Areas of work: Geneva
New Collaborative Project ‘Developing New Insights into Peacebuilding’
QUNO will be undertaking a project collaboration with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) and Lancaster University Law School. The project titled ‘Economic, Social...
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QUNO contributes to a new World Report on Statelessness
QUNO’s Representative for Human Rights and Refugees, Laurel Townhead, has written an article on childhood statelessness of children of prisoners,...
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QUNO moderated a panel event on the rights of children of incarcerated parents
QUNO organized a panel event, "The Rights of Children of Incarcerated Parents: Replicating good practice from Italy," that took place at the UN...
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New UN report on conscientious objection to military service – call for inputs
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has issued a call for inputs on the issue of...
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Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty
QUNO is closely following and inputting information into a Global Study on Children Deprived of their Liberty. The Study will...
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QUNO Attends 32nd IGC on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore at WIPO
On November 28, 2016, QUNO attended the opening day of the 32nd session of the Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property...
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Putting human rights at the heart of the new UN refugee and migrant agenda
At today’s briefing meeting by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, human rights were championed as...
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Geneva Peacebuilding Platform (GPP) and QUNO highlight natural resources and conflict sensitive business approaches
This event on “Enhancing the Potential of Business for Sustainable Development and Sustaining Peace” provided an opportunity to publicly share...
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QUNO co-hosted event to discuss inequality as a danger to sustainable peace
On the 11th November QUNO co-organised an event with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). This event was part...
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QUNO moderates for the FAO Event on Peace and Food Security
During Geneva Peace Week, QUNO representative Diane Hendrick moderated an event for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on “Contributions...
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An Insight on Geneva Peace Week 2016
Geneva Peace Week, which was held from the 7th to the 11th November, is a collective initiative facilitated by the...
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Initial Input to Discussions on the Modalities Resolution for a Global Compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration
QUNO is actively contributing to the process for negotiating a Global Compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. This UN-level...
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In & Around the UN
Our New York office's quarterly Newsletter, featuring articles on the new UN Secretary General, integrating human rights and sustaining peace,...
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5 years of progress on the children of incarcerated parents: launch of a new resource
To mark five years since the Committee on the Rights of the Child held a Day of General Discussion (DGD)...
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QUNO attends discussion on Children’s Rights and the Environment
On the 23rd September, QUNO attended a day long "General Discussion" on the Rights of the Child and the Environment, held at the...
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QUNO delivers oral statement on the rights of children of incarcerated parents at the 33rd Session of the Human Rights Council
QUNO delivered an oral statement on the rights of children of incarcerated parents at the 33rd Session of the Human...
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