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.
We landed in Bangladesh today morning and it is the beginning of yet another TPA adventure. We were received at the airport by Francis Halder and went to the office of Anando straight from there. This...
URI-North America is now participating in working with the online Recycling Fundraiser program to get those old pagers, MP3 players, ink cartridges, and all kinds of old stuff out of your kitchen..
The Holy See has embarked on a new mission: the fight against climate change. In 2007, Pope Benedict XVI announced that Vatican City would strive to become the first carbon-neutral state. Although the..
Salwan School, a Cooperation Circle in New Delhi, India, launched the Green School Programme in July. Five teams were organized to evaluate their current use of water, air, land, energy and waste. The purpose of this program is to help students assess their use of resources and map their consumption and wastage. It enables them to identify the gaps in their current practices. The program will stimulate the growth of a more environmentally aware and responsible generation of citizens. The program began with a ceremony, with the principal planting a sapling in the school grounds.
URI’s ten year anniversary year, 2010, is moving into its last quarter. We have acquired authority and humility in our ten years of growth. We have embraced grassroots leadership, friendship, sharing the sacred, local leadership that meets local need, and we have nurtured a new reality where religious differences become a source of respect and mutual cooperation. I would like to share URI’s Key Accomplishments from my perspective. If you have more please add your comment .
