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1947 Feb 01 A Bahá'í Declaration of Human Obligations and Rights
1947 Jul 01 The Faith of Bahá'u'lláh - A World Religion
1947 Jul 15 Letter to the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine
1955 May 23 Proposals for Charter Revision Submitted to the United Nations by the Bahá'í International Community
1974 Jan 14 Suggestions and Proposals for International Women's Year
1974 Jan 15 Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
1975 Jun 19 International Women's Year
1979 Aug 20 Science and Technology for Human Advancement
1980 Aug 26 The Right to Development- Exploring Its Social and Cultural Dimensions
1980 Jul 14 Universal Values for the Advancement of Women
1980 Oct 18 Spiritual and Social Values for Rural Development
1981 Oct 01 Quadrennial Report to the UN Economic & Social Council (ECOSOC) 1977-1981
1982 Jun 01 The Promise of Disarmament and Peace
1982 Sep 01 Proposals for an Effective International Campaign Against Traffic in Drugs
1983 Aug 01 Combating Racism
1984 Nov 19 Equality, Development and Peace in Latin America and the Caribbean
1984 Oct 08 Equality, Development and Peace in Africa
1985 Apr 06 The Contribution of Youth To World Peace
1985 Apr 16 Women's Concerns
1985 Feb 21 Role of Youth in Human Rights
1985 Feb 26 Preparation for Life in Peace
1985 Jan 25 Question of a Convention on the Rights of the Child
1985 Jul 10 The Spiritual Basis of Equality
1985 Jul 15 Activities in the Bahá'í World Community to Improve the Status of Women
1985 Jun 10 Struggle Against Hunger
1985 Mar 19 Building a Just World Order
1985 May 06 Preparation for Life in Peace - The Contribution of Women
1985 May 20 Peace and Development
1985 May 20 Preparation for Life in Peace - The Role of Youth
1985 Oct 01 The Promise of World Peace
1985 Oct 09 Social Welfare and Social Development
1986 Apr 17 The Bahá'í International Community and World Peace
1986 Apr 22 Development Decade
1986 Feb 14 Prevention and Control of Drug and Substance Abuse - A Bahá'í Perspective
1986 Jul 07 Education for Peace and Unity
1986 Jun 03 International Youth Year
1986 Jun 20 Quadrennial Report to the UN Economic & Social Council (ECOSOC) 1981-1985
1986 May 26 International Year of Peace
1986 Nov 03 Economic Development
1987 Aug 24 The Relationship Between Disarmament and Development
1987 Feb 23 Social Integration
1987 Jan 07 The Family - A Bahá'í Perspective
1987 Jun 17 Ending Drug Abuse
1987 Mar 03 Eliminating Religious Intolerance
1987 Sep 09 Social Progress
1988 Aug 01 Rights of Indigenous Populations
1988 Aug 03 Combating Racism
1988 Aug 06 Human Rights and Disability
1988 Feb 17 Eliminating Religious Intolerance
1988 Feb 19 Eliminating Torture
1988 Mar 16 Education for Peace
1988 Mar 17 Rural Women
1988 May 23 Health, Education, and the Role of Women
1988 Oct 10 Participation of Women in the South Pacific
1988 Sep 27 The Integration of Women in the Social and Economic Development of Latin America and the Caribbean
1989 Feb 08 Eliminating Racism
1989 Feb 09 Right to Development
1989 Feb 15 Creating a Universal Culture of Human Rights
1989 Mar 02 Promoting Religious Tolerance
1989 Mar 29 Women Farmers and Food Security
1989 Mar 30 Women and Development
1989 Nov 06 Strategies for the Advancement of Women in Africa
1990 Aug 06 Environment and Development
1990 Aug 15 Protection of Minorities
1990 Feb 09 Right to Development
1990 Feb 26 Advocates for African Food Security - Lessening the Burden for Women
1990 Feb 27 Equality in Political Participation and Decision-Making
1990 Jan 25 Eliminating Religious IntoleranceStatement to the 46th session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
1990 Jan 26 Combating Racism
1990 Jan 27 Protection of Minorities
1990 Mar 06 NGOs and Literacy (Meeting Basic Learning Needs - The Experience of Bahá'í Communities)
1990 Mar 07 The Education of Girls - Constraints and Policy Measures
1990 Mar 08 The Teacher's Situation - The Determining Factor of a Quality Education for All
1990 Mar 09 New Delivery Systems for Basic Education
1990 May 01 Report on the Status of Women in the Bahá'í Community
1990 May 10 Quadrennial Report to the UN Economic & Social Council (ECOSOC) 1986-1989
1990 Nov 28 World Conservation Strategy for the 1990's
1990 Sep 06 Women and Development in the Pacific
1990 Sep 07 Participation and Development in the Pacific
1990 Sep 16 The Common Goal of Universal Peace in Buddhism and the Bahá'í Faith
1991 Apr 05 Earth Charter
1991 Apr 17 The Girl Child
1991 Aug 13 International Legislation for Environment and Development
1991 Dec 16 Report on Rural Poverty Alleviation Efforts in Asia and the Pacific, Focusing on Activities for Disadvantaged Women
1991 Feb 04 Activities in Support of International Literacy Year - 1990
1991 Feb 24 Rights of the Child
1991 Feb 25 Promoting Religious Tolerance
1991 Feb 28 Peace and Refugees
1991 Jan 15 A Bahá'í Perspective on Drug Abuse Prevention
1991 Jan 21 Rights of Persons Belonging to National, Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities
1991 Jun 10 Toward the 21st Century and Peace
1991 Mar 01 Advocates for African Food Security- Lessening the Burden for Women
1991 May 30 Health and Nutrition
1991 Nov 08 Women and Men - Partnership for a Healthy Planet
1992 Apr 06 Women's Rights as Human Rights
1992 Dec 01 The Earth One Country, Mankind Its Citizens
1992 Feb 07 Rights of Minorities - Comments on the Draft Declaration
1992 Feb 10 Creating a Climate of Religious Tolerance
1992 Jun 04 Sustainable Development and the Human Spirit
1992 Jun 08 Moral Leadership
1992 Mar 04 The Earth Charter-Rio De Janeiro Declaration and the Oneness of Humanity
1992 Mar 11 Women and Development
1992 Mar 12 Women and Development
1992 Mar 17 Equality and the Girl Child
1992 May 18 Restructuring the International Order
1993 Apr 05 Equality of Men & Women - A New Reality
1993 Aug 03 Ending Religious Intolerance
1993 Dec 03 Rights & Responsibility to Promote Human Rights
1993 Feb 12 Human Rights and Extreme Poverty
1993 Feb 18 Eliminating Religious Intolerance
1993 Jan 18 Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
1993 Jun 01 Approaching Men to Improve Lives for Women
1993 Jun 14 World citizenship - A Global Ethic for Sustainable Development
1993 Jun 15 Obstacles to Progress in Human Rights
1993 Jun 16 Development, Democracy and Human Rights
1993 Jun 17 Women's Rights
1993 Jun 18 Promoting Religious Tolerance
1993 Jun 24 World Citizenship - A Global Ethic for Sustainable Development
1993 Mar 08 Rights of the Child
1993 Mar 15 Women and the Peace Process
1993 Mar 16 Women and Men in Partnership
1993 Mar 18 Overview of Activities Related to Women
1993 Nov 25 The Family in a World Community
1993 Oct 22 World Summit for Children - Report October 1993
1994 Aug 17 Human Rights and Extreme Poverty
1994 Aug 19 Protection of Minorities
1994 Aug 22 Toward a Development Paradigm for the 21st Century
1994 Aug 23 The Role of Education, Media and the Arts in Social Development
1994 Aug 24 The Role of Religion in Social Development
1994 Feb 20 Rights of Women
1994 Jan 21 Global Action Plan for Social Development
1994 Jul 05 Family and Social Development
1994 Jun 01 Quadrennial Report to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), 1990-1993
1994 Jun 05 Traditional Media as Change Agent
1994 Jun 21 Arrangements for Consultations with Non-Governmental Organizations
1994 May 23 The Violence-Free Family^% Building Block of Peaceful Civilization
1994 May 26 Creating Violence-Free Families
1994 May 27 World Summit for Children Follow Up
1995 Aug 07 Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities
1995 Aug 26 The Greatness Which Might Be Theirs - Women in the Informal Sector in Malaysia
1995 Aug 26 The Greatness Which Might Be Theirs - Bahá'í Law and Principle^% Creating Legal and Institutional Structures for Gender Equality
1995 Aug 26 The Greatness Which Might Be Theirs - Educating Girls—An Investment in the Future
1995 Aug 26 The Greatness Which Might Be Theirs - Ending Violence Against Women
1995 Aug 26 The Greatness Which Might Be Theirs - Introduction
1995 Aug 26 The Greatness Which Might Be Theirs - Primary Health Care and the Empowerment of Women
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1995 Aug 26 The Greatness Which Might Be Theirs - Religions as an Agent for Promoting the Advancement of Women at all Levels
1995 Aug 26 The Greatness Which Might Be Theirs - The Girl Child -- A Critical Concern
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1995 Aug 26 The Greatness Which Might Be Theirs - UNIFEM-Bahá'í Project Raises Community Consciousness
1995 Dec 12 Bahá'í International Community and International Organizations
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1995 Jan 10 Promoting Religious Tolerance
1995 Jan 31 Rights of Minorities
1995 Jul 31 The realization of economic, social and cultural rights
1995 Mar 03 The Prosperity of Humankind
1995 Mar 06 The Prosperity of Humankind (Oral Statement)
1995 Mar 09 Educating Girls and Women
1995 Mar 17 The Declaration and Programme of Action for Social Development
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1995 Oct 01 Turning Point For All Nations
1995 Sep 13 The Role of Religion in Promoting the Advancement of Women
1996 Apr 30 Two Bahá'í International Community Projects - Cameroon and Zambia
1996 Jun 07 Sustainable Communities in an Integrating World
1996 Mar 15 The United Nations Decade for Human Rights Education
1997 Mar 01 United Nations Decade on Human Rights Education
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1998 Feb 18 Valuing Spirituality in Development
1998 Feb 19 Meaningful Participation in the Development Process
1998 Jun 01 Quadrennial Report to the UN Economic & Social Council (ECOSOC) 1994-1997
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1999 Jan 11 Protection of Minorities
1999 Jan 12 Religious Values and the Measurement of Poverty and Prosperity
1999 Jan 29 The Bahá'í Institute Of Higher Education - A Creative And Peaceful Response To Religious Persecution In Iran
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1999 Mar 22 Protection of Minorities
2000 Aug 29 The Millennium World Peace Summit - A Bahá'í Perspective
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2000 Jun 06 Bahá'í International Community - History of Active Cooperation with the United Nations
2000 Sep 08 Statement to The Millennium Summit
2001 Apr 30 Sustainable Development - the Spiritual Dimension
2001 Aug 31 One Same Substance - Consciously Creating a Global Culture of Unity
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2001 Jun 01 Quadrennial Report to the UN Economic & Social Council (ECOSOC) 1998-2001
2001 Jun 25 HIV-AIDS & Gender Equality - Transforming Attitudes and Behaviors
2001 Mar 21 International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
2001 May 28 Overcoming Corruption and Safeguarding Integrity in Public Institutions - A Bahá'í Perspective
2001 Nov 23 Belief and Tolerance Lights Amidst the Darkness
2002 Aug 26 Religion and Development at the Crossroads - Convergence or Divergence
2004 Mar 01 The role of men and boys in achieving gender equality
2005 Apr 01 Freedom to Believe - A Response to the United Nations Development Programme 2004 Human Development Report
2005 Apr 30 Baha'i International Community Response to the Secretary General's Report
2005 Dec 01 Quadrennial Report to the United Nations Economic and Social Council
2005 Mar 14 Situation of the Bahá’ís in the Islamic Republic of Iran
2005 Oct 01 Freedom to Believe - Upholding the Standard of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
2005 Oct 02 The Search for Values in an Age of Transition
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2006 Jan 01 A New Framework for Global Prosperity
2006 Jul 02 Beyond Legal Reforms - Culture and Capacity in the Eradication of Violence Against Women and Girls
2006 Mar 27 Treatment of the Followers of the Bahá'í Faith in the Islamic Republic of Iran
2007 Feb 26 Transforming Values to Empower the Girl Child
2007 Jun 26 Initiatives for the Global Dialogue --Human Rights and Religious Diversity
2007 Mar 12 Situation of the Bahá’ís in Iran
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2007 Sep 01 Guiding Principles on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights
2007 Sep 07 Transforming Values to Empower the Girl Child
2007 Sep 20 Integrating gender perspectives into the work of the Human Rights Council
2007 Sep 24 Situation of the Bahá’ís in Egypt
2008 Aug 12 Iran Intensifies Disinformation and Attacks on Bahá’ís
2008 Dec 01 Seizing the Opportunity - Redefining the challenge of climate change
2008 Dec 15 Forum on Minority Issues
2008 Feb 01 Mobilizing Institutional, Legal and Cultural Resources to Achieve Gender Equality
2008 Feb 06 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights
2008 Feb 11 Full Employment and Decent Work
2008 Feb 14 Eradicating Poverty^% Moving Forward as One
2008 Jun 06 Oral Statement to the Eight Session of the Human Rights Coucil
2008 Mar 13 The Eradication of Violence against Women and Girls
2008 Mar 14 Current situation of the Bahá’ís in the Islamic Republic of Iran
2009 Apr 20 Statement to the 2009 Durban Review Conference
2009 Feb 04 Reclaiming Freedom of Conscience, Religion or Belief to Promote Social Integration
2009 Feb 28 Striving Towards Justice - Transforming the Dynamics of Human Interaction
2010 Feb 03 Transforming Collective Deliberation^% Valuing Unity and Justice
2010 Jan 31 Statement of the Bahá’í International Community in response to the trial of 16 individuals on 30 January 2010
2010 Jun 08 Situation of the Bahá'ís in Iran – item 4
2010 Jun 10 UPR – Islamic Republic of Iran – item 6
2010 Mar 15 Affirming the right of individuals to designate and define their own beliefs
2010 Mar 15 Status of Imprisoned Bahá’ís
2010 May 03 Rethinking Prosperity - Forging Alternatives to a Culture of Consumerism
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BIC : 1995 Aug 26 The Greatness Which Might Be Theirs - Introduction

Index of the "The Greatness Which Might Be Theirs"

Reflections on the Agenda and Platform for Action for the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women: Equality, Development and Peace

Beijing, China
August - September 1995

As long as women are prevented from attaining their highest possibility, so long will men be unable to achieve the greatness which might be theirs. --'Abdu'l-Bahá

Table of Contents

- Introduction: Religion as an Agent for Promoting the Advancement of Women at all Levels

- Education: Educating Girls: An Investment in the Future

- Health: Primary Health Care and the Empowerment of Women

- Violence: Ending Violence Against Women

- Economic Structures: Women in the Informal Sector in Malaysia

- Power Sharing: Bahá'í­ Law and Principle: Creating Legal and Institutional Structures for Gender Equality

- Mechanisms for Advancement: UNIFEM/Bahá'í­ Project Raises Community Awareness

- Human Rights: Protection of Women's Rights
- Girl Child: The Girl Child: A Critical Concern

- Appendix: The Status of Women in the Bahá'í­ Community

This essay was published in The Greatness Which Might Be Theirs, a compilation of reflections on the Agenda and Platform for Action for the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women: Equality, Development and Peace, published for distribution at the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing and the parallel NGO Forum in Huairou, China, August/September 1995.

BIC Document #95-0826
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