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 delivers oral statement on children of parents sentenced to death or executed at the HRC
QUNO delivered an oral statement on the rights of children of parents sentenced to death or executed during the 30th...
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Facing the Challenge of Peace
In honor of the International Day of Peace, QUNO and peacebuilding organizations from around the world have issued to UN...
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Realizing the right to food in an era of climate change
Agriculture is a major contributor to anthropogenic climate change, and in turn climate change threatens the viability of food production around...
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The UN’s role in maintaining international order: preventing violent conflict and fostering peaceful and inclusive societies
QUNO New York Director Andrew Tomlinson was invited by the UN Association of China to be a plenary speaker at...
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Reconciliation in Divided Societies – Remarks delivered at UNITAR Seminar
In May, QUNO New York Director Andrew Tomlinson spoke during a UNITAR Seminar for mid-level UN Diplomats, on the subject of...
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Building peace through Principle 10
QUNO Geneva have produced a new publication that focuses on the potential of environmental rights agreements to prevent destructive conflict...
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In & Around the UN
The New York office is please to share our most recent Newsletter, featuring articles on the UN Peacebuilding Architecture, the New...
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Standing for Peace and Reconciliation: Quaker Statement on Burundi
Statement on the political crisis in Burundi by ten Quaker organisations including QUNO New York.
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Filling the Gap: How civil society engagement can help the UN’s Peacebuilding Architecture meet its purpose
A paper co-authored by QUNO New York and the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC) focused on...
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Peace and Post-2015: Into the Home Stretch
As the post-2015 inter-governmental negotiations continue to move towards finalising a new development agenda, we are pleased to bring you...
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Children of Incarcerated Parents International Standards and Guidance
The risks faced by children of incarcerated parents can be compounded by criminal justice and penal systems that do not...
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Oral Statement on the role of Small Scale Farmers and the Right to Food at the 28th session of the HRC
QUNO delivered an oral statement in the 28th session of the Human Rights Council at the Clustered Interactive Dialogue with the Special...
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Oral Statement in response to the Report of the Independent Expert on the issue of human rights and the environment to the 28th session of the HRC
QUNO delievered an oral statement in response to the Report of the Independent Expert on the issue of human rights...
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Civil Society Recommendations for the Reviews of UN Peace Operations and the UN Peacebuilding Architecture
This briefing note summarizes the recommendations and inputs made by civil society representatives from Africa, Asia, and Latin America who...
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UPDATED in 2015 – International Standards on Conscientious Objection to Military Service
This document, lays out the ways in which conscientious objection has been recognized and is protected under human rights treaties and mechanisms, taking...
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Geneva Reporter, October – December 2014
In this issue: What is an NDC? Elements for a New Climate Agreement Drones: Transparency and Protection I Belong: Eradicating...
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Informal Report and Understandings Emerging from the Second Expert Consultation on QUNO’s New Framework for Trade and Investment in Agriculture (NFTIA), 22-23 May 2014
The current multilateral framework governing international agricultural trade was designed a quarter of a century ago, as part of the...
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