Africa

Prayers and condolences offered to the families of 39 dead.

URI Africa urges faith and interfaith leaders to join in endorsing the Interfaith Declaration on Climate Change.

URI Africa took part in the 16th International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) in Africa which took place from December 4 to 8, 2011 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

What a historic day in the Somali media activities as the Somali Media for Environment, Science, Health and Agriculture (SOMESHA) [formerly the National Association of Somali Science and Environmental Journalists CC] organized one day national media conference on November 20th for expanding media coverage on climate change.

On the occasion of the celebration of the 2011 International Day for Tolerance, Ambassador Mussie Hailu, Regional Director of United Religions Initiative (URI) Africa called for tolerance and respect... 

As part of our continuing support for youth development, inclusion and participation in Nigeria’s democratic processes, International Republican Institute ( IRI) is supporting a youth strategy meeting to begin the process of developing a Youth CSO Code Conduct to serve as a youth self regulatory tool with mutually accepted standards and sanctions recognized by government for the improved operation of youth groups to promote professionalism, youth cooperation, peace and development.

120 religious, interfaith and civil society leaders meet in Jos, Nigeria.

A call to action against continuing persecution