Areas of work: Geneva
QUNO moderates panel on “Trade, investment and food security” at CFS 44
In October, Representative Susan Bragdon moderated a panel entitled "Trade, investment and food security: designing rules for sustainable food systems" at the...
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The New York Declaration: One year later
On 19 and 20 September 2016, UN Member States made important commitments for refugees and migrants through signing the New...
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Blog: 5 Things to know about U.S. budget cuts to the United Nations
Below are excerpts from a blog, “5 Things to know about U.S. budget cuts to the United Nations,” written by...
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One Year Later: The New York Declaration and Leaders’ Summit on Refugees
On 19 and 20 September 2016, UN Member States made important commitments for refugees and migrants. Exactly a year later,...
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QUNO attends 46th Session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Under the Friends World Committee for Consultation, QUNO is now an accredited observer of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change...
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QUNO Geneva welcomes a new Peace and Disarmament Representative
After an international selection process, Florence Foster has been appointed Representative, Peace and Disarmament beginning 1 September. Florence obtained her Masters degree in...
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Update: What climate science tell us: a brief summary of the latest climate science ahead of COP 21 in Paris
QUNO's Human Impacts of Climate Change programme briefly summarizes the latest climate science ahead of the COP 21 climate change negotiations taking place in...
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Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and Sustaining Peace: Developing New Insights into Peacebuilding
A successful and ground-breaking two-day symposium took place at Lancaster University Law School in the UK on 5th and 6th July 2017. This was...
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Geneva Reporter
QUNO's July 2017 issue of the Geneva Reporter newsletter is now available online. The latest issue features: an update from our Human...
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Key updates on migration issues
June saw several activities around the UN on the topic of international migration, including at the Human Rights Council’s 35th...
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Lunch Event: What’s Next in Peacebuilding and Prevention? New Insights from Global Peacebuilding Leaders
On 19 and 20 June, QUNO was joined by representatives from peacebuilding organizations from around the world for an annual retreat on...
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Conscientious objection to military service: activities at the 35th Session of the Human Rights Council
The 35th Session of the Human Rights Council saw important developments on the issue of conscientious objection to military service. QUNO welcomes...
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Towards a Human Rights Based Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration: Paper #3: Implementation, Monitoring and Accountability Mechanisms
This paper presents examples of implementation, monitoring and accountability mechanisms under six multilateral agreements that we believe can be learnt...
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QUNO to host side event on the Right to Conscientious Objection to Military Service: Towards Implementation
QUNO will host a side event at the 35th Session of the Human Rights Council on the issue of conscientious...
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Briefing the Committee on the Rights of the Child on children of prisoners
On 31st May 2017, the Child Rights Connect Working Group on Children of Incarcerated Parents held a briefing and discussion...
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Strengthening the link between Human Rights and Peacebuilding Through the UPR
Since the beginning of 2017, in close collaboration with the Human Rights and Refugees programme and our colleagues at QUNO...
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