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October 2013

In & Around the UN

The New York office is pleased to share our most recent Newsletter, featuring articles on the crisis in Syria, sustainable development, women building peace, and QUNO's recognition as one of the world's 100 most influential actors in armed violence reduction.

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June 2013

In & Around the UN

QUNO New York newsletter from June 2013.

Features articles on:

  • Letter from the Director
  • Update from QUNO Geneva
  • Beijing Meeting on UN Peacemaking, Peacekeeping, and Peacebuilding
  • A Workshop for Incoming Members of the UN Peacebuilding Commission
  • The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Comes to New York
  • Update on the Post-2015 Development Agenda
  • QUNO Annual Review

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December 2012

In & Around the UN

QUNO New York newsletter from December 2012.

Features articles on:

  • Letter from the Director
  • Update from QUNO Geneva
  • Crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Palestine Becomes a "Non-Member Observer State"
  • New Perspectives on Somalia

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September 2012

Civil Society Statement on Non-Military Solutions in Northern Myanmar

A statement entitled:
"Civil Society Organisations Call for Dialogue and Urgent International Engagement to Support Non-­Military Solutions in Northern Myanmar."

Includes recommendations for immediate action by the Government of Myanmar and the Kachin Independence Army, as well as supportive measures to be taken by China, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and the UN.

Jointly authored by:

  • QUNO
  • Transnational Institute
  • Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies
  • German Asia Foundation
  • AFSC
  • Burma Centre Netherlands
  • Initiatives for International Dialogues

 

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September 2012

In & Around the UN

QUNO New York newsletter from September 2012.

Features articles on:

  • Fast-moving Changes in Myanmar
  • Letter from the Director
  • Update from QUNO Geneva
  • What Will Replace the Millennium Development Goals?
  • West Africa Reconciliation Conference
  • Grassroots Reconciliation in Burundi
  • QUNO-NY Staff Update

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June 2012

In & Around the UN

QUNO New York newsletter from June 2012.

Features articles on:

  • New Directions: Exploring Alternatives for a Peaceful Solution in Somalia
  • Letter from the Director
  • The joint QUNO Review
  • Consolidating Peace in Liberia and Sierra Leone
  • Sixth World Conference of Friends
  • Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
  • Update from QUNO Geneva
  • Meet Elisabeth
  • PA Corner

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September 2011

In & Around the UN

QUNO New York newsletter from September 2011.

Features articles on:

  • From Reaction to Intervention: But What about Prevention?
  • Letter from the Director
  • Letter from QUNO-Geneva
  • Reconciliation and Transitional Justice in Burundi
  • Palestine and Statehood at the UN
  • How to Support QUNO New York 
  • QUNO Staff Update

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June 2011

In & Around the UN

QUNO New York newsletter from June 2011.

Features articles on:

  • Building Peace: From China to Africa and Back Again
  • Letter from the Director
  • Peacebuilding at the UN
  • Finding Hope for a Troubled World
  • Preventing Election Violence in Kenya
  • How to Support QUNO New York
  • QUNO Staff Update
  • The Changing Face of Violence

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June 2010

In & Around the UN

QUNO New York newsletter from June 2010.

Features articles on:

  • Finding the Heart of Peacebuilding
  • Letter from the Director
  • Haiti: Earthquake Response
  • Learning from Somali Peace Processes
  • China’s Changing Role at the UN
  • Preventing Election Violence in Burundi
  • Healing and Reconciliation in DRC
  • QUNO Staff Changes
  • Nuclear Review Conference

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April 2010

Security, Peacebuilding & Civil Society

Presented by QUNO New York Director Andrew Tomlinson at the EU-ISS seminar entitled “Peacebuilding and the Security-Development Nexus,” with a particular focus on the United Nations Peacebuilding Architecture including the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC).

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March 2010

Remarks by QUNO on the UN Peacebuilding Commission

A draft of this paper, "Towards Defining the Comparative Advantage of the PBC," was presented by QUNO New York Director Andrew Tomlinson at a roundtable discussion at the International Peace Institute entitled “Reviewing the PBC: Perspectives from Civil Society."

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September 2009

In & Around the UN

QUNO New York newsletter from September 2009.

Features articles on:

  • UN Peacekeeping
  • Peacebuilding and Early Recovery
  • Responsibility to Protect (R2P)
  • GA President to Prioritize Poverty, Human Rights
  • Strengthening UN Efforts in Peacemaking & Preventive Diplomacy
  • Developing Leadership in a Troubled World
  • Letter from the Director

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January 2009

In & Around the UN

QUNO New York newsletter from January 2009.

Features articles on:

  • Peacebuilding and Early Recovery
  • Letter from the Director
  • Burundi: The Road to Peace
  • Responsibility to Protect (R2P)
  • Interfaith Dialogue with the Iranian President
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • New QUNO Team

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June 2008

In & Around the UN

QUNO New York newsletter from June 2008.

Features articles on:

  • Continuing Challenges in Iraq
  • Postcard from China
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • UN Forum on indigenous issues
  • UN Peacebuilding commission
  • Northern Uganda: Juba peace talks
  • New Director

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