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Directory of IRD Organizations

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Union for Reform Judaism

Enabled the Jewish people to introduce innovation while preserving tradition, to embrace diversity while asserting commonality, to affirm beliefs without rejecting those who doubt, and to bring faith to sacred texts without sacrificing critical scholarship.

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United Church of Christ

Change lives — individually, systemically and globally; work to make transformation possible, but trust in God's grace; insist that churches must be places of vitality in worship, learning, and advocacy; Work for justice, and believe that lives are changed through global experiences and friendships.

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United Evangelical Mission

Vereinigte Evangelische Mission; Mission Évangélique Unie

Meet the missionary challenges of today; maintain a genuine, consistent and egalitarian partnership; support partnerships between parishes and church districts in Africa, Asia and Germany.

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United Nations Population Fund

Fonds des Nations Unies pour la population; Fondo de Población de las Naciones Unidas

To ensure reproductive rights for all. To accomplish this, UNFPA works to ensure that all people, especially women and young people, are able to access high-quality sexual and reproductive health services, including voluntary family planning, so that they can make informed and voluntary choices about their sexual and reproductive lives.

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United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

Promote the greater good which the Church offers humankind, especially through forms and programmes of the apostolate fittingly adapted to the circumstances of time and place.

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United States Institute of Peace

Prevent, mitigate and resolve violent conflicts around the world by engaging directly in conflict zones and providing analysis, education and resources to those working for peace.

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Universal Peace Federation

Build a world of peace in which everyone can live in freedom, harmony, cooperation and prosperity; advocate renewal of the United Nations, including a proposal that the UN create an interreligious council within its structures; implement its programs through a global network of Ambassadors for Peace; encourage all religions to dialogue and cooperate for peace based upon the recognition that human dignity derives from a universal divine source that is the basis of harmony and unification; offer relief and humanitarian programs, service-learning projets, character education and sports programs with a special focus on personal leadership and peacemaking skills.

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Warwick Religions and Education Research Unit

Undertake externally funded research and development projects in religions and education and related fields; have specialist expertise in a wide range of qualitative and quantitative research methodologies and in applying the findings of research to fields such as religious education, intercultural education, citizenship education, peace education, human rights education, teacher training, clergy training, and medical education; contribute to research and development collaborations in Europe, Asia, Australasia, Southern Africa, and North America; contribute to dissemination of research and development findings via the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations 'Education about Religions and Beliefs' clearinghouse website; contribute to dissemination of research and development through collaboration with the Council of Europe related European Wergeland Centre in Oslo; contribute to Council of Europe policy and practice on incorporating the dimension of religious diversity into intercultural education in 47 European states; contribute to an Organisation for Security and Co-operation project on producing international guiding principles for teaching about religions and beliefs for 56 participant states; contribute to EC policy on religion, education, dialogue, and conflict through a Framework 6 research project; contribute to a major project for the UK Government's Department for Children, Schools, and Families on materials used to teach about world religions in schools of all types in England; contribute to a major AHRC/ESRC research project in the 'Religion and Society' programme, on young people's attitudes in the UK to religious diversity; contribute to the introduction of the interpretive approach to teaching and learning in religious education in countries including Britain, many European countries, Turkey, Canada, the USA, Japan, and South Africa; contribute to religious education policy and practice in Europe and in England, Wales and Northern Ireland; contribute to knowledge and understanding of young people's values in the UK and Europe more widely; contribute to understanding of children's dialogue on religious, values and citizenship issues; contribute to understanding of various forms of faith-based education; contribute to understanding of religion in relation to health issues, including mental and psychological health; contribute to religious education in the locality of the University via the Coventry and Warwickshire Standing Advisory Councils for Religious Education.

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Washington National Cathedral

Washington National Cathedral seeks to be a catalyst for spiritual harmony in our nation, reconciliation among faiths, and compassion in the world.

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Won Buddhism UN & Interfaith Office

Envision a world where all individuals and communities live in peace and harmony based on the Buddhist principles of interdependency and interconnectedness; embrace and work with all faiths; advocate equality and fairness for all; foster sustainable economic and social systems; cultivate a heart based wisdom at the individual, community, and global levels; promote Interfaith understanding and cooperation; cultivate inner wisdom and compassion; overcome injustice; create Culture of Peace; understand diversity; work for a sustainable environment.

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