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.
Last Sunday, Bishop William Swing, Founding Trustee and President Emeritus, delivered a sermon at Grace Cathedral, in San Francisco.
In his words: "Next week, we will elect a president of the United States. Among the myriad responsibilities that go with the office, none is of greater magnitude than the use of nuclear weapons."
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.
URI Africa's Ambassador Mussie Hailu recently signed an MOU for greater capacity building and leadership training for greater interfaith approaches to thematic peacebuilding priorities.
Jun 02, 2016. Today, Barack Obama stands in Hiroshima, Japan, honoring the residents of the city and all who were affected by the tragic nuclear bombing of WWII.
URI Pakistan took part in the global Symphony of Peace Prayers and Soul of WoMen celebrations earlier this May, bringing together various cultural and faith groups across the country.
Supporting one another is key to URI CCs' pursuit of interfaith, intercultural solutions to needs in the community. Step backstage to see what goes on at a Zonal Conference!
For many, peacebuilding and interfaith work takes on very practical forms: food, water, health. One of the newest CCs to the URI community shares their experience as they get started.
Today, Barack Obama stands in Hiroshima, Japan, honoring the residents of the city and all who were affected by the tragic nuclear bombing of WWII. He is the first sitting United States president to visit the city.