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.
Putting the Pieces Together: Towards a Unified Approach to Prevention at the UN
A presention by QUNO New York Director Andrew Tomlinson at a seminar hosted by the United Nations Office at Geneva...
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Letter of Greeting to Friends
Letter to Friends from QUNO New York Director Andrew Tomlinson and QUNO Geneva Director Jonathan Woolley describing the work of...
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In & Around the UN
QUNO New York newsletter from June 2012. Features articles on: New Directions: Exploring Alternatives for a Peaceful Solution in Somalia...
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Collateral Convicts: Recommendations and Good Practice from the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child Day of General Discussion 2011
The first time a UN body considered the question children with parents in prison was in September 2011, in a...
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Children of (Alleged) Offenders: Revised Draft Framework for Decision-Making
This publication arose out of QUNO’s wider work on the question of women in prison and children of prisoner’s. The...
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Geneva Reporter
QUNO Geneva's newsletter for November 2011 to February 2012. Featured stories: – Preventing Armed Violence: the Geneva Declaration Review Conference...
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Conscientious Objection to Military Service, written statement submitted by FWCC to the 19th session of the Human Rights Council
In this written statement by Friends World Committee for Consultation, Quakers stress that conscientious objection to military service is protected...
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Children of Parents Sentenced to Death
One of the first QUNO publications to deal exclusively with the question of children whose parents are sentenced to death,...
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Written statement: Children of incarcerated parents (2012)
In this submission to 19th session of the Human Rights Council, QUNO highlights the risks to physical and mental well-being...
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Conscientious Objection to Military Service (OHCHR Guide)
QUNO was involved in the preparation of this Guide, which was published by the United Nations Office of the High...
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In & Around the UN
QUNO New York newsletter from December 2011. Features articles on: UN experts from China Letter from the Director Letter from...
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Palestinian Statehood at the United Nations: A Resource
Aims to serve as an informal resource for issues relating to the 2011 discussions around the question of Palestinian Statehood...
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International Standards on Conscientious Objection to Military Service
Conscientious objection to military service is now clearly protected as a human right under international law, even if the term...
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Geneva Reporter
QUNO Geneva Newsletter for July 2011 to October 2011. Featured stories: Sustainability: Inspiration for QUNO from Britain Yearly Meeting Gathering...
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If my parents go to prison, what happens to me? (Briefing Paper)
In 2011, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child held a Day of General Discussion on the issue...
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Intellectual Property and Biodiversity: Friend or Foe?
The Geneva Environment Network and the Quaker UN Office held a roundtable discussion on intellectual property (IP) and biodiversity. Panellists...
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Collateral Convicts: If my parents go to prison, what happens to me? Exhibition on children of incarcerated parents
An exhibition by the NGO Group for the Committee on the Rights of the Child, focusing on “the often neglected...
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