URI Stories of Impact

Jinwol, with a smile, pointed us towards a hall and said, “That is where you are going to stay tonight.” Nothing but the cold floor. The adventure was only starting.

Our target is planting 5,000 trees in Benue State, Nigeria to improve air quality and mitigate the adverse impacts of climate change on communities in Benue State.

On June 25, during an international URI gathering in the San Francisco Bay Area (CA, USA), members of URI North America member groups (called Cooperation Circles) gathered at the Mercy Center in Burlingame.

Kiran Bali MBE JP, URI Global Chair, shares the actions she has taken since last June's Accelerate Peace conference, which has inspired the URI network to move forward with ever-greater momentum.

Desert Bloom CC participated in the “70 years of Human Rights” Youth Exchange in Italy, 17-23 June, 2019.

The opening talk, "Networking in URI," Given by Sally Mahé, URI Senior Consultant, at Mercy Center, Burlingame, CA on June 25.

URI will amplify its voice at “Stand Up For Humanity,” an event to be held in Washington, DC.

"Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door." 

Zero Ebola Epidemic in North-Kivu and Ituri: The World Health Organization seeks the expertise of Reverend Dr. Ambassador Milenge, leader of All Congo InterFaith Platform (a URI member group).

The nuclear nations have decided to “modernize” their weapons. With this almost fashionable announcement, the end of the world is all but guaranteed.