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.
Greetings from Salt Lake City, Utah in the United States. Members of the URI Global Council, President’s Council, URI Foundation and Global Staff arrived here a week ago in advance of the 2015 Parliament of the World’s Religions.
Oprah's new television series "BELIEF" shares personal stories of believers from many traditions around the world. The episode "Belief: Love's Story," airing Monday, October 19, will feature Christian Pastor James Wuye and Muslim Imam Muhammad Ashafa, members of the United Religions Initiative Interfaith Mediation Centre Cooperation Circle.
Read Bishop William E. Swing's "Nuclear Weapons and the Moral and Spiritual Compass" speech given at the Parliament of the World’s Religions, October 17, 2015, on a panel with Jonathan Granoff and Jane Goodall.
United Religions Initiative was represented at the 13th World Public Forum “Dialogue of Civilizations” held in Rhodes, Greece from October 8 to 12, 2015. This year’s overarching theme was “The World Beyond Global Disorder”.
An extraordinary number of global leaders are gathering on Global Oneness Day, Saturday, October 24th, to celebrate this “Earth Day” for an awakened humanity
On the 29th of August, we the members of Palki Peace CC observed the significant festival of Rakhsa (Rakhi) Bandhan which means "the tie or knot of protection."
The 2nd Africa Peace Conference is being organized by the Africa Center for Peace Building, Ghana in collaboration with the Universal Peace Federation (UPF), an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations and supported by Teachers Without Borders, Global Educators for All Initiative, Passion House International and Senyo Global Group.
