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URI AL&C Online Youth Training

Bill Swing

Reflections on the Elections and Nuclear Weapons

Last Sunday, Bishop William Swing, Founding Trustee and President Emeritus, delivered a sermon at Grace Cathedral, in San Francisco.

In his words: "Next week, we will elect a president of the United States. Among the myriad responsibilities that go with the office, none is of greater magnitude than the use of nuclear weapons."

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URI AL&C Online Youth Training

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.

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URI Statement on Escalating Violence in the Israel-Hamas War

URI remains alarmed by the escalation of violence between Israel and Hamas & expresses grave concern for the civilians on the ground. 

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Pakistan Council for Social Welfare & Human Rights (PCSW&HR) condemns the Lynching of Christian couple by mob in Kot Radha Kishan Punjab - Pakistan and demands that responsible of this shameful incident must be brought to justice.

Asia
Interfaith and Intercultural Dialogue
Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation
Policy Advocacy

As an enraged mob on November 4, 2014 beat the Christian couple to death on minor dispute and then burnt their bodies in the brick kiln where they worked at Kot Radha Kishan area of Punjab Province - Pakistan. To condemn this inhuman and shameful act of lynching of a Christian couple by a mob Pakistan Council for Social Welfare & Human Rights convened its executive committee meeting. Mr. Muhammad Ijaz Noori Chairman Pakistan Council for Social Welfare & Human Rights chaired the executive committee meeting. Prominent religious leaders Moulana Abdul Ghafoor Noori Divisional Khateeb Gujranwala Division, Chairman Ulama Mashaiqe Council Dr. Mufti Najeeb Ahmed Hashmi especially participated in the executive committee meeting of PCSW&HR. Mr. Mushtaq Ahmed Qadri, Ch. Muhammad Ijaz, Mansoor Ahmed and others also addressed during the executive committee meeting.