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.
UNAKITA, a URI Cooperation Circle in Buenos Aires, Argentina, participated in the “Old Women Revolution”. Twenty women, all elders, gathered to address ways to create a dignified life.
The Australian Religious Response to Climate Change (ARRCC), a Cooperation Circle of URI, with faith communities across Australia, is organizing a set of actions as part of a global multi-faith Week of Action from May 3 to 12.
The centerpiece will be large banners placed at iconic places of worship calling on the Australian government to stop new coal and gas projects and provide proper levels of climate finance for countries hardest hit by climate disasters.
Pink Hijab Initiatives CC in Tanzania, founded in 2016, aims to inspire, educate, encourage, and increase awareness concerning women’s & youth's rights and responsibilities - economically, politically, and socially.
ANT-Hiroshima works to realize a world without nuclear weapons and aims to create a new international order by spreading the message of peace on a global scale.
Sahas works with adolescents and young people on knowledge building around the issues of gender, sexuality, and reproductive health thereby building their capacity to understand and challenge gender-based violence.
BRIDGES Cooperation Circle in Europe organized Gift of Love interfaith art performance to mark World Interfaith Harmony Week. This event aimed to create connections among youth from diverse backgrounds, bonded by a shared commitment to creativity and universal human principles such as religious tolerance