The United Religions Initiative at the United Nations
Purpose
The URI-UN was established to provide an ongoing presence for the United Religions Initiative at the United Nations and to engage the URI in initiatives and agendas of the United Nations. For information about the United Religions Initiative global network, please visit www.uri.org.
URI-UN is a member of the Multi Region of the United Religions Initiative. For information about the Multi Region, please visit www.urimulti.org.
The URI-UN is coordinated by a council made up of dedicated representatives of a number of varied religious and/or spiritual organizations. All decisions are made by consensus, often after meditative reflection.
News
In 2009, the URI-UN put our focus on the UN International Year of Reconciliation. We hosted a number of events throughout the UN calendar. On May 28th, URI-UN invited Naomi Tutu, daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, to speak on "Reconciliation: Healing the Wounds (see News report). We also had gatherings as side events for the Commission on Sustainable Development on May 4th (see News report), a side event for the Commission on Social Development on Feb. 12th (see News report) and the Commission on the Status of Women on March 4th (see Photo Gallery).
URI-UN welcomed the Trail of Dreams CC to the United Nations at a launch event for the 2009 International Year of Reconciliation and the annual Gandhi-King Season for Nonviolence. The event included a World Peace Prayer Ceremony with the flags of all nations in the chapel of the UN Church Center, and a talk by Trail of Dreams leader Audri Scott Williams for the NGO Committee on Spirituality, Values and Global Concerns-NY. (Please visit this Photo Gallery as well.)
URI-UN Council:
Bernice B. Cousins, Martha Gallahue, Anele Heiges, Michelle Kim, Audrey Kitagawa, Swamini Sri Lalitambika Devi, Deborah Moldow, Roger Ross, Laurence Singer, Betsy Stang, Monica Willard, Carol Zinn
Contact Info:
Faciliator: Deborah Moldow
deborah@worldpeace.org
Co-Faciliator: Audrey Kitagawa
dmaudrey@aek9.net
May Peace Prevail on Earth
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