The official inauguration of the Interreligious and International Peace Council (IIPC) UK was hosted by supporters at the House of Lords. Over 100 delegates attended the event including the UN's associate Director Malcolm Harper and the religious advisor to the Sheikh of the United Arab Emirates. The event was hosted by the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification - United Kingdom (www.ffwpu.org.uk).

At the event the Chairman of the Foundation for Human Rights and Tolerance, Mike Ricketts, was Inaugurated as an Ambassador for Peace. The presentation was hosted by Lord Ahmed of Rotherham, who not only the first Muslim but the youngest member of the House of Lords, and His Excellency Professor Ian Hall, Inaugural Ambassador of Non-Governmental Organsations.

The setting up of IIPC's is part of a global initiative set up by the IIFWP (Interreligious International Federation for World Peace) aimed at establishing similar councils in different countries around the world. This is part of an even larger initiative to set up an Interreligious Council, or "Upper House" of religious leaders, at the United Nations. The IIPC's currently being established around the world are working to emulate, like "mini-UN's" what the Interreligious Council at the United Nations is hoped to achieve: serious peace and stability through interrligious dialogue and cooperation.