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... and tapping into that capacity must take precedence in development activities.
UNITED NATIONS — International aid agencies must view the populations they work with as protagonists of their own advancement. This message formed part of the opening address of a representative of the Baha'i International Community (BIC) at a recent conference on social development at the United Nations.
The idea that all populations have the capacity to contribute to their own development was one of the central themes of a statement shared by the BIC at the UN Commission.
"Whether wealthy or poor, rural or urban, a doctorate or illiterate, we all depend on each other, and we all have much to learn about a functioning society," said Daniel Perell, BIC representative and NGO Committee for Social Development chairperson, in his opening remarks on 1 February 2017 at the 55th UN Commission for Social Development, held this month in New York.
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