URI Stories of Impact

Two weeks ago, Undugu Family of Hope member Edwin Nzomo heard that Bishop Stephen Villaester, a URI Global Council Trustee from Mindanao, the Philippines, was going to be visiting nearby Nairobi.

The Muslim was eloquent about Islamaphobia, the rabbi about anti-semitism, the Baptist about the persecution of Christians. But they never spoke of any action together.

On March 21, just at noon in the Gardens of the House of Ecuadorian Culture in Quito, a ceremony was held to welcome the New Year.

This week is the beginning of Ramadan, a holy month of prayer and fasting for followers of the Islamic faith.

Morgana Sythove of URI Netherlands shares her experience from the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Toronto.

URI Pakistan organized a panel discussion on Earth Day, 2019 with the theme of Environmental Pollution and our Responsibility.

Jews died while saying their prayers. Muslims died while saying their prayers. Christians died while saying their prayers. “…We gotta do something.”

I participated in the Tunis Forum on Gender Equality, a world UN Women’s Forum organized by the governments of Sweden and Tunisia, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and UN Women.

URI Brasilia, a URI Cooperation Circle based in Brasilia, Brazil, joined with other peace activist groups for a proposal against weapons, hatred and violence in Brasilia.

United Religions Initiative (URI)-Africa and the Baha’i International Community Addis Ababa Office have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to foster a working partnership on the common, shared agenda for the two organizations.