Resources
The Quaker United Nations Office conducts in-depth research and analysis on a range of topics relating to our core areas of focus and in conjunction with various partners. Search this archive or filter by topic to access our publications, including research papers, annual reports, significant statements of our positions, and more.
QUNO’s Interventions at IPCC 55th Session – Impacts , Adaptation, and Vulnerability
The Quaker United Nations Office in Geneva, under the Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC), is the only accredited faith-based...
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QUNO joins submission to the Katowice Committee of Experts on the Impacts of the Implementation of Response Measures
The Human Impacts of Climate Change programme jointly made a submission to the UNFCCC’s Katowice Committee of Experts on the...
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Delivering on the promise of the GCM: Migration Justice Briefing Paper Series
As we work towards an ambitious, effective and human rights-based discussion and outcome at the International Migration Review Forum we...
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New Geneva Reporter is available
QUNO's December 2021 issue of the Geneva Reporter newsletter is available below. This issue includes reflections and updates from QUNO staff who...
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New Geneva Reporter is available
QUNO's December 2021 issue of the Geneva Reporter newsletter is available below. This issue includes reflections and updates from QUNO staff who attended...
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What is the International Migration Review Forum?
See attached the first paper of a series of short briefing notes titled: Migration Justice: Delivering on the Promise of the...
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A Government Official’s Toolkit – 2021 Edition
A Government Official’s Toolkit: inspiring urgent climate action includes 12 concise cases, with points quoted from, and linked to, peer-reviewed papers....
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Let us see what Peace can do: A shared statement by peacebuilding organizations
The International Day of Peace falls on 21 September each year and serves as a day devoted to strengthening commitments...
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New Opportunities to Further Action on Racial Justice and Migration Governance
The Human Rights and Refugees Program at QUNO-Geneva has begun to work explicitly on the intersection between racial justice and...
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Briefing Paper: Using the Regional Migration Reviews to Further Human Rights Protection
The Global Compact for Migration (GCM), adopted in 2018, is a significant commitment from governments to take a people centred...
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Report on Conscientious Objection to Military Service and Refugee Status Determination
To mark International Conscientious Objectors' Day on the 15TH of May 2021, QUNO is pleased to be releasing our new publication...
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How to be a Hero for All our Children
How to be a Hero for All our Children: A People's Climate Toolkit is a guide to personal and political...
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Sustaining Peace: How can human rights help?
Sustaining Peace: How can human rights help? 2016 – 2020 retrospective builds on learnings from a joint project with the...
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The Climate Empowerment Trilogy
QUNO's Climate Empowerment Trilogy is a series of of publications dedicated to education and capacity building on climate action across different audiences. The...
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International Standards on Conscientious Objection to Military Service 2021
This updated paper lays out the ways in which conscientious objection has been recognized and is protected under human rights treaties and...
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QUNO Participates in the Global Launch of the UN Community Engagement Guidelines
As a member of the Joint UN-Civil Society Working Group that developed the Guidelines, QUNO representative, Megan Schmidt, delivered this...
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People’s Climate Empowerment Series
QUNO's People's Climate Empowerment Series is a helpful resource to connect people with international efforts that can strengthen climate action...
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Quaker Statement on Migration
Working together American Friends Service Committee, Britain Yearly Meeting, Friends Committee for National Legislation, Quaker Council for European Affairs and...
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