International Year of Peace

In its twenty-seventh resolution of that conference, the Red Cross emphasized its goal "to prevent and alleviate human suffering, protect life and health and to promote lasting peace and international co-operation".

[2] In January 1985 the Universal House of Justice, the head institution of the Baháʼí Faith, sent a letter to all national assemblies, with responsibilities in hundreds of countries for the religion, to specify goals for the community for the International Year of Peace.

[3] These goals included sponsoring activities about the theme of peace which is a priority of the religion: to engage the attention of people to relevant topics related to peace, a publicity campaign encouraging these goals, publishing new literature, and already existing serial publications on the subject, Baháʼí radio stations to devote programming on it, the Association for Baháʼí Studies to devote scholarly activities on it, the encouragement of artists and musicians in their contribution and that they should invite colleagues to the work.

Since its inception the Baháʼí Faith has had involvement in socio-economic development beginning by giving greater freedom to women,[4] promulgating the promotion of female education as a priority concern,[5] often in some practical expression such as by creating schools, agricultural coops, and clinics.

[18][19] The logo of the International Year of Peace is two hands releasing a white dove surrounded by a laurel crown similar to the UN emblem.