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.

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URI CC Receives the Common Wealth Peace Prize

The co-founders of the Interfaith Mediation Centre, a URI Cooperation Circle from Kaduna Nigeria, West Africa, receive the first Commonwealth Peace Prize.

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The Power to Change the World

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.

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URI Celebrates its 25th Anniversary with New Five-Year Strategy and Executive Leadership

United Religions Initiative (URI) is thrilled to announce three significant milestones in 2025, including a leadership transition.

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The Accelerate Peace Conference

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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Circles of Light 2019

The 2019 Gala, which took place within the Accelerate Peace conference, celebrated the ways in which URI has been able to combine interfaith bridgebuilding with humanitarian action.

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Call to Action Storytellers

Responding to the Call to Action through love for others, these young interfaith leaders weave their stories together.

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KEYNOTE: Valarie Kaur

Renowned Sikh activist Valarie Kaur urges Accelerate Peace conference attendees to "[stage] a cultural intervention to birth a new future."