Statement submitted by Baha'í International Community, a non governmental organization in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council

Atheists, agnostics, or members of Iran s Bahai community are not accepted.

(a) The limited increase in the ability of members of certain religious minority groups, including members of the Baha'i faith, the Baptist church, the Hare Krishna movement and the Seventh Day Adventist church, to practise their religion

The Bahá'í International Community views the purpose of development as contributing to the foundation for a new social and international order, capable of creating and sustaining conditions in which human beings can advance morally, culturally, and intellectually.