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.

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

URI CC Receives the Common Wealth Peace Prize

The co-founders of the Interfaith Mediation Centre, a URI Cooperation Circle from Kaduna Nigeria, West Africa, receive the first Commonwealth Peace Prize.

The Power to Change the World

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.

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URI Welcomes Three New Cooperation Circles

2014 has been a remarkable year; 69 new CCs joined URI across all regions, which represents a 55% increase from the number of CCs who came onboard last year.

The Weekly Shot: Indigenous Action in Latin America

Three indigenous women attend the Latin American Regional Assembly in Brazil in 2008.

Contemplative Leadership - An Online Certificate Course in ‘Enhanced Mindfulness’

I am very happy to announce a new course in Contemplative Leadership offered in partnership with Fielding Graduate University.

NEW CC Profiles from Austria, India, and Kenya

CC profiles are a part of our ongoing efforts to strengthen the URI network by providing quality, in-depth information about the work of our cooperation circles.

Sari Heidenreich: Thanksgiving Activities for URI North America CCs

Despina Namwembe: URI CC helps launch Safer City campaign in Kampala

AFFCAD rallied young people around Kampala’s highly congested and poorest areas to stop engaging in violence and increase security amongst themselves to prevent crime.

Emmanuel Ivorgba: Reporting on the URI West Africa Regional Assembly

From Nov 20-22, 35 CC leaders and delegates representing 15 URI Cooperation Circles in West Africa gathered in Jos, Nigeria, for the first URI West Africa Regional Assembly.

Religious Leaders Call for the Universal Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

An extraordinary panel, co-sponsored by the Philippine Government and the Global Security Institute, to help strengthen advocacy for nuclear disarmament through a humanitarian approach.

The Weekly Shot: URI’s Golden Rule Award awarded to Finland’s President

In 2010, URI’s Golden Rule Award was given to Finland’s President Taria Halonen.

Liam Chinn: Reflections on the 2014 URI India National Assembly

The atmosphere was electric, with the emergence of a powerful approach for URI assemblies on full display, and it is an honor to share a few highlights with you.

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