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1990 29 - 30 Sep |
The largest gathering of world leaders in history assembled at the United Nations to attend the World Summit for Children. Led by 71 heads of State and Government and 88 other senior officials, mostly at the ministerial level, the World Summit adopted a Declaration on the Survival, Protection and Development of Children and a Plan of Action for implementing the Declaration in the 1990s.
The Bahá'í International Community played a key role among non-governmental organizations in promoting the concept of rights for children.
World Declaration on the Survival, Protection and Development of Children.
Plan of Action for Implementing the World Declaration on the Survival, Protection and Development of Children in the 1990s.
Goals for Children and
Development in the 1990s.
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United Nations; Bahá'í International Community; - BIC statements; New York City, NY |
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1990 29 Sep |
The passing of Hand of the Cause of God H. Collis Featherstone in Katmandu, Nepal. He was born at Quorn, South Australia on May 5th, 1913. [BINS232:8, VV12, The Bahá'í Encyclopedia, Find a grave]
For his obituary see BW20p809-818.
Shoghi Effendi had appointed him among the third contingent on the 2nd of October, 1957. [MoCxxiii]
See Bahá'í Recollections for an article complete with pictures by Narenda Pande about Mr. Featherstone's last days and funeral.
See LoF434-448 for a biography.
Find a grave.
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- Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; Births and deaths; Collis Featherstone; In Memoriam; Hands of the Cause, Third Contingent; Kathmandu; Nepal; Quorn; South Australia |
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1990 8 Sep |
The first local spiritual assembly on Sakhalin Island was formed in Yuzhno. [BINS232:5] |
Local Spiritual Assembly; Yuzhno; Sakhalin Island; Russia |
first local spiritual assembly |
1990 6 Sep |
The Bahá'í International Community opened a branch of its United Nations Office for the Pacific region in Suva, Fiji. [AWH76; BINS233:4–5; VV54] |
Bahá'í International Community; United Nations; Pacific; Suva, Fiji; Fiji |
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1990 1 - 2 Sep |
The European Bahá'í Business Forum was formed at a meeting in Chamonix, France, attended by people from eight countries. [BINS244:8; VV115]
For picture see VV115. |
European Bahá'í Business Forum (EBBF); Business; Ethical Business Building the Future (EBBF); Chamonix, France; France |
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1990 Sep |
Eighty leaders of thought from around the world gathered at Landegg Academy for the first International Dialogue on the Transition to a Global Society. The event was co-sponsored by the University of Maryland, the Vienna Academy for the Study of the Future and the Landegg Academy. [VV109]
For documentation on the proceedings see UNESCO Documents and Publications.
A second international dialogue took place in 1991 and a third in 1992. [VV109]
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University of Maryland; Bahá'í Chair for World Peace; Vienna Academy; Landegg Academy, Switzerland; Universities; Firsts, other; Conferences, Other; Landegg, Switzerland; Switzerland |
first international dialogue on the transition of the global society |
1990 Sep |
The publication of the compilation Teaching Prominent People. |
Teaching Prominent People (compilation); Teaching; * Publications; - Compilations; - Bahá'í World Centre |
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