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The Human Rights Council: advancing the rights of children of incarcerated parents
At the 42nd session of the Human Rights Council, QUNO welcomed several discussions and documents which incorporated a focus on...
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Our latest Geneva Reporter newsletter is now available online
QUNO's September 2022 issue of the Geneva Reporter newsletter is available below. This issue includes a welcome letter from our Director Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge,...
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Global Peace Index Launch
Florence Foster, QUNO’s representative for Peace & Disarmament was invited to speak at the 2019 Global Peace Index (GPI) launch...
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QUNO speaks during the first Intersessional seminar on the contribution of the HRC to the prevention of human rights violations
In April, QUNO's Florence Foster was invited to speak during the first Intersessional seminar on the contribution of the Human Rights...
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QUNO at the COP 24 in Katowice, Poland
QUNO was present for the entire COP 24, in Katowice Poland. The following article helps outline briefly the COP24 outcome....
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Foundations for Implementation: QUNO launches new guidebook for States implementing the Global Compact for Migration
In December 2018, representatives from the Human Rights and Refugees programme traveled to Marrakesh to attend the 2018 Intergovernmental Conference to...
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Integrating Human Rights, Nonviolent Action & Peacebuilding to Sustain Peace
This panel, organized by โthe United States Institute of Peace (USIP), Berghof Foundation and the Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO)...
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Nuclear Disarmament or Nuclear Arms Race: The World at Crossroads
The Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) and the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) organised a panel discussion on “Nuclear...
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Integrating Human Rights and Sustaining Peace – The Role of the Universal Periodic Review
On 26 June, QUNO, in collaboration with the Permanent Missions of Germany and Switzerland, who co-chair the cross-regional Human Rights/Conflict...
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Integrating Human Rights and Sustaining Peace โ The Role of the Universal Periodic Review
On 26 June, QUNO, in collaboration with the Permanent Missions of Germany and Switzerland, who co-chair the cross-regional Human Rights/Conflict...
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“We only have the Global Compact for Migration because of the witness of Human Rights defenders” : QUNO speaks at an OHCHR side event
On Thursday 27th September at the 39th Human Rights Council, Human Rights and Refugees representative, Laurel Townhead, spoke at a...
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QUNO speaks at a side event on ‘Protecting the Human Rights of Migrants’
On 2nd March Laurel Townhead, QUNO’s Human Rights and Refugees Representative, spoke on a panel on ‘Protecting the Human Rights...
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Promoting Peacebuilding through the Universal Periodic Review
In February, QUNO New York and QUNO Geneva, in collaboration with UPR Info, hosted a series of discussions on the...
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QUNO gives an oral statement on sustaining peace and the UPR at the 37th session of the Human Rights Council
During the panel discussion on Human Rights Mainstreaming at the 3rd Meeting of the 37th Regular Session Human Rights Council in Geneva, Florence...
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QUNO to speak at a side event on ‘Protecting the Human Rights of Migrants’ during the 37th Human Rights Council session
QUNO's human rights and refugees representative Laurel Townhead will be a panelist at the a side event entitled 'Protecting the...
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QUNO publishes a ‘Briefing for Friends’ on the development of the Global Compact on Migration
The New York Declaration on Refugees and Migrants was adopted by States in September 2016 and initiated a two-year process...
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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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