URI Stories of Impact

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.

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."

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.

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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Global GRACE Day, November 9th

Sabine Lichtenfels, co-founder of the peace research village Tamera, initiated the Global GRACE Day in 2005 during her first GRACE pilgrimage through Israel and Palestine. Global GRACE Day is a day of the gentle revolution, of meditation and actions in the name of GRACE.
Dieter Duhm, partner of Sabine Lichtenfels and initiator of Tamera, wrote a beautiful text for this year's Global Grace Day. It serves as a foundation for all actions, meditations, pilgrimages and activities on that day and connects them like a common mental-spiritual roof. Below you find this text which may serve as an inspiration for your actions. We invite everyone to take part. Please let us know what you are planning to do! More information: http://www.global-grace-day.com/

URI Pakistan Prays For 14-Year-Old Activist

Members of URI Pakistan gathered on the streets of Lahore Saturday to offer prayers for the recovery of 14-year-old peace activist Malala Yousufzai.

URI Bangladesh - growing community

On the 28th September members of cooperation circles of United Religions Initiative Bangladesh meet to explore "Reconciiation and Global Unity". For the past few years we have been focusing to strengthen the interfaith network in Bangladesh to connect local activities with URI global platform.

Celebration of International Day of Peace 2012 by Pakistan Council for Social Welfare & Human Rights (PCSW&HR)

Pakistan Council for Social Welfare & Human Rights (PCSW&HR) an active Cooperation Circle (CC) of United Religions Initiatives (URI) in Pakistan observe the International Day of Peace on 27th^t September 2012, and convention & workshop on “ Role of Women for Sustainable Peace for Sustainable Future” was organized to celebrate the International day of Peace 2012.