A Framework For Peace
International Week of Peace, a week in which the international community can take the opportunity to re-evaluate its progress towards...
The Evolution of Violent Conflict
The UN is no stranger to criticism. There is still a shocking amount of poverty on earth, and violence still destroys families and...
International Day of Peace
Next Thursday, September 21 marks the International Day of Peace, a day dedicated to world peace and celebrating harmonious cooperation...
Spreading the International Day of Peace: A Grassroots Effort
The miniature television screen in my office building elevator tells me first-thing-in-the-morning that last night North Korea tested a...
Premonition of Danger: Martial Law in the Philippines
On Tuesday May 23rd, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law over the southern Philippine island of Mindanao in...
Nadia Murad & The Fight for Justice
On Saturday, April 15th, Nadia Murad spoke to Public Radio International at the Brooklyn Public Library. Nadia’s story is as horrific as...
A Step in Our Mission Towards Peace
We spent the day in the Baha’i UN Offices talking with other member NGOs of the Peace Thematic Cluster in the NGO Major Group, whom are...
International Women’s Day:
March 8th was International Women’s Day, a day when women across the globe celebrate gender equality and the empowerment of women. My...
The Pandemic of Indifference
It is human nature to put greater emphasis on things we, as individuals, find significant within our own lives. In the process, we...
SOLVING WORLD PROBLEMS THROUGH SPIRITUALITY: WHAT EACH ONE OF US CAN DO?
On January 19th, the NGO Committee on Spirituality, Values and Global Concerns-NY held an interactive session on “Visioning the Future: Cons
