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Through formal and informal events and relationship building, the Quaker United Nations Office engages with UN bodies, Member States and other partners. Stay up-to-date with the latest news relating to happenings at the UN and our work on the global stage.
New Opportunities for Breaking the Barriers of Systemic Racism in Migration Governance
On 29 March, QUNO Geneva engaged with the work of the Human Rights Council on systemic racism. Human Rights and...
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Ending lethal disregard for people on the move: working through the UN for migration justice
In line with our prioritisation of ending lethal disregard for people on the move as a core element of achieving...
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QUNO: 75 Years of a Trusted Presence at the United Nations
This year, 2023, marks 75 years since the Quakers United Nations Office (QUNO) was founded in 1948. QUNO represents Quakers...
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QUNO Geneva gives recommendations to enhance Special Proceduresโ contributions to sustaining peace at the 52nd Session of the Human Rights Council
QUNO Geneva’s Peace and Disarmament programme delivered a statement under Item 5 of the Human Rights Council 52nd Session to...
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Upcoming Event: Webinar and Quiet Diplomacy Dinner on Trade-Related Measures for a Treaty to End Plastic Pollution
We would like to inform you of an upcoming event on the 26th of April 2023, co-hosted by the Quaker...
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52nd Session of the Human Rights Council โ Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment
On the 9th and 10th of March, an Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment was...
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Countries adopt landmark treaty to protect the worldโs oceans
Late in the evening on 4 March 2023, the United Nations adopted a historic treaty to protect the world’s oceans....
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Intervention at the 29th Human Rights Advisory Committee on New Technologies for Climate Protection
On the 20th February, as part of the 29th meeting of the Human Rights Advisory Committee in Geneva, a discussion...
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Webinar Series on Conscientious Objection to Military Service
The Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO), Connection e.V., International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR), and War Resisters’ International (WRI) are pleased...
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QUNO/CIEL Event on International Trade and the Upcoming Treaty to End Plastic Pollution
QUNO, and the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) organized an event to discuss trade measures in the context of...
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QUNO highlights the importance of the arms sector when discussing responsible business conduct
During the 11th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights | OHCHR, QUNO Geneva partnered with American Bar Association Center...
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QUNO Stresses the Importance of Adopting Package-less and Reuse Systems to Address Plastics Pollution in a Workshop Organised by the WTO and UNCTAD
QUNO participated in a workshop on sustainable and effective substitutes and alternatives for plastics, co-organized by the World Trade Organization...
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QUNO Attends Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution
From 28 November to 2 December 2022, the first session of the Intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) on Plastic Pollution was...
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Second Week of COP27 (14-20 November 2022)
The Human Impacts of Climate Change representative, Lindsey Fielder Cook, and HICC programme assistant, Alana Marie Carlson, continued in the...
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Geneva Peace Week 2022 (part 3/3) – QUNO moderates High Level Panel on โRights, Inequalities and Peace: navigating tensions, finding opportunitiesโ
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development explicitly combines the promotion of peaceful, just, and inclusive societies in its Goal 16,...
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Geneva Peace Week 2022 (part 2/3) – QUNO continues to spotlight human rights, social and economic justice, and political participation as foundational to sustainable peace
As one of the founding organizations of the Geneva Peace Platform (GPP), QUNO Geneva continues to play a role in...
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Saving Lives and Listening to those Most Affected: Key Actions for the UN Network on Migration
It is five months since States met at the International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) to assess implementation of the Global...
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First Week of COP27 (6 โ 12 November 2022)
QUNO’s team at the COP27 are the Representative for the Human Impacts of Climate Change (HICC), Lindsey Fielder Cook, and...
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