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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.
Emerging Issues in Peacebuilding & Prevention Reception
The Quaker United Nations Office in New York, in association with Ambassador Sofia Borges, Timor Leste, and Ambassador Vandi Minah,...
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QUNO co-hosts side event on children of incarcerated parents at the Human Rights Council
QUNO, along with the Permanent Delegation of the African Union to the UN in Geneva, the Permanent Mission of Uruguay...
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QUNO particpates in a side event on strengthening death penalty standards at the Human Rights Council
On Monday, 9 March, QUNO participated in a side event on strengthening death penalty standards, organized by Penal Reform International and the Permanent...
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Launch of the White Paper on Peacebuilding
On the 27th of February 2015, QUNO, alongside its partners at the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform, launched the White Paper on Peacebuilding....
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QUNO particpates in Fifth Meeting of the Aarhus Task Force on Public Participation in Decision Making on Environmental Matters
QUNO participated in the fifth meeting of the Aarhus Convention Task Force on Public Participation in Decision-Making on Environmental Matters...
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The 2019 QUNO Review is now available online
Our new, March 2019 edition of the QUNO Review is now available for download. The annual report provides a brief introduction to QUNO and our way...
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QUNO co-hosts Climate Change side event at the Human Rights Council
The Geneva Climate Change Concertation Group (GeCCco), the Geneva Interfaith Forum on Climate Change and Human Rights (GIF), QUNO and other...
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Peace and Post-2015: What’s Next?
In January QUNO hosted an informal civil society strategy session on Goal 16 and the role of related peace issues...
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QUNO & FAO launch an online consultation on food security measures and trade
QUNO launched and moderated an online consultation on food security measures and trade, in conjunction with the FAO Global Forum on...
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QUNO launches FCNL Report on Natural Resources in the Central African Republic
In early December, QUNO hosted the Friends Committee on National Legislation launch of a policy brief titled: "Central African Republic Crisis:...
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Freedom from Violence: Peace, Security and Conflict Prevention in the Post-2015 Development Agenda
On 19 November QUNO Director Andrew Tomlinson spoke as part of an expert panel as part of a four-day seminar on “Freedom from...
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QUNO chairs event on drones, protection and transparency
In November, QUNO chaired an event of the Geneva Forum entitled New Warfare Challenges: Drone Operations and Protection of Civilians....
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QUNO co-hosted a side event on human rights and climate change in Lima
QUNO, together with the World Council of Churches and Religions for Peace, co-hosted a side event on the human rights impacts of...
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French, Chinese and Spanish translations of our Trade Liberalization and Food Security booklet are now available!
French, Chinese and Spanish language translations of Trade Liberalization & Food Security: Examining the Linkages by Jennifer Clapp are now available. The...
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QUNO hosts side event on trade and food security at the Committee on World Food Security
QUNO hosted a side event entitled “Harnessing Trade for Food Security” at the 41st meeting of Committee on Food Security....
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QUNO and the South Centre host discussion on trade liberalization and food security
QUNO and the South Centre, a Geneva based intergovernmental organization of developing countries, hosted a seminar with State delegates where...
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QUNO hosts WTO working session on agricultural trade and food security
QUNO organized a working session at the WTO Public Forum, to address the forum theme of “Why Trade Matters to...
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QUNO and FCNL co-host lunch in New York bringing together climate scientists and faith community representatives
On 22 September, QUNO and the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) co-hosted a lunch with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...
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