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.
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."
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.
UNfold Zero, a new United Nations platform to gather support for a nuclear-free world, was launched in the run up to International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons on September 26th.
On the occasion of the International Day of Peace 2014, Volunteering for Peace (VFP) CC in Palestine started its campaign "International Day of Peace a Message to Gaza."
International Day of Peace (IDP) 2014 brought together people from all over the URI network to honor the work of peacebuilding, community, education, and "The Right of Peoples to Peace."
International Day of Peace (IDP) 2014 brought together people from all over the URI network to honor the work of peacebuilding, community, education, and "The Right of Peoples to Peace."
The URI MENA office in Amman, Jordan, in celebrating the International Day of Peace this year, organized “Sport for Peace,” an event for 30 children from Baqa’a Palestinian refugee camp.
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year, although the real name for this Feast of the Lord is called Yom Teruah (Hebrew: literally "day [of] shouting/raising a noise") or the Feast of Trumpets according to the correct biblical calendar of the 1st and 2nd temple period, not Rosh Hashanah.
This year, Bokaro Peace Circle organized an International Day of Peace celebration on Sunday, September 21st. The event was attended by students, teachers and social workers. The theme was "Why is there war between all religions?"