Racism is a pernicious and persistent evil.
It represents a major blight on human progress. The Bah ' International Community believes that this invidious practice can be effectively countered only through an unshakable and universal consciousness of the fundamental oneness of humankind, implemented by appropriate and universally upheld legal measures. Accordingly, it offers the following observations to the Commission with respect to practical measures which can further the objectives of the Programme of Action. First, it addresses the issue of fostering a universal consciousness of the oneness of the human race. In the Bah ' view, the oneness of humankind represents an organic interdependence within a corporeal social entity.