Areas of Work

Reconciliation & Dialogue

In the area of reconciliation, QUNO seeks to increase the UN’s understanding and support for healing and restorative processes, in particular at the grassroots level. Approaches such as "restorative peacebuilding" offer a lens through which the UN can approach peacebuilding and the prevention of violent conflict in a more holistic way. 

In the area of dialogue, QUNO seeks to lift up local level mediation processes as well as encourage the UN to support inclusive national processes that take into account local perspectives. 

Ongoing Activities

Recent Timeline Events

July 2014

Fellow Position with QUNO New York

Our New York office is pleased to announce a one-year Fellow position, with a start date of 1 October, 2014. The Fellow will assist QUNO senior staff to develop QUNO programs and implement program activities. In particular, the Fellow will work on one or more focused projects with a particular focus on ongoing QUNO activities that bridge UN efforts in the areas of social and economic development. These will include the exploration of creative responses to international conflict for QUNO, including non-violent policy alternatives, as well as supporting QUNO’s work on the UN’s post-2015 sustainable development agenda. To apply, click here. The application deadline is 20 July, 11:59pm Eastern Standard Time.

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June 2014

QUNO hosts photo exhibit This Light That Pushes Me: Stories of African Peacebuilders

QUNO hosted an evening reception for the photography exhibition, This Light That Pushes Me: Stories of African Peacebuilders at Quaker House in New York. This photography exhibition highlights African Quaker peacebuilders from nine sub-Saharan African countries who have all experienced some form of violence and are now working for peace in their local communities. The exhibition, and accompanying book, trace the journeys that have transformed that suffering into a force for social change. In addition to colleagues and friends from the UN, QUNO was very pleased to be joined by Adrien Niyongabo from the local organization Healing and Rebuilding Our Communities (HROC) in Burundi, who is one of the Quaker African peacebuilders featured in the exhibition and book. 

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