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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.
Sixty one years ago on this day (June 25th, 1950), the Korean war erupted, which lasted for three years, causing much destruction and painful division. UN army comprising soldiers from 16 nations fought the battle, which was very rare. 10 million people had to part, for no reasons and still those millions long for a family re-union. Yes, today is the Korean commemoration day and we, the URI youth Camp family visited the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) to offer prayers for peace, with hundreds who flocked there with the same intent.
Greetings of peace and love on the celebration of URI's 11th birthday of the URI Charter signing on June 26, 2011. In the past 11 years, URI has made outstanding acheivements towards the goal and vision of URI's Preamble, Purpose and Principles. Many congratulations to all of you and URI family. To download this card and share, go to www.uripakistan.org
With blessings and prayers in coming years.
Yuel Bhatti
Dear Friends, Greetings of love and peace from Fez, Morocco; and early greetings for the 11th Anniversary of URI’s Charter Signing, tomorrow, 26 June 2011 [By the time I’ve been able to...
Ranchi Cooperation Circle members gathered for two events to protest the death and imprisonment of local social activists in the state of Jharkhand, a very high-alert Maoist active state.
Dear Friends, Greetings of love and peace from Fez, Morocco; and early greetings for the 11th Anniversary of URI’s Charter Signing, tomorrow, 26 June 2011 [By the time I’ve been able to...
A flock of swallows is delighting at dusk outside my windows – swooping and soaring, chittering in what sounds like joy; and the muezzin from the nearby mosque is chanting the call to prayer. My prayer at the moment is one of gratitude...
Dear Friends, Greetings of love and peace from Rabat, Morocco. It’s nearly 11:30 PM. We’ve just arrived back at our hotel and before I go to bed I’d like to share a few high points..
As requested by Raul Mamani, Calixto Quispe and Alejandrino Quispe, members of the Global Indigenous Initiative, Yoland Trevino, will participate in the Permanent Forum of Indigenous Issues.
I arrived here about 8 hours ago after about 13 hours in the air and nearly missing my connecting flight in Paris. I arrived, without luggage, to the warm welcome of Noufal al Hammomi, a 2010 URI Youth Ambassador who has helped anchor the local logistics for upcoming Young Leaders Training and URI MENA and Europe Assembly and two friends.
