URI Stories of Impact

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.

URI at the G20 Interfaith Forum in Cape Town, South Africa

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Endorses Nuclear Prayer Day

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew endorses Nuclear Prayer Day

Prestigious Guru Nanak Prize awarded to URI and its Founder the Rt. Rev. William E. Swing

URI Receives the 2024 Hofstra's Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize

4759 Results

Refine your search results by selecting the filters below.

Terrorism Must Not Pollute Us With Hatred Or Fear

We need to stand together as a family of Nations recognizing the human dignity and rights of every person. We must not permit terrorism pollute our minds and hearts with hatred or fear.

URI Pakistan Celebrates UN Peace Awards

Mr. Yuel Bhatti, Executive Secretary of URI Pakistan, presents flowers to Fr. Dr. James Channan OP, celebrating the achievement of being honored with two Peace Awards from the United Nations.

Oprah Presents "BELIEF" Series; URI Members to be featured

For three years Oprah has been working to create a television series that illuminates what bind us together as human beings — BELIEF. Episode 2, tells the story of Christian Pastor James Wuye and Muslim Imam Muhammad Ashafa, members of the United Religions Initiative Interfaith Mediation Centre Cooperation Circle. These men used to be brutal enemies but now work together to promote peace.

World Kindness Liberia Cooperation Circle Activities Report

Learn about recent activities of World Kindness Liberia, which include caring for children left without parents after Ebola outbreaks.

Share your International Day of Peace plans!

International Day of Peace 2015 is almost upon us! This year, URI is gathering reports of celebrations on and around September 21 from all around the globe and plotting them on the map.

Empowering the Girl Child

Memoriam for Amelia Boynton Robinson

The Trail of Dreams World Peace Walk Cooperation Circle is sad to announce the passing of our member, elder, mentor and friend, Queen Mother Amelia Boynton Robinson (104 years wise), an icon in civil rights history, on August 26, 2015.

URI Horn of Africa General Assembly

Read news from the URI Horn of Africa General Assembly in Nairobi earlier this month; 11 Cooperation Circles were represented in the assembly and presented their work to participants and URI staff. It was a strong moment for the URI network.

Obama Calls Us To Be Active Neighbors

As I listened to President Obama address the nation on last week’s tragedy in San Bernardino, California I was surprised and relieved to hear a call for Americans to become active, as opposed to passive, neighbors to one another in this time of tension.

Why We Walk for Peace

Dear Family and Friends,

I wanted to share my response to those who are asking me, "What does 
walking have to do with real social change?"

ABOUT

GLOBAL ACTION

EXPLORE

GET INVOLVED