Community Building

URI encourages people to help each other by reaching across religious, ethnic, and cultural lines, creating a culture of respect and safety that fosters peace even during difficult times.

Examples of our work in this Action Area:

In Pakistan, the URI MCC Islamabad office works for inter-religious peace by addressing local Muslims' and Christians' joint need for necessities like roads, sewage systems, gas and water
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, Youth for Peace CC's summer school brought together young people from different backgrounds to serve their community through volunteering efforts like helping disadvantaged families, painting houses, and repairing old cemeteries
After a Helsinki mosque was vandalized, URI members from the URI Multiregion formed an interfaith group to clean it, sending a strong message that they would not allow their community to be divided

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URI Bangladesh is Growing

URI Bangladesh is taking steps forward to reach out deeper in each district with greater force and is extending the team to bring greater impact.

Seeds of Hope Concert World Premiere in December

Thanks to URI’s catalytic role, CARAVAN will be now be facilitating the world premiere of Seeds of Hope on December 4, 2015 at St. Paul’s Cathedral in Mdina, Malta.

URI-Africa Takes Part in 3rd International Conference on Financing for Development

URI-Africa took part at the Interfaith Side-Event of the 3rd International Conference on Financing for Development on July 14, 2015 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The Weekly Shot: The Bridge Exhibition

Sheikh Mohey El Din Afifi from Al Azhar, Cairo, Egypt, greets Father Shenouda of the Coptic Orthodox Church at CARAVAN Cooperation Circle's exhibition "The Bridge" in London.

PEACE CC - Yoga enthusiast Bhumi Shah engages her Jain community audience through yoga workshop on June 21st, 2015 as part of UN Yoga day celebrations

Ever since UN announced June 21st, as the International Yoga day, several yoga enthusiasts around the world from different countries were gearing up and preparing to celebrate for the first time a special day dedicated to purify one's Body, mind and spirit. So in a way, this was the day to practice 'You become the change to see the change around you' echoed by Mahatma Gandhi. India being the seat of sages and saints who propounded and promoted yoga systems for ages for the welfare of whole world, took the lead and it is noticed that yoga is practiced daily by all those who are convinced of its holistic benefit for self and as part of social welfare.

UNEP Receives 2015 Africa Peace Award for Environmental and Development Work

The Africa Peace Award is presented annually to individuals or organizations whose leadership and policies reflect courage, initiative, and creativity that help to create peace and a better future for all.

News from CARAVAN

CARAVAN received an award recognition from Jordan the King Abdullah II World Interfaith Harmony Week, and opened another BRIDGE exhibition in London, which included a song by celebrated Muslim singer Sami Yusuf.

Abrahamic Reunion Leadership Meeting in Jerusalem

Recently our Abrahamic Reunion CC held a leadership meeting at Tantur Ecumenical Institute with founding members of our Abrahamic Reunion, local coordinators and international supporters of our work from the Global Hope Fund and Rising Tide International.

Cultural Infusion CC Named a 2015 WISE Awards Finalist

Cultural Infusion Cooperation Circle was named a 2015 WISE awards finalist.

Path of Love; A Call for Interfaith Harmony

I have good news to share with you: a number of UN-affiliated NGOs have organized the launching ceremony of my book,"Path of Love; A Call for Interfaith Harmony" at the United Nations, New York, on 16th of July.

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