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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Do We Want To Go Back To The Old Normal?

Just as the birth giving process presents difficulties yet the joy of a new life – this new scenario is presenting us with challenges and opportunities for a better tomorrow.

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Happy International Yoga Day!

Yoga is a physical, mental and spiritual practice of ancient tradition, which originated in India.

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A Spirituality for Times of Crisis

What do you understand by spirituality? And what should spirituality be like for this time?

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The Weekly Shot: URI’s 20th Anniversary Broadcast

This Thursday and Friday, please join us for the Global Broadcast of URI's 20th Anniversary Celebration.

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Prisons, Drug Users, HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 Response

Studies indicate that contagious viruses such as COVID-19 virus proliferate in closed spaces such as prisons and increase the risk of community transmission.

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Distributing Food in Uporgoda Village

Members purchased four types of vegetables from local farmers, six types of spices, cooking oil and lentils, which we distributed among the tribal residents of Uporgoda Village.

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URI Tribute to Greg Harder – Detective on the Internet

URI honors the life of Greg Harder.

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Updates from URI Pakistan

Will I choose to act from fear and see the other as a threat, or will I act from love and see the other as sister and brother? That is our choice, always.

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International Yoga Day 2020

International Yoga Day serves to spread awareness about the importance and effects of yoga on the health of the people.

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Sangrur District CC - Promoting Interfaith Harmony in a Polarised World

The history of Sangrur as a place – the fact as to how Muslims and Sikhs have coexisted in the space for years adds a sense of grounding to the work that the cooperation circle has been involved in.