Timeline

Event of Note
January 2010

Publication of Ripples into Waves

QUNO facilitated a visit by Carolyn Hayman, Chief Executive of Peace Direct to Quaker House in New York to lead a discussion with representatives of the UN peacebuilding community on the potential for locally-led peacebuilding initiatives to create “peace writ large”. This discussion led to the publication by Peace Direct and QUNO of Ripples into Waves, an analysis of how civil society peacebuilding processes can scale successfully.

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November 2010

Worldwide Civil Society "Best Practice" Seminars

QUNO co-organised platforms for civil society leaders and practitioners to present their work and interact with professionals from governments and development cooperation agencies on Armed Violence and Development, during regional "Best Practice" seminars in Nairobi, Rio de Janeiro, Kathmandu, Abuja and Zagreb. These seminars were held between between November 2010 and September 2011.

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April 2011

Chinese delegation visit to Burundi and DRC

QUNO New York in collaboration with the American Friends Service Committee hosted a delegation visit of six Chinese academics to Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The visit provided an opportunity for the delegation members to gain a deeper understanding of UN peacebuilding and prevention efforts on the ground.

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June 2011

Public Statement on Fighting in Northern Myanmar

In June 2011, QUNO New York worked with other partner organisations to publish a public statement in response to fighting that had erupted in northern Myanmar. The statement included 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.

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November 2011

Chinese Scholars Visit New York

QUNO and the American Friends Service Committee hosted a visit by four leading UN scholars from China to the UN in New York. The visit included a public event, co-hosted with the Conflict Prevention and Peace Forum, entitled “Chinese Perspectives on UN Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding”. The event, attended by UN staff, diplomats, and NGOs, provided an introduction to current research activities within China and an opportunity for informal discussion and exchange.

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Event of Note
November 2011

Second Ministerial Review Conference of the Geneva Declaration

QUNO played a large role in bringing eighty CSOs to engage with the Second Ministerial Review Conference of the Geneva Declaration in November 2011.

QUNO worked to ensure that the programming experience of civil society organisations (CSO’s) was included in the understanding of what is currently being done to tackle the problem of armed violence around the world.

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