URI Stories of Impact

On the 28th September members of cooperation circles of United Religions Initiative Bangladesh meet to explore "Reconciiation and Global Unity". For the past few years we have been focusing to strengthen the interfaith network in Bangladesh to connect local activities with URI global platform.

Pakistan Council for Social Welfare & Human Rights (PCSW&HR) an active Cooperation Circle (CC) of United Religions Initiatives (URI) in Pakistan  observe the International Day of Peace on 27th^t September 2012,  and convention & workshop on “ Role of Women for Sustainable Peace for Sustainable Future” was organized to celebrate the International day of Peace 2012. 

More than 500 people took part in a celebration of the International Day of Peace hosted by the Southeast Asia-Pacific Region in Taguig City, the Philippines.

URI’s founder and President, the Right Rev. William E. Swing, is involved in two new ventures – a graduate class and an online television show.

The Rev. Ari van Buuren, a trustee of URI’s Global Council and chair of the steering committee for URI Netherlands, has been awarded membership in the Order of Orange-Nassau by Queen Beatrix.

Kiran Bali, chair of URI’s Global Council, hosted an interfaith celebration in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire to celebrate the International Day of Peace. 

In the wake of the Sept. 11, 2012 protests in Egypt and Libya, members of URI’s Multiregion discussed interfaith dialogue, diversity and tolerance at a series of events in Alexandria, Egypt.

Poems, prayers, dancing and a climactic football game were just a few of the ways the Blantyre CC celebrated the International Day of Peace in Malawi.

More than 600 volunteers in Kottarakkara, India took part in a parade celebrating the International Day of Peace hosted by URI South India

The Rev. James Channan was honored for his peacebuilding work during URI Pakistan's celebration of the International Day of Peace on Sept. 23.