In 1952, at the first World Humanist Congress, the founding fathers of IHEU agreed a statement of the fundamental principles of modern Humanism. They called it "The Amsterdam Declaration". That declaration was a child of its time: set in the world of great power politics and the Cold War.

As a life stance rooted in rational thinking, modern Humanism provides a way of understanding our universe in naturalistic rather than in supernatural terms. It offers men and women, both as individuals and as members of society, a secular ethics grounded in human values.

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The IHEU-Appignani Center for Bioethics (www.iheu.org/bioethics) has an opportunity for up to five interns to promote its Bioethics Conferences and assist in United Nations Lobbying. There will also be opportunities to publish original work in its print periodical.

"International Humanist and Ethical Union 1952-2002 - Past, present and future" was published in 2002 to celebrate IHEU's 50th anniversary. What did IHEU achieve in its first 50 years? How is the experiment of federating over 100 organizations from 40 countries progressing? How is Humanism relevant to the modern world? What are the Humanist perspectives for the future? What does Humanism have to offer in the modern globalizing world?

IHEU is happy to be able to republish this important book as a free online illustrated ebook. The full, searchable text of the book is now also available, chapter by chapter. A full alphabetical index and bibliography, which were not included in the printed book, are now also available online. Extraits disponible en Francais ici et ici.

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"International Humanist and Ethical Union 1952-2002 - Past, present and future" was published in 2002 to celebrate IHEU's 50th anniversary. What did IHEU achieve in its first 50 years? How is the experiment of federating over 100 organizations from 40 countries progressing? How is Humanism relevant to the modern world? What are the Humanist perspectives for the future? What does Humanism have to offer in the modern globalizing world?

IHEU is happy to be able to republish this important book. It is available as a free online illustrated PDF ebook and now as fully searchable text. To read the text version, please click on the chapter links below.

Following elections at the IHEU General Assembly in New York City in April 2006, IHEU has a new President and Executive Committee.

The new President, Sonja Eggerickx, is based in Ghent, Belgium and is also President of IHEU Member Organisation Unie Vrijzinnige Verenigingen, the federation of Flemish Humanist organisations in Belgium. Sonja, who is professionally a Senior Schools Inspector in Moral Education, is coordinator of the IHEU's Women's Network and takes a keen interest in educational matters.

We are often asked where IHEU has member organizations. We usually direct enquirers to the directory of IHEU members, but for a change, here is a graphical version of the answer.