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.
As the worldwide community hears the tragic news from Yemen, where suicide bombers attacked two mosques in Sanaa, our hearts and messages of support and peace go out to friends and family across the world.
Learn more about these three featured Cooperation Circles, who are working hard in Kampala, Uganda to improve life for people of all faiths and cultures.
The United Religions Initiative family engaged in celebrations worldwide in recognition and honor of the United Nations World Water Day, March 22nd, 2015. The following are a few accounts of how the URI global community celebrated.
This past Wednesday guest speakers from the Jewish Temple and the Islamic Center, both members of the Muncie Interfaith Fellowship Cooperation Circle, spoke at Christian Lenten service in Indiana, USA.
Water – and its capacity to sustain both physical and spiritual life – will be the topic of a special presentation by members of URI (United Religions Initiative), the world’s largest grassroots interfaith organization, at Rio+20, the upcoming United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development.
The BETHAK-organization in collaboration with REAT-network celebrated the World Interfaith Cultural Week to promote communication and trust among the believers of different religious for peace.
Following the meetings I attended on the possibility of URI Africa working together with the Regional Centre on Small Arms (RECSA), in the effort to fight against small arms and light weapons, and to address its impact on peace and security in Africa, I am thrilled to share this news with you.
Circles of Light 2015 - Reflections by Victor Kazanjian: It is such a joy when the URI community gathers, so often in circles, working together for peace among the peoples of the planet.
New Era Educational and Charitable Support Foundation, a Nigeria-based Cooperation Circle of United Religions Initiative, is pleased to announce the hosting of the 7th International Conference on Youth and Interfaith Dialogue, from October 23-24, 2015, in Abuja, Nigeria.
