Glimpses from 2025
As 2025 comes to an end, the Bahá’í World News Service looks back at glimpses from efforts of the global Bahá’í community to foster a more harmonious world.
Social Discourses
We engage in dialogues on social development, seeking to contribute to the well-being of our community by collaborating with various entities. We focus on areas such as coexistence and peace, gender equality, the role of religion and media in promoting tolerance, the youth's role in community building, and the well-being of families and the environment. We aspire to participate with others to explore new ways of promoting peace, unity, and coexistence among followers of different religions and components of society in the UAE.
Be anxiously concerned with the needs of the age ye live in, and center your thoughts and deliberation on its exigencies and requirements.
The World-wide Bahá’í community with members from every nationality, religious, cultural, economic, and social background is represented on the international stage by the Baháʼí International Community with offices in New York and Geneva, and regional offices in Addis Ababa, Brussels and Jakarta.
Registered as a non-governmental organization (NGO) with the United Nations in 1948, the "Bahá'í International Community" currently holds consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). It is also accredited with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Department of Global Communications at the United Nations. The Bahá'í International Community works in cooperation with the UN and its specialized agencies, as well as with member states, governmental and non-governmental organizations, academia, and professionals. It contributes to UN efforts in fields such as sustainable social development, gender equality, human rights, education, the environment, and other areas. The Bahá'í International Community works in cooperation with the UN, its specialized agencies, member states, governmental and non-governmental organizations, academia, and professionals. It contributes to UN efforts in areas such as sustainable social development, gender equality, human rights, education, the environment, and other global challenges.
Advancing a global ethical framework for artificial intelligence
Representatives of the Office of Public Affairs of the Bahá’ís in the Emirates participated in a roundtable on 16-17 October 2025 convened by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Forum for Peace which focused on advancing a global ethical framework for artificial intelligence.
IDCT Conference, 2nd Edition
The Public Affairs Office of the Bahá’ís in the United Arab Emirates participated in the second edition of the International Conference on Dialogue of Civilizations and Tolerance, held in Abu Dhabi under the patronage of H.E. Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence. Organized by the Emirates Center for Research and Studies, the conference served as a platform for promoting tolerance, coexistence, and unity among diverse cultures and religions.
Interfaith Effort to Protect Children’s Rights & Future
The Office of Public Affairs of the Bahá’ís of the UAE, accompanied by a group of Bahá’í youth in the UAE, participated in the Sixth Forum of the Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC), held in Abu Dhabi from November 17 to 21, 2024. The forum addressed issues related to protecting children and safeguarding their dignity, with the participation of religious leaders and international experts.
Institutions and Gender Equality in the Arab Region
The Bahá’í International Community addressed issues of gender equality and the role of institutions in advancing progress in the Arab region during its recent event. The discussions delved into rich dialogues and inspiring ideas presented by experts from the UAE, Bahrain, and Tunisia.
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Engaging in COP28
The Representatives of the Bahá'ís in the United Arab Emirates, in collaboration with Representatives of the Bahá'í International Community’s UN Office and the Bahá'í International Community's Representative to the Arab countries, participated in COP28 hosted by the UAE.
Social Discourses
The representative of the Baháʼís of the United Arab Emirates, Dr. Roeia Thabet, participated, along with a number of researchers in this field in a discussion panel on 7th November, 2022 titled: ‘the role of women in building peace.’ This was organized by ‘TRENDS Research & Advisory.
Interfaith Discourses
Representatives of the Bahá'ís have contributed to organizing and facilitating regular dialogue sessions with religious leaders and representatives in the UAE. These discussions aim to develop a unified vision regarding the role of religion in promoting ...
Seminar on Values of Coexistence & Equality
The Representatives of the Baháʼís of the UAE participated and helped to organize an Arabic language seminar entitled: “The Role of Equality and Coexistence in Enhancing Social Prosperity in a World Driven by Innovation and Digital Transformation”.
