United Religions Initiative

10/13/2026

Meet URI's newly elected Global Council! 🎉

This year, Cooperation Circles in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Southeast Asia and the Pacific voted through the Trustee Selection Process, and eight At-Large Trustees joined them. Swipe to meet all twenty of our new leaders, from teachers and lawyers to filmmakers, researchers, and community organizers, and leave them a congratulations in the comments.

URI's Global Council is the network's governing body. Its Trustees are elected by Cooperation Circles in their regions, alongside At-Large Trustees chosen to ensure the Council has the diverse professional skills and expertise it needs. Together, they set the strategic direction for URI, uphold its legal and fiduciary responsibilities, and work in close partnership with the Executive Director and staff to keep the network true to its Charter and its Purpose: to promote enduring, daily interfaith cooperation, to end religiously motivated violence, and to create cultures of peace, justice, and healing for the Earth and all living beings.

How the Trustees are chosen

Every few years, Cooperation Circles in each region vote through URI's Trustee Selection Process to elect the Trustees who represent them. At-Large Trustees are chosen alongside them so the Council has the range of skills and expertise it needs.

Read more about these amazing leaders in the comments below ⬇️⬇️⬇️

09/21/2026

Today is the International Day of Peace, and across our network, 1,300+ Cooperation Circles and Individual Members in 120+ countries are marking it in their own way, with workshops, art, conversations that wouldn’t have happened otherwise. We’re in awe of all of it.

Peace also shows up in smaller ways: a neighbor who checks in, a faith leader who shows up outside their own tradition, a friend who keeps showing up even when it’s difficult.

Our Global Learning Strategies Lead, Sarah Oliver, put that into words in the video above.

If someone in your life does this work without ever being thanked for it, today’s your chance. Share this video with them.

09/20/2026

Join URI for our International Day of Peace 2026
Community Call 🤩 - Comment “IDP” to get the registration link❗️

Youth & Intergenerational Dialogue: Building Peace Across Generations

Under the theme “Invest in Peace: For Everyone, Everywhere, Every Day,” we’ll bring generations together to share perspectives, learn from one another, and celebrate peacebuilding across the URI network.
Whether you’re a young peacebuilder, community leader, URI member, Trustee, staff member, partner, or friend, your voice is part of the conversation.

Arabic, French, Hindi, and Spanish translations available.

Date: September 30, 2026
Time: 6:00 AM Pacific Time
Online | 90 minutes | Open to all

09/14/2026

🚀 We’re partnering with Charter for Compassion for their 2026 Global Youth Conference happening September 23–24! Register now to join youth leaders taking action around the world.
🔗 Link to registers in the bio⬆️

09/07/2026

09/03/2026

On 1 September, at the United Nations, URI and Voices Co-Chair of Advocacy Michael Ramos delivered a statement during the first International Meeting of Victim Assistance and Environmental Remediation, addressing the enduring legacy of nuclear weapons and calling for accountability, trust, transparency, and nuclear justice.

Yesterday (1 September) at the United Nations 🇺🇳 our Co-Chair of Advocacy Michael Ramos delivered a statement during the first-ever International Meeting of Victim Assistance and Environmental Remediation, addressing the legacy of nuclear weapons.

Speaking on behalf of United Religions Initiative and Voices, Ramos stated:

"Moral responsibility begins with the end of denial, avoidance, and forgetting, and is made real through a down payment of accountability, trust, and transparency, particularly by the nuclear weapon testing states. We owe a moral debt to the affected peoples whose legacy is a lived reality, the Hibakusha and people subjected to the effects of nuclear testing, to the generations that follow, and to those who have died."

09/03/2026

🌺 Day 3 of the Garden of Peace Interfaith Youth Camp.
Participants reflected on the forum, explored future initiatives, and strengthened their commitment to building bridges of trust, dialogue, and understanding across communities. A meaningful ending and the beginning of new ideas and partnerships.

Great work Bridges - Eastern European Forum for Dialogue !!!