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A Baha’i at Windsor Castle faiths and environment summit

by Barney on 8 November 2009

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Well, last week was an interesting one. Monday I drove over to Windsor (yes, Windsor where the Castle is) to follow the “Many Heavens, One Earth” celebration of environmental commitments by major faith communities.
I had been asked to provide material for the story about the event that appeared on the Baha’i World News Service.
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UN Secretary general calls for an end to violence against women

by Barney on 26 February 2008

Did you know that one third of all women is likely to experience some form of violence or abuse in her lifetime? This was the stark figure revealed by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today as he launched a multi-year global campaign to try to end violence against women. “It’s an issue that cannot wait,” he [...]

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Human Rights Day – a message from the UN Secretary-General

by Barney on 10 December 2007

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Human Rights Day 2007 sees the launch of a year-long campaign to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on 10 December 2008. Louise Arbour, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has written:
This campaign will engage the whole UN system in promoting the Declaration’s ideals and principles of [...]

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