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    The Prosperity of Humankind
    The Prosperity of Humankind
    The Prosperity of Humankind
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    The Prosperity of Humankind

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      Title: The Prosperity of Humankind

      Author: Baha'i International Community

      Release Date: September 2006 [Ebook #19283]

      Language: English

      ***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE PROSPERITY OF HUMANKIND***

      The Prosperity of Humankind

      by Baha'i International Community

      Edition 1, (September 2006)

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      Universal House of Justice letter of 23 January 1995

      The Prosperity of Humankind

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      Universal House of Justice letter of 23 January 1995

      23 January 1995

      To the National Spiritual Assemblies of the Bahá’ís throughout the world

      Dear Friends,

      As the twentieth century rapidly approaches its end, there is a marked acceleration in the efforts of governments and peoples to reach common understandings on issues affecting the future of humankind. The 1992 Conference on Environment and Development held in Rio de Janeiro, the 1993 World Conference on Human Rights in Vienna, the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo, the forthcoming March 1995 World Summit for Social Development in Copenhagen, to be followed in September by the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, are conspicuous indications of this acceleration. These events are as capstones to the myriad activities taking place in different parts of the world involving a wide range of nongovernmental organizations and networks in an urgent search for values, ideas and practical measures that can advance prospects for the peaceful development of all peoples. In this endeavor can be discerned the gathering momentum of an emerging unity of thought in world undertakings, the realization of which our sacred scriptures describe as one of the lights of unity that will illumine the path to peace. The Bahá’ís around the world are, of course, heartened by such hopeful trends and will continue increasingly to lend moral and practical support to them as opportunities allow.

      In view of the intensive attention being given to the issues of social and economic development since the Earth Summit in Brazil, we requested the Bahá’í International Community’s Office of Public Information to prepare a statement on the concept of global prosperity in the context of the Bahá’í Teachings. This statement is now ready for distribution. We are therefore very pleased to send each of you herewith a copy of The Prosperity of Humankind and to commend it to your use as you pursue

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