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.
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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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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A QUNO Report from UNFCCC Negotiations published by QEW
In an article written for Quaker Earthcare Witness (QEW), QUNO’s Representative for the Human Impacts of Climate Change Programme, Lindsey Fielder...
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Geneva Reporter
In this issue: A New Framework for Trade and Investment in Agriculture Update from the UN Human Rights Council QUNO and...
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Amicus Curiae opinion on conscientious objection to military service submitted to the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Korea
QUNO has submitted an Amicus Curiae opinion on conscientious objection to military service to the Constitutional Court of Korea jointly with Amnesty International,...
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Call to Conscience – Quaker experiences in facing the challenge of climate change
“A Call to Conscience: Quaker experiences facing the challenge of Climate Change” features interviews with Quakers worldwide on why they care...
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Education & the Military: A human rights & peace perspective
In this publication, QUNO questions the presence and influence of the military in primary and secondary education from a peace...
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QUNO and Minute 36
Minute 36 (the Canterbury Commitment) challenges Quakers to seek a sustainable, equitable and peaceful life on Earth. Britain Yearly Meeting is responding...
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Children of parents sentenced to the death penalty or executed: developments, good practices and next steps
This new publication shares perspectives and learning from a side event at the 25th session of the UN Human Rights...
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Findings from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 5th Assessment Report
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently released its 5th Assessment Report (AR5, available at www.ipcc.ch ). The AR5...
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In & Around the UN
The New York office is please to share our most recent Newsletter, featuring articles on Burundi, Somalia, Peacebuilding, the post-2015...
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Long-term accompaniment of societies in transition: a role for the PBC?
Remarks made by QUNO at the UN Peacebuilding Commission Annual Session in New York.
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The importance of inclusion, transparency and consultation in revenue mobilization
Remarks made by QUNO at the UN Peacebuilding Commission Annual Session in New York.
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Moving Forward in International Negotiations: Four Innovative Examples
This paper presents four examples of multilateral agreements that involved complex negotiations, some spanning several years, others several decades. The...
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Conscientious objectors to military service: Punishment and discriminatory treatment
Conscientious objectors to military service face a number of serious and negative implications for their refusal to perform military service,...
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Video: Children of Parents Sentenced to Death
This video explores the situation of children when their parent is sentenced to the death penalty or executed....
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Opinions on the multilateral framework for trade and investment in agriculture: Analysis of an online survey
Presentation shared during an off the record expert consultation convened by QUNO on a New Framework on Trade and Investment...
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