The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh by Shoghi Effendi

Scientific discoveries and new social insights have spurred many progressive social, economic and cultural transformations. Other movements and trends have been more obviously positive. Ranging from the collapse of the colonial system and the great nineteenth century empires to the rise and fall of broad and disastrous experiments with totalitarianism, fascism and communism, some of these upheavals have been extremely destructive, involving the deaths of millions, the eradication of old lifestyles and traditions, and the collapse of time-honored institutions. The 20th Century, one of the most tumultuous periods in human history, has been marked by numerous upheavals, revolutions and radical departures from the past. A world, growing to maturity, must abandon this fetish, recognize the oneness and wholeness of human relationships, and establish once for all the machinery that can best incarnate this fundamental principle of its life. The anarchy inherent in state sovereignty is moving towards a climax. World unity is the goal towards which a harassed humanity is striving.

Unity of family, of tribe, of city-state, and nation have been successively attempted and fully established. Unification of the whole of mankind is the hall-mark of the stage which human society is now approaching.

A Turning Point for All Nations: A Call to World Leaders.

Promoting the development of curricula for moral education in school Planning ahead for implementation of the Beijing Platform of Action Increasing the participation of women in member state delegationsĮncouraging universal ratification of international conventions that protect women's rights and improve their status

Strengthening the machinery of the UN for monitoring, implementation and follow-uĮncouraging universal ratification of international conventions on human rightĪssuring respect for the monitoring organs of UN involved in human rights Launching a determined campaign to implement Agenda 21 Releasing the Power of the Individual: A Critical Challenge of the Emerging International Order.Retaining successful UN institutions with independent executive function Institutionalizing ad hoc military arrangementĪpplying the notion of collective security to other problems of the global commons Investigating the possibility of a single international currency<ĭeveloping a Meaningful Executive Function Making a commitment to a universal auxiliary language and a common script Raising minimum requirements for membershipĪppointing a Commission to study borders and frontiers Defining a Role for the UN Within the Emerging International Order.Recognizing the Historical Context: A Call to World Leaders.

Overview: An Opportunity for Reflection.

The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh by Shoghi Effendi