The central theme of Baha'u'llah's message is that humanity is a single race and that the day has come for its unification into a global society. "The earth is but one country and mankind its citizens," wrote Baha'u'llah. As the process of global integration intensifies, the traditional barriers of race, class, creed and nation are breaking down. This process will, in time, give birth to a universal civilization.

Baha'i communities around the world work to advance the processes leading to world peace, particularly in the areas of human rights, the advancement of women, moral education and sustainable development, by working with their governments, the United Nations, national and international non-governmental organizations, and other international agencies. They also operate more than one thousand grassroots social and economic development projects and work to develop their own unique pattern of community life.

The Baha’i Faith is thoroughly concerned with the renewal and advancement of society. Bahá’u’lláh’s writings are directed towards effecting a transformation in the spiritual and material conditions of humankind. The links below have information about the Bahá’í Faith’s commitment to human rights, social and economic development, the status of women, and moral development and its involvement in such efforts.

Reproduced from www.bahai.us, the official website of the Baha'is of the United States, and www.bahai.org, the offical website of the Baha'i International Community. Visit these sites for more detailed information about the Baha'i Faith.