URI Stories of Impact

Happy Earth Day - April 22!

As sisters and brothers of the world gather for the holy days of Easter and Passover, symbolizing rebirth and freedom, we receive the terrible, contrary news of horrific bombings in Sri Lanka.

I write this article two days after the fire in the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, and exactly one hundred years to the day of the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906 when Grace Cathedral burned to the ground.

Two members of each winning Cooperation Circle traveled to Jordan to accept their prizes in an April 17 ceremony at Al Husseiniya Palace, which was attended by His Majesty King Abdullah.

One of the questions we hear most often from interfaith groups is: “How do we get young adults involved in our work?” Doing so may seem like a mystery, but it’s not: there are actually proven methods for engaging young adults in interfaith work.

On Saturday, March 16, the 11th anniversary of the departure of Chiara Lubich, founder of the Focolare Movement or Work of Mary, was commemorated in Quito.

On the seam of East and West Jerusalem, we welcomed into our home thirty Israelis, Palestinians, and internationals to celebrate the Golden Rule Day.

Read the latest news from URI Southern Africa.

URI had an impactful presence at the Fourth UN Environment Assembly held in Nairobi Kenya from March 11-15, 2019 under the theme of “Innovative solutions for environmental challenges and sustainable consumption and production”.

A message for the celebration of the Golden Rule Day from H.E. Adama Dieng, United Nations Secretary-General's Special Adviser for the Prevention of Genocide.