URI Stories of Impact

Youth for Peace International, a URI member group in North India, is helping to keep people's spirits up during the quarantine with Bingo games via Instagram.

The Latin American CC of Musicians held on Sunday April 12, 2020 an International Festival of Songwriters in a virtual way (Online) in support of the running of the bulls requested by the global pandemic Covid-19. The event was called URI International Festival of Online Composers - Songs for Peace.

Last Monday, April 6, 2020, within the framework of the celebration of the Golden Rule Day and attending to the physical distancing due to the Covid-19 pandemic, URI Latin American region members participated in a Zoom call.

Peace Hope Pakistan, a URI member group, is distributing food packs and face masks to families that do not have enough food or safety supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dra Marly Pedra was invited by the Viva Sustentável (Live Sustainable) channel to talk about our immune systems.

URI Executive Director The Rev. Victor H. Kazanjian, Jr. spoke on a virtual panel of interfaith leaders at the Pacifica Institute's "Interfaith Prayer for Humanity: From Uncertainty to Hope."

On April 8, 2020, Alor Jatri (Vanguard of Light), a URI member group based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, distributed basic foods.