In & Around the UN

‘In and Around the UN’ is a bi-annual newsletter that describes the current activities of the Quaker United Nations Office. It presents a number of UN issues from QUNO’s perspective, and in the context of our ongoing work. These back-issues are presented in reverse chronological order, with the most recent first.

Summer 2007 (pdf 585kb)
- Humanitarian Crisis in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
- Iraq: The Plight of Refugees and IDPs
- The UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy Gives N. Uganda’s Peace Talks a Boost
- QUNO Participates in Quaker Peace Network- Africa Meeting
- QUNO and the UN Peacebuilding Commission
- Young Friend Participates in Commission on the Status of Women
In & Around the UN, September 2006 (pdf 336 kb)
- Northern Uganda: Harmonizing International Policy with Needs on the Ground
- Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: The 2006 Small Arms Review Conference
- High Hopes and Careful Vigilance Are Needed for Sustainable Peace in Burundi
- Government, Indigenous Peoples and Quakers Convene at the 5th Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issue
Winter 2006 (pdf 134 kb)
- QUNO Sponsors UN Panel on Forgotten Emergencies
- From Community-based Projects to International Policy: QUNO Visits the Quaker Peace Network - Africa
- New QUNO Committee
- QUNO Changes 2006
- Departure of QUNO's Director
Spring/Summer 2005 (pdf 103 kb)
- The Millennium + 5 Summit: Planning for the future of the U.N.
- UN Security Council Humanitarian Briefings
- A visit to QPSW Uganda
- Quaker Presence at Forum on Indigenous People
- Prevention of Armed Conflict takes Center Stage
Spring/Summer 2004 (pdf 94 kb)
- Northern Uganda and the International Community
- Worl'd's Indigenous Peoples Meet at United Nations Headquarters
- UN Explores New Areas for Cooperation on Small Arms
- Quaker House: Celebrating 50 years at the UN
Fall/Winter 2003 (pdf 320 kb)
- The Shift from Pre-emption to Prevention: Momentum Builds
- Iraq: Finding a Solution
- Governance and the Multilaterals
- Implementing the UN Programme of Action on Small Arms
- Continuing Work on Small Arms Demand
- QUNO News
Spring/Summer 2003 (80 kb)
- Reflections on the run-up to war in Iraq and the fate of the UN
- Small Arms: a real threat on the road to peace and reconstruction
- Follow-up to major UN conferences in the economic and social fields
- Action plan for gender mainstreaming launched
- Kyoto: Keeping water on the map
- Working from home
Fall/Winter 2002 (pdf 235 kb)
- Reflections on the World Summit on Sustainable Development
- Millennium Development Goals: How do we get there from here?
- Prevention of Violent Conflict
- Iraq: Prevention or Pre-emption?
- Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s speech before the General Assembly
- Small Arms News
- Adolescent Girls in Armed Groups: Study Outcomes
Spring/Summer 2002 (pdf 271 kb)
- The Expanding War: Eliminating Terrorism or Undermining Global Stability?
- ‘War on Terrorism’ and the Escalating Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
- Afghanistan: The Forgotten Country
- Partnerships as Conflict Prevention
- Columbia’s Spiraling Violence
- Whose Terrorism?
- Iraq, the UN, the US and its allies
- The Ratification of the International Criminal Court
- Quaker House Celebrates Fifty Years
August 2001 (pdf 423 kb)
- HIV/AIDS: Global Crisis, Global Response
- A Big Step Toward the Control of Small Arms
- Financing for Development: Preparatory Committees I and II
- Recent UN Action on the New Middle East Crisis
- QUNO International Summer Program
- World Conference Against Racism
- Progress on Prevention