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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.

United Religions Initiative (URI) is thrilled to announce three significant milestones in 2025, including a leadership transition.

United Religions Initiative (URI), founded by The Rt. Rev. William E. Swing, and the Oxford Interfaith Forum, founded and directed by Dr. Thea Gomelauri, have been awarded the 2024 Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize, awarded by Hofstra University in collaboration with the Sardarni Kuljit Kaur Bindra Charitable Foundation.

URI Remembers the efforts around the world to mark International Day of Peace in 20218 

URI Remembers 25 years - July 25 reflections 

On 26 June 2024, over 80 people from across the world, all continents represented, gathered to mark the 25 years of URI!
 

Message from Amb. Mussie Hailu, Regional Director of URI for Africa and Representative of URI to the African Union and UN Office in Africa on the occasion of the 2024 Golden Rule Day  

URI and the Center for Earth Ethics, are collaborating on a series of grassroots dialogues in communities around the world most affected by the impacts of climate change and environmental devastation.