The lecture discussed the following topics: (1) the beginnings in 1948 of the World Federation for Mental Health, a global nongovernmental organization which conceived of mental health in social terms, linking mental health of individuals with that of communities and nations; (2) the limited goal in the late 20th century of citizenship in a world community, rather than the inclusive one of allegiance to a single supraordinate government; (3) the role and functions of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) affiliated with the United Nations, such as the United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF); (4) the advocacy and educational activities of the World Federation of Mental Health, an NGO dedicated to concern with individual members of the human family, existing in an era increasingly marked by systematic genocide; and (5) the relationship of effective world citizenship, membership in a worldwide moral community, and mental health. (ABL)