BWNS has published a story about the statement of the Bahá’í International Community for the 60th anniversary of the United Nations, The Search for Values in an Age of Transition:

“It is clear that none of the problems facing humanity can be adequately addressed in isolation from one another,” the statement says.

“The increasingly apparent interconnectedness of development, security and human rights on a global scale confirms that peace and prosperity are indivisible — that no sustainable benefit can be conferred on a nation or community if the welfare of the nations as a whole is ignored or neglected.”

Moreover, the statement asserts that the issues surrounding religion and freedom of belief have now risen to a level of “consuming global importance, which the United Nations cannot afford to ignore.”

The BIC has been involved with United Nations activities since the UN’s inception, and this document follows Turning Point for All Nations, which was released at the UN’s 50th anniversary.

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