WHO CAN PARTICIPATE:
Teenagers, youth and families, alone or in groups, schools, parishes, clubs, etc.
Athletes and beginners, people of all faiths and cultural traditions.
Wherever possible, join an event led by young people.
WHAT IS IT:
It’s a worldwide initiative! The various groups organizing the event are invited to connect with those participating in another Run4Unity on the same day.
Participants can run, jog, walk, or participate in sports events. Run4Unity events, where possible, will be held in places that are a symbol of peace, at the border between countries or communities in conflict, or in meaningful places to give witness to unity and peace!
With Run4Unity 2026, we run for a more United World. This year’s slogan is Choose to dialogue.
Faced with the challenges of our time, we make a concrete choice: dialogue. Choosing dialogue means building bridges, overcoming divisions, and working for peace every day. In short, we seek unity.
“Young people from all over the world, unite!” .
This is also why we want to particularly emphasize the Time-Out, giving it the necessary space and preparing it carefully.
Watch the first installment of the video made to celebrate 20 years of Run4Unity!
HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
If you are organizing a Run4Unity in your community, add it to the United World Project calendar to see it feature in the world calendar, so that others can participate in your event. Groups organizing an event take responsibility for the logistics.
If you use the Strava app, join the Run4Unity2026 club to log your kilometres: www.strava.com/clubs.
Give special attention to the Time out moment, preparing the moment of silence and prayer well. It can be an opportunity to listen to testimonies, either in person or through the videos that we will try to make available.
Propose and make a gesture of dialogue and peace, reconciliation, inclusion. You can also record a message for children in war-torn countries.
Show your commitment! Draw flags for peace (that is, a drawing that represents peace for you, you will find other ideas in the inspiration box.) and on the day of the race, run with your flags.
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