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 co-hosts high level meeting on Refugees, Migrants and the 2030 Agenda
On July 20, 2016, QUNO co-hosted a policy forum discussion with the International Peace Institute in New York , along...
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Quaker UN Representative, Program Job Description
Quaker UN Representative Job Description Deadline to apply: 21 August, 2016
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Job Description: New York Quaker UN Representative, Programme
Quaker UN Representative, Programme New York-based, full time. Deadline to apply: 21 August.
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In & Around the UN, June 2016
QUNO New York is excited to share our most recent Newsletter, "In & Around the UN," featuring the following articles by...
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Inclusivity and the Implementation of Sustaining Peace
This document includes a summary and recommendations from an informal discussion organized by the New York Peacebuilding Group between member...
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Transitions, Inclusion and Opportunities in the new UN Peacebuilding Landscape
This document summarizes the remarks made by QUNO during the 2016 annual session of the UN's Peacebuilding Commission, which focused...
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Policy brief: The relationship between intellectual property rights and small-scale farmer innovation
The relationship between intellectual property (IP) and small-scale farmer innovation is far from straightforward. The majority of innovation in agriculture...
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Farmers’ Rights Consultation – Summary Report
This outcome document summarizes a consultation QUNO hosted, in conjunction with the secretariat of the International Treaty (ITPGRFA), examining progress...
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Forgotten Victims
A briefing paper on children of prisoners sentenced to death or executed prepared for the 6th World Congress against the...
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Research Paper: The relationship between intellectual property rights and small-scale farmer innovation
This paper contributes to our understanding of how various intellectual property tools may affect small-scale farmers’ livelihoods, incentives to conserve...
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International Peace and Security – how human rights can help
In February 2016, QUNO Geneva and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) hosted an expert meeting on integrating human rights, peacebuilding and...
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The Paris Climate Change Agreement: the most critical work begins now
Representative for Climate Change, Lindsey Fielder Cook, reflects on the 2015 Paris Climate Change Agreement. Over the course of three...
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HRC32 joint statement with PRI on HIV/AIDs and prisons
HRC32 joint statement with PRI on HIV/AIDs and prisons
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Access to seeds: lessons from the access to medicines debate
The history and dynamics of the access to medicines debate provide a number of reflections for those concerned with protecting farmers’ access to...
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Remarks by Andrew Tomlinson at the 2016 Holley Lecture in Applied Ethics
On April 26, 2016, Andrew Tomlinson gave the 2016 Holley Lecture in Applied Ethics at Bloomfield College, New Jersey, entitled...
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Quaker Statement on Climate Change
A "Quaker Statement on Climate Change" has been signed by a large number of Quaker organizations, having been distributed to all Yearly...
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Statement on Peacebuilding perspectives on Religion, Violence and Extremism
In the midst of UN discussions on the Secretary-General's recent Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism (PVE), QUNO co-hosted...
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