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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$100,000 prize to solve water problems

Imagine H20 is offering $100,000 to the startup with the most promising efficient water treatment technology.

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Global Youth member invited to speak at TEDxYSE

Nineteen-year-old Seaon Shin, a Global Youth CC member and founder of the Global Youth Empowering Movement, will share her story in Washington, D.C. on November 13.

A Golden Rule for God's Green Earth

From the Washington Post By Clark Strandfounder, wholeearthgod.com The Golden Rule ("Do unto others as you would have them do unto you") is the foundation of Christian moral teaching. But lately I've..

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Israel and Palestine Declare War... Against Climate Change

By Susan Kraemer, Green Prophet Cooperation Circle October 26, 2010: Israel and the Palestinian Authority are among 15 Mediterranean nations who have just signed a historic agreement to work...

The Etymology of Salam : An insight into the Arabic word for Peace

“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.” -Nelson Mandela

Cultural Greeting of Peace

Assalamu aliekum!

URI Pakistan Magazine “Umang” is loaded on our website: www.uripakistan.org

Greetings of peace from URI Pakistan Regional Office!

U.S. film screenings

Check out three interfaith films screening around the United States this fall.

URI-UN hosts environmental rountable

URI-UN CC welcomed Bishop Swing, Charles Gibbs, retired UN Under Secretary-General Anwarul Chowdhury and others to New York for a round table discussion on the environment.

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Justice dwells on J Street

Several days ago I attended a J Street event here in St. Louis where Executive Director Jeremy Ben-Ami introduced community members to its efforts at stewarding an equitable and sustainable peace.