Southeast Asia and the Pacific

Christmas get together BETHAK celebrated Christmas in collaboration with REAT Network at Khanewal.

Potre Diampuan, URI’s SEA-Pac Regional Coordinator based in Manila, Philippines, attended several high level United Nations (UN) events this month that took her from Mindanao in the Philippines to Bali, where she was also able to meet with several Bali-based Cooperation Circles (CCs).

Eid al-Fitr (“festival of breaking of the fast"), also called Feast of Breaking the Fast, the Sugar Feast, Bayram (Bajram), the Sweet Festival and the Lesser Eid, is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month offasting (sawm).

URI members participate in a peace ritual in Mindanao, Philippines, where Peace Secretary Teresita Quintos Deles lights candles with her granddaughter in February 2011.Explore our Cooperation Circles.

URI's United Nations representative, Monica Willard, invited me to participate in an interfaith service at the Church Center.

A letter of congratulations was sent to Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III to commemorate the signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro on this historic day.

In honor of World Interfaith Harmony Week 2014, URI members offer affirmations, events and celebrations to the global interfaith community.