International Community. [BW00-01p87-89, Letter from the Universal House of Justice dated 24 September 2000]

   • See The United Nations for the 21st Century: From Reaction to Prevention: Towards an Effective and Efficient International Regime for Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding by Detlev Wolter.
2. 2000-09-06 —
   The General Assembly Millennium Summit was held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York and was attended by leaders of more than 150 nations. UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan presented a report entitled, "We The Peoples: The Role of the United Nations in the 21st Century". In which was presented an overview of the challenges facing humankind and suggested practical solutions. Some of the key themes addressed include health, environment, human rights and other social issues, international law, peace and rejuvenating the United Nations. It is striking that called upon by the Secretary-General of the United Nations to address so historic a gathering was Mr. Techeste Ahderom, the principal representative of the Bahá'í International Community to the United Nations, addressed the gathering as the spokesman of civil society. He was accorded this honour because he had presided as cochair at the earlier United Nations Millennium Forum. After all the national leaders had spoken and before the Summit had adopted its declaration on 8 September, Mr. Ahderom made a speech in which he conveyed to that unprecedented assemblage a report of the Forum. The text of his speech is enclosed herewith. On the last day a declaration was unanimously adopted that began by asserting: "We, Heads of State and Government, have gathered at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 6 to 8 September 2000, at the dawn of a new Millennium, to reaffirm our faith in the Organization and its Charter as indispensable foundations of a more peaceful, prosperous and just world." [BW00-01p91-93, Letter from the Universal House of Justice dated 24 September 2000]
   • The text of Mr. Ahderom's speech can be found on the BIC's website and at BW00-01p243-247.
   • Millennium Declaration (in all UN working languages)
   • The Millennium Development Goals are to: (1) eradicate extreme poverty and hunger; (2) achieve universal primary education; (3) promote gender equality and empower women; (4) reduce child mortality; (5) improve maternal health; (6) combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases; (7) ensure environmental sustainability; and (8) develop a global partnership for development.
   • UN website.
3. 2005-09-15 —
   The 2005 World Summit was a follow-up summit meeting to the United Nations' 2000 Millennium Summit, which led to the Millennium Declaration of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Representatives (including many leaders) of the then 191 (later 193) member states met in New York City for what the United Nations described as "a once-in-a-generation opportunity to take bold decisions in the areas of development, security, human rights and reform of the United Nations." [THE 2005 WORLD SUMMIT: AN OVERVIEW]
   • 2005 World Summit Outcome
   • Millennium Development Goals
     1. To eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
     2. To achieve universal primary education
     3. To promote gender equality and empower women
     4. To reduce child mortality
     5. To improve maternal health
     6. To combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases
     7. To ensure environmental sustainability
     8. To develop a global partnership for development

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