United Religions Initiative
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Non- Governmental and Other Organisations
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1009 General Kennedy Ave., San Francisco, CA 94129, USA
Castex 3330 - 11F, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires 1425, Argentina
Kemp House, 152 City Road, London-EC1V2NX, UK
PO Box 7785, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Aim
Cultivate peace and justice by engaging people to bridge religious and cultural differences and work together for the good of their communities and the world; engage in community action such as conflict resolution and reconciliation, environmental sustainability, education, women's and youth programmes, and advocacy for human rights.
History
The idea for URI came to California Episcopal Bishop William Swing, in 1993 after an invitation by the United Nations to host a large interfaith service in San Francisco to mark the 50th anniversary of the signing of the UN Charter. Bishop Swing hired a small staff in San Francisco and launched a four-year organisational design process that included meetings among hundreds of stakeholders of diverse religions, cultures and disciplines all over the world. What emerged was a group of committed founders who formed the heart of URI's global community, and a highly regarded, inclusive Charter that provides a unique grassroots-based structure and set of principles for action on behalf of the common good. With the signing of this Charter, the global URI organisation was born on June 26, 2000.
IRD Activities
- Civic Engagement
Cooperation Circles hold conferences and discussions sharing ideas for interfaith cooperation. In Kenya, a Cooperation Circle focuses their interfaith community service projects by working against cultural and religious stereotypes associated with blood transfusions
- Interfaith Dialogue and Education
Cooperation Circles are weaving in interfaith understanding and peace-building education into the daily curriculum of schools. This includes schools that are primarily Muslim and Hindu and where students come from communities that deeply mistrust each other.
Main Focus Countries of Activities
Angola - Benin - Burkina Faso - Burundi - Cameroon - Congo - Democratic Republic of the Congo - Djibouti - Ethiopia - Gabon - Gambia - Ghana - Kenya - Liberia - Malawi - Mozambique - Nigeria - Rwanda - Senegal - Sierra Leone - Somalia - South Africa - South Sudan - Sudan - Swaziland - Tanzania - Togo - Uganda - Zambia - Zimbabwe - Bangladesh - India - Japan - South Korea - Nepal - Pakistan - Sri Lanka - China - Austria - Belgium - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bulgaria - Denmark - Finland - France - Germany - Hungary - Netherlands - Romania - Russian Federation - Spain - Tajikistan - Turkey - UK - Argentina - Bolivia - Brazil - Chile - Ecuador - Guatemala - Haiti - Mexico - Panama - Peru - Venezuela - Algeria - Egypt - Iraq - Israel - Jordan - Lebanon - Morocco - State of Palestine - Syria - Tunisia - United Arab Emirates - Canada - USA - Australia - Cambodia - Indonesia - Malaysia - New Zealand - Philippines - Angola - Benin - Burkina Faso - Burundi - Cameroon - Congo - Democratic Republic of the Congo - Djibouti - Ethiopia - Gabon - Gambia - Ghana - Kenya - Liberia - Malawi - Mozambique - Nigeria - Rwanda - Senegal - Sierra Leone - Somalia - South Africa - South Sudan - Sudan - Swaziland - Tanzania - Togo - Uganda - Zambia - Zimbabwe - Bangladesh - India - Japan - South Korea - Nepal - Pakistan - Sri Lanka - China - Austria - Belgium - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bulgaria - Denmark - Finland - France - Germany - Hungary - Netherlands - Romania - Russian Federation - Spain - Tajikistan - Turkey - UK - Argentina - Bolivia - Brazil - Chile - Ecuador - Guatemala - Haiti - Mexico - Panama - Peru - Venezuela - Algeria - Egypt - Iraq - Israel - Jordan - Lebanon - Morocco - State of Palestine - Syria - Tunisia - United Arab Emirates - Canada - USA - Australia - Cambodia - Indonesia - Malaysia - New Zealand - Philippines