In cooperation with United Religions Initiative (URI), Youth for Peace organized Interreligious Peace Evening on September 14th 2017 in hotel Europa in Sarajevo. This evening was organized as an ending event of URI Global Leadership Gathering which was held in Sarajevo.
More than 200 people coming from different parts of the world i.e. from North America, South America, Africa, Asia, Europe and Australia gathered on this event. Representatives of different religious communities and traditions, government representatives, civil society representatives, both local ones and international ones, Youth for Peace partners and friends attended this evening.
Before the event itself, press conference for the media was held. URI founder bishop William E. Swing, URI executive director Victor Kazanjian, URI Global Trustee Council Chairperson Kiran Bali, URI UN representative Mussie Hailu, regional coordinator for URI Europe Karimah Stauch and Youth for Peace representative Samira Fatma Baručija spoke to the press on the conference.
During the evening representatives of religious communities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, higher representative for BiH Valentin Inzko, ambassador of BiH in Belgium Draško Aćimović, URI and Youth for Peace representatives delivered speech to the guests.
For its committed work in the field of interreligious dialogue and peace building Youth for Peace had the honor to receive “William K. Bowes Award” from URI on this evening. URI executive director Victor Kazanjian delivered the award, and on the behalf of Youth for Peace, president of the organization Daniel Eror received it.
Photos on which you can see the positive and pleasant atmosphere of this event can be found on our Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/YouthForPeaceBiH/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1916732591984213
https://www.facebook.com/pg/YouthForPeaceBiH/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1916816215309184
More information about this event can be found on the following links as well:
http://www.frontal.ba/novost/89136/ovogodisnji-interfaith-peace-evening-okupio-vjerske-lidere-iz-citavog-svijeta-foto
https://www.facebook.com/federalna/videos/1905944049421054/
