Our community is working tirelessly to bring peace and justice in all areas of the world regardless of religion. Read stories straight from the organizers.
The co-founders of the Interfaith Mediation Centre, a URI Cooperation Circle from Kaduna Nigeria, West Africa, receive the first Commonwealth Peace Prize.
Meet URI's new Executive Director, Karen Volker - As I step into my new role as URI’s first woman Executive Director, I want to acknowledge and highlight that I have joined a movement filled with remarkable individuals and organizations that harness collective strength to create meaningful impact—from local communities to the global stage.
The United Religions Initiative and the Parliament of the World’s Religions are partnering for the 7th Parliament of the World’s Religions, being held later this year, November 1 - 7, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario.
For a culture of peace, inter-religious & inter-cultural harmony, respect among nations, human dignity and social justice to prevail on Earth, it is high time to promote the teaching of the Golden Rule which says “Treat others the way you want to be treated” throughout the world and introduce it in the school curriculum as part of education for peace.
Janet WindWalker Jones (Tsaniti), a dear member of our URI community made her transition. We are grateful for who she was, the work she did and the vision she carried.
Interfaith Peace Building on Natural Resources Management, a URI Cooperation Circle in Cambodia, conducted a community training session to educate participants about reconciliation.
United Religions Initiative-Africa presented its 2018 Africa Peace Award to the International Dialogue Centre - KAICIID in recognition of the work of the organization in promoting inter-religious and inter-cultural dialogue.
Representing URI, we participated in the International Conference organized by KAICIID entitled “Interreligious dialogue for peace: promoting peaceful coexistence and common citizenship” held in Vienna 26-28 February 2018.
