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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.

The Weekly Shot: Israeli and Palestinian Women's Peace Quilt

19 August 2019

The Weekly Shot: Israeli and Palestinian Women's Peace Quilt

The Israeli and Palestinian Women's Peace Quilt was created in Jerusalem by 72 Israeli and Palestinian women designing and creating a symbol of their interfaith sisterhood in the midst of violent conflict.

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The Accelerate Peace conference took place on June 26 and 27, 2019 at the Hoover Institution on the Stanford University campus in California, USA.

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The state of Kerala has seen the worst flooding in the living memory, but URI members are helping.

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As you join the People Uniting Campaign, your investment and efforts elevate hope and have a positive impact on communities around the world.

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URI Cooperation Circles Celebrated at the G20 Interfaith Forum in Tokyo

The G20 Interfaith Forum offers an annual platform where a network of religiously-linked institutions and initiatives engage on global agendas, including the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and contribute meaningful insight and recommendations.

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The Weekly Shot: Volunteers as Agents for Peace

The “Volunteers as Agents for Peace” training, which took place in Vienna, Austria, brought together 50 participants from Europe, Asia, and the Middle East & North Africa.

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Mother’s Day Observation and Seminar by Zero Limits

Mother’s Day is the special time of year when you get to celebrate your first best friend and the person you always turn to when you need advice.

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News from Caravan: June 2019 Edition

Keep up with the latest news from Caravan, a URI Multiregion Cooperation Circle that is "peacebuilding through the arts between the Middle East and West."

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Volunteers as Agents for Peace

The URI Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Regional Coordinator and the founder of Desert Bloom Cooperation Circle (a URI member group) participated in “Volunteers as Agents for Peace.”

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The Weekly Shot: Assisting Rural Women in Mangla, Pakistan

Sabina Rifat, a longtime URI member in Pakistan, shares a story from attending and speaking at a program for women in rural Mangla.

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Assisting Rural Women in Mangla, Pakistan

It was a very great program, as the participants were 80% women, which was a surprise in such a remote area.

URI – World’s Largest Grassroots Interfaith Peacebuilding Network – Sponsors Unprecedented Int’l Conference June 26 & 27

H.E. Adama Dieng and Valarie Kaur among note keynotes.

URI is Hiring: Multiregion Regional Coordinator

URI is accepting applications for the position of Multiregion Regional Coordinator!

Press Release: Beyond Partisanship

URI convenes unprecedented Accelerate Peace international conference June 26 and 27, 2019.