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Bahá'ís of Irán The Bahá'í community today numbers more than six million members resident in 189 independent countries and 46 territories. Its rich diversity embraces people from most of the planet's races, creeds and cultures, including over 2,100 different ethnic groupings. There is no clergy in the Bahá'í Faith. Because the human race has entered upon the age of its maturity, each individual is able to explore the revelation of God and to decide on the issues of life through prayer, reflection, and consultation with others. To make this possible, the Bahá'í scriptures have so far been translated into some 800 different languages. The same principle applies to the community's collective life. Elected councils, designated as Spiritual Assemblies, administer the affairs of the Faith at both local and national levels. All adult believers are equally eligible and election is by secret ballot and plurality vote. The work of the Faith is entirely supported by voluntary contributions from the members. Giving to the Bahá'í fund is regarded as one of the privileges of membership; the Faith does not accept outside contributions.
The Bahá'í Community holds NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) status with the United Nations and has consultative status with UNICEF and ECOSOC. More information is available. Statements from the Bahá'í International Community are available from the Office of Public Information.
One Country, the newsletter of the Bahá'í International Community, has been published since 1989 and features award-winning articles on the Bahá'í International Community's activities at the United Nations and around the world. It presents its readers with a distinctive way of looking at events and stories, a reference point that focuses on consensus and achievement instead of conflict and discord. With a mandate of service to the world community at large, it seeks, in the best tradition of journalism, to cover those stories that other publications have missed, underplayed, or overlooked. The new One Country Web site now allows thousands more readers to explore important trends in the areas of human rights, social and economic development, global governance, the advancement of women, education, and the environment.
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