URI Stories

Fany González, the first current contact of CC Mukua, daughter of former Global Councilor Fany Ávila who died last year, produced a collage of photos that reflect the path traveled for many years by the Kuna people and their worldview within the inter-religious and intercultural network that It has been fostered over the 20 years of URI's existence.

On June 29th, 2020, we received the results of the electoral process of Global Trustees for the period 2020-2023.

In our region the elected Trustees were Salette Aquino, Rosadelia Quizpe and Francisco Morales who starting from September 10, 2020 will be the representative voice of the 59 Cooperation Circles of Latinoamerica.

Nirmala Deshpande Sansthan, a civil society organisation was established in the industrial city of Panipat, Haryana in 2009 in honor of Nirmala Deshpande, noted Indian social activist who had embraced Gandhian philosophy. 

URI West India received donations with rations of food and sanitary kits for distribution during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Marcus and Mary Braybrooke are pioneers in the interfaith movement.

As tensions rise between groups of people based on differences in culture, faith, ethnicity, and politics, there is one organization steadily cutting through the daily reports of hate speech and violence with a simple message: we are all in this together.

Just as the birth giving process presents difficulties yet the joy of a new life – this new scenario is presenting us with challenges and opportunities for a better tomorrow.

Yoga is a physical, mental and spiritual practice of ancient tradition, which originated in India.

What do you understand by spirituality? And what should spirituality be like for this time?  In its original sense, spirit, where the word spirituality comes from, is the quality of every being that breathes.