Brahma Kumaris at United Nations

The Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University is a non-governmental organization in general consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), in consultative status with The United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) and affiliated to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

Mission statement of the BKs at the UN

To serve the family of humanity with transparency and integrity based on unifying, universal, spiritual principles, as a platform for building a better future. We support the core purpose of the UN Charter of upholding the dignity and worth of the human being and the aspiration of sustaining peace and providing spiritual solutions to the world’s problems.

The Brahma Kumaris work with the collective wisdom of the NGO community on different issues. They attend regular meetings, co-host programs and events, and support joint statements. They are a member of the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations (CONGO) and serve on the following committees, caucuses, and working groups:

In New York:

• Member and Co-Chair of the Council of the Values Caucus
• Member of the Bureau of the Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief
• General member of the Committee of Religious NGOs
• General member of the Spiritual Caucus
• General member of the Committee for the International Day of Peace
• General member of the Tripartite Forum on Interfaith Cooperation for Peace

In Geneva:

• Co-chair “Women for the world/ Femmes pour le Monde ” task force (think tank), working group under the Committee on the Status of Women
• General Member - Committee on the Status of Women
• General Member - Committee on Human Rights
• General member - Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief
• General member - Committee on Spirituality, Values and Global Concerns
• General member - Committee on the Status of Women - Working group on Peace