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.
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.
Between August and September 2021, the URI AL&C Online Youth Training organized by the URI Global Program for the participation of youth was developed with the intervention of 15 young people from the CCs: Aflaiai, Constructores de Puentes, Teusaquillo, Mukua, Quinaroes , COEMATI, The Descendants of Guatemaya, Samay, ACRE from the countries: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama and Venezuela.
In the heart of Wadi Rum, a breathtaking desert landscape in southern Jordan known for its vast red sands, towering cliffs, and ancient petroglyphs, lies the small village of Al-Disah. It is here that Qutnah, also known as Umm Laith (mother of Laith), a remarkable Bedouin woman.
Corrina shares an uplifting story of Wejdan Aljazi, a 39-year-old Bedouin woman living in Al-Husseiniyah, a village near Ma’an in southern Jordan who emerged from her despair stronger than before and laid the foundations for her artistic career.
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.
An interfaith, intercultural gathering celebrating the 2024 International Day of Peace was held at the Glandore Community Garden and adjacent Rugby Hall in Adelaide, South Australia, on 23 November 2024.