URI Welcome to the UK

URI Welcome to the UK

United Religions Initiative members from Europe and the USA visited the United Kingdom to discuss the organisation’s work and share new ideas. Among the high-profile members were Preeta Bansal, a former senior policy advisor to President Obama and the executive...
URI Visit

URI Visit

Preeta Bansal, President Obama’s former senior policy advisor, will visit the West Midlands, Leicester, and London between March 1 and 4. Ms Bansal, an American social entrepreneur, is the Global Chair of the United Religions Initiative (URI), the world’s...
Inter Faith Week

Inter Faith Week

Thousands of people of different backgrounds and ages participated in the 15th Inter Faith Week, which ended on Sunday, 19 November 2023. Millions more have encountered its positive messages through social media. The Co-Chairs of the Inter Faith Network for the UK,...
Gaza Crisis

Gaza Crisis

URI UK Chair, Deepak Naik MBE, was honoured to be invited to represent the Hindu community of the West Midlands at a special vigil at Coventry Cathedral on Wednesday, 18th October 2023 Reflecting the status of Coventry as the City of Reconciliation, representatives of...
Embracing Unity

Embracing Unity

A Transformative Experience at the 2023 United Religions Initiative Assembly in Lienz, Austria. In a world often divided by religious differences, the United Religions Initiative (URI) stands as a beacon of hope, promoting interfaith dialogue, understanding, and...
Multi-Faith Households

Multi-Faith Households

According to an analysis of census data collected and published for the first time, almost 300,000 households across England and Wales have people of different religions living alongside each other, reports The Independent.  The figures have been hailed as reflecting...
Celebrating the King’s Coronation

Celebrating the King’s Coronation

We are delighted to report that United Religions Initiative UK, supported by Shri Venkateswara (Balaji) Temple in Tividale, together with other local community organisations and other government bodies, service provider successfully honoured and celebrated the...
Free to Act, Free to Believe

Free to Act, Free to Believe

Free to Believe, Free to Act was a conference organised in Coventry to discuss the current challenges in the area of faith and religious belief, and broader human rights. Attended by people from civil society and faith groups, the conference discussed various issues...