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.

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.

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In memoriam

URI mourns the loss of Pelecinnah Josiah-Pele, Global Council Trustee for the Africa region and member of the Nigerian United Religions CC

A great loss to URI

It is with great shock and sadness that we share the news of Global Council Trustee Pele Pele's passing.

Martin Luther King

I write as the last light drains from the sky on this day commemorating the life and ministry of Dr. Martin Luther King.  I spent the morning in San Francisco participating in an event organized by the San Francisco Interfaith Council, which is a URI Cooperation Circle. Rita Semel, who many of you know as URI's founding board and Global Council Chair is Executive Vice Chair of SFIC; and Michael Pappas, who is a member of the leadership council for URI North America, is SFIC's executive director.

Five new Cooperation Circles

Dear friends, It is with joy that I announce that we started 2011 by welcoming five new CCs from three different regions and one new country, Bulgaria. We continue to be impressed by the quality of..