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Find Yourself in the Global U/U Story

Unitarians, Universalists, and Unitarian Universalists (U/U) around the world are connected through a story of bold, compassionate faith that we’ve been creating together for centuries.

Struggling for human rights alongside those that demand it, influencing governmental policy in the name of justice, passionately promoting a message of interfaith peace and solidarity, and building faithful worshipping communities—each of us has a part, and a stake, in the story we share.

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  • Image of Bruce Knotts in front of the flags at UN Headquarters in NYC
    On the occasion of Bruce Knotts' retirement, we would like to extend our gratitude and appreciation for his fifteen years of service as Director of the UUA Office at the United Nations....
    By Bruce Knotts |
  • Imperial-era maps and documents overlaid by the text: "Post-Imperial Futures: Addressing Legacy and Living Into Promise | October 6-8, 2022 | Onlne & multiplatform in Chicago | https://www.meadville.edu/post-imperial"
    Register today for the Post-Imperial Futures conference! Scholars. Activists. Ministers. Leaders: The legacy of Empire and its desire to dominate and mark out Otherness has us participate in harmful colonial enterprises. Participants will be equipped with resources and practices to live into the...
    By UUA International Resources |
  • Text logo "Holistic Climate Solutions Summit. Tzu Chi Center."
    On Friday, September 23, from 3:30 - 5 pm ET, The Unitarian Universalist Association will be hosting an in person event, “UNGA Resolution on Human Right to Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment” as a part of the Holistic Climate Solutions Summit. Convened during 2022’s UN General Assembly...
    By UUA International Resources: UU Office at the United Nations |
  • Nighttime photo of the Statue of Liberty advertising the "Holistic Climate Solutions Summit. To save our planet, both now and for generations to come, we must act. Sept 19-25, 2022. Tzu Chi Center. UUA Office at the United Nations: Co-Organizing Partner."
    Next week’s Holistic Climate Solutions Summit, in alignment with Climate Week NYC, is being organized by the Tzu Chi Center For Compassionate Relief together with 30 co-organizing partners including the UUA Office at the United Nations. The Summit is a solutions space, modeling a better future by...
    By UUA International Resources: UU Office at the United Nations |
  • Blue text on a white background reads "Displacement and Human Rights" in the top left. Green text reading "All In for Climate Justice" curves around a blue and green depiction of Earth showing continents east of the Atlantic (Africa, Europe, and part of Asia)
    This year's UN Sunday theme is Climate Justice: Climate Forced Displacement. We encourage you to use the materials below to craft a service that is uniquely suited to your congregation. UU@UN has created this UN Sunday Resource Packet to support your creation of a United Nations Sunday....
    By UUA International Resources: UU Office at the United Nations |
  • Grayscale photo of nuclear explosion's mushroom cloud on the horizon of a tropical sea, with a beach with palm trees and structures in the foreground
    Thirty years have passed since the official end of the Cold War—when tensions surrounding the use of nuclear weapons was at its highest—and the world is seeing a resurgence in the use of nuclear threats by leaders as a way to display power. With the ongoing war in Ukraine, one certainly...
    By Zane Taylor |
  • A charcoal grey flag with a diagonal band from the top left to bottom right corner, made up of five parallel stripes in red, gold, pale grey, blue, and green Description ends
    As July has come to a close, be sure to remember Disability Pride Month and challenge yourself to learn more about disability and listen to disabled people.
    By Katie Kurnick |
  • Grayscale photo of two police officers in black helmets, black gas masks, and black riot gear, with zip ties on their belts and nightsticks in their hands, standing in front of several SUVs
    “Violence is not striking us by chance; this violence has a target.” - Ana Paula Oliveira, Brazilian Human Rights Defender On June 22, 2022, the International Service for Human Rights hosted a virtual event titled “Resisting police violence: Demanding justice and accountability for victims of...
    By Zane Taylor |
  • Black-and-white image of protest sign reading "Protect Women's Rights"
    Just days before the June 2022 G7 Summit, where world leaders meet to face the biggest challenges that exist in our world, Roe v. Wade was overturned in the United States, ending 50 years of federally protected abortion rights. Prior to meeting for the G7 Summit, the United States’ allies voiced...
    By Katie Kurnick |
  • Poster with heart-shaped map of earth reading "Planet Earth First - Greenpeace" attached to pole in front of out-of-focus trees and bushes and house with a pool
    In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which includes 17 Sustainable Development Goals that range in subject from gender equality, ending poverty, and sustainable cities and communities. Developing our world to ensure everyone is afforded...
    By Zane Taylor |