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Civic Space Under Threat: QUNO NY Co-hosts Workshop
September 2025 marked the opening of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and highlights the final...
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A Push For Peace: International Day of Peace against the backdrop of the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly: An analysis by Nyeri Otero Flanagan
During the 1950s, under the sombre shadow of the Second World War, people from across nations donated medals and coins...
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QUNO Representative joins Peace and Conflicts panel during the Global People’s Assembly
During September, hundreds of participants from civil society, marginalized communities, excluded groups, and local actors came together to hold governments...
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QUNO NY Speaks about youth, peace and inclusion at the local level
On September 16th, QUNO New York Representative, Kavita Desai, spoke at a side event in connection to the Sustainable Development...
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QUNO NY Representative speaks at High Level Political Forum side event
The annual High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development began at the UN headquarters on the 10th of July. Each year,...
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QUNO NY hosts discussion on equal access to justice for all
On June 7, QUNO NY held a discussion on Sustainable Development Goal 16 titled “Spotlight on SDG 16: Providing Access...
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SDG 16 Conference 2023: SDG 16 as a compass for navigating intersecting crises
From 30 May to 1 June, Kavita Desai, QUNO NY Representative, actively participated in the fourth annual Sustainable Development Goal 16...
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QUNO Geneva speaks at the Human Rights Council on casualty recording and arms related risks to human rights.
Florence Foster, Representative for Peace & Disarmament at QUNO Gevena, spoke at the Human Rights Council 53rd Session during the...
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QUNO New York delivers a statement at the UN on civil society engagement and SDG 16
On May 2, 2023, QUNO New York Representative, Kavita Desai, delivered a statement before the UN’s Economic and Social Council...
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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 New York staff attends UN PGA townhall
On December 2, QUNO NY Programme Assistant, Sadhbh O’Driscoll, attended the UN-Civil Society Townhall. The event was held at UN...
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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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QUNO Co-Hosts Virtual Dialogue on Prevention with UN, Civil Society, and Member States
The Civil Society – UN Prevention Platform, co-facilitated by QUNO, hosted its first virtual event of 2021. This virtual convening,...
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Connecting Civil Society Organizations and UN Peace and Development Advisors
As co-facilitator of the Civil Society – UN Prevention Platform, QUNO co-hosted a meeting entitled ‘Responding to Socio-economic and Humanitarian...
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The SDGs and Prevention: Beyond the Obvious
On 1 August, the Civil Society-UN Prevention Platform was pleased to convene a meeting entitled “The SDGs and Prevention: Beyond...
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QUNO Food & Sustainability Programme Attended the ECE Regional Forum on Sustainable Development
On April 25, 2017, Food & Sustainability Programme Assistant Nora Meier attended the UNECE Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (RFSD)....
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QUNO and the Centre for International Cooperation Cohost a Discussion on the ‘Roadmap for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies’
On 15 March, QUNO and the Center for International Cooperation (CIC) of New York University cohosted a meeting at Quaker House...
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QUNO supports civil society action on peace issues in the 2030 Agenda
Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by Member States in September 2015, is well on its way....
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