Ambassador Mussie Hailu is a peace activist who is working at national, regional and international levels for peace, reconciliation, interfaith harmony, disarmament, the Golden Rule, world citizenship, right human relationships and international cooperation. He considers himself as a Citizen of the World and strongly believes in the interdependence of human beings and celebrates cultural diversity, seeing the differences in race, ethnicities, religions, politics, and nationalities as important elements of the one and indivisible humanity. He has served many national and international organizations including the United Nations. Currently he is the Regional Director of URI for Africa and representative of URI at the Economic Commission for Africa and African Union. He is a founding member of URI.
March 22, 2013 10:15 AM
Mussie Hailu, URI’s Continental Coordinator for Africa, offers a list of the best practices that have helped establish the fastest-growing region within URI’s global network.
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February 27, 2013 9:16 AM
Thanks to the tireless work of its staff members, URI West Africa is now officially registered in the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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April 6, 2012 9:55 AM
One of the most important missions for humanity at this stage must be to bring people together with the shared goal of creating a peaceful world for all to live in. And this is what we are trying to address through the International Golden Rule Day.
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January 30, 2012 3:35 PM
Following a series of bloody attacks this past week, URI - Africa joined Muslim clerics & Nigerian officials in public prayers for peace.
Read more...April 21, 2011 1:09 PM
Since 2007, Interfaith Peace-building Initiative, a URI CC based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has celebrated the Golden Rule Day on April 5th. This year, they named three Golden Rule Ambassadors for their exemplary work promoting the Golden Rule: The Scout Movement, Mr. Paul McKenna of Scarboro Missions, and Wilhelm Schole International.
April 4, 2011 10:46 AM
URI Africa Regional Coordinator, Mussie Hailu, urges universal observance of the Golden Rule Day as a tool "to achieve peaceful coexistence and solidarity."
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October 19, 2010 10:18 AM
Representing URI, I took part in the seventh African Development Forum (ADF VII) which was held in Addis Ababa at the United Nations Conference Center from October 10-15th, 2010 under the theme of " Acting on Climate Change for Sustainable Development in Africa".
Read more...September 20, 2010 12:55 PM
URI calls for interreligious dialogue and the observance of the Golden Rule on the United Nations' International Day of Peace, September 21. 2010.
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August 26, 2010 3:53 PM
Dear Friends Greetings of peace and blessing from Africa. I am so happy to share with you the out come of the meeting of Somalia Civil Society towards sustainable peace in Somalia where URI Africa... Read more...
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August 19, 2010 11:09 AM
Greetings of peace and blessing from Africa. This is just to inform you that following the celebration of URI 10Th Anniversary URI Africa manage to get The Sub-Saharan Informer Pan-African Newspaper to publish the news on its front page. I also did exclusive interview with the informer on URI and the role of religions for peace. Here I send you the news and will email the interview I did.
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