Areas of work: Geneva
Open Letter regarding the Outcome Document of the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples
QUNO partners, Amnesty International and the Canadian Friends Service Committee (CFSC), have written an open letter regarding the Outcome Document...
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A new Human Rights and Refugees Representative at QUNO Geneva
In February, Rachel Brett who has been Representative, Human Rights and Refugees (HRR) at QUNO Geneva since 1993 announced her...
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UN Commission on Crime Prevention & Criminal Justice (CCPCJ): Elimination of Violence against Children
QUNO welcomes the CCPCJ adoption of the United Nations Model Strategies and Practical Measures on the Elimination of Violence against Children in...
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UN Commission on Crime Prevention & Criminal Justice: Side-event on the wider impacts of the death penalty
In May, QUNO attended the annual UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) in Vienna with other representatives...
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Meeting of the European Bureau of Conscientious Objectors in Brussels
QUNO attended the meeting of the European Bureau of Conscientious Objectors in Brussels. At the meeting, QUNO reported on recent...
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Conscientious objectors to military service: Punishment and discriminatory treatment
Conscientious objectors to military service face a number of serious and negative implications for their refusal to perform military service,...
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Moving Forward in International Negotiations: Four Innovative Examples
This paper presents four examples of multilateral agreements that involved complex negotiations, some spanning several years, others several decades. The...
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Video: Children of Parents Sentenced to Death
This video explores the situation of children when their parent is sentenced to the death penalty or executed....
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QUNO makes a Statement at the 17th working Group of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention
QUNO attended the 17th Working Group of the Parties of the Aarhus Convention as part of our work on Natural...
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QUNO co-sponsors ‘Conscientious Objection to Military Service: Challenges and International Responses’ Human Rights Council side event
At the 25th session of the Human Rights Council, QUNO co-sponsored a side-event entitled “Conscientious Objection to Military Service: Challenges...
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‘Stateless State’ and self-organization as a policy resource
Presentation shared during an off the record expert consultation convened by QUNO on a New Framework on Trade and Investment...
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Opinions on the multilateral framework for trade and investment in agriculture: Analysis of an online survey
Presentation shared during an off the record expert consultation convened by QUNO on a New Framework on Trade and Investment...
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Conscientious Objection to Military Service, written statement submitted by FWCC to the 25th session of the Human Rights Council
In this written statement by Friends World Committee for Consultation, Quakers draw attention to the serious and negative implications for...
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The right to food and its relation to trade and investment rules, written statement to the 25th session of the Human Rights Council
In this written statement by Friends World Committee for Consultation to the 25th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC),...
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Oral Statement: The right of conscientious objection to military service
In this statement, delivered to the 25th session of the UN Human Rights Council, Friends World Committee for Consultation (Quakers)...
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International Finance and Investment in Agriculture: Trends and Prospects
Presentation shared during an off the record expert consultation convened by QUNO on a New Framework on Trade and Investment...
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