Past Work

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Food & Sustainability

This work aimed to promote informed, balanced and thoughtful discussion about what agricultural systems are best suited to different circumstances and needs.

Trade & Development

Since the 1990’s, QUNO has worked on trade and development issues with the primary goal of promoting a fair and equitable trade negotiating process, focusing in particular on Intellectual Property, Migration of Labour Providers, and Agriculture Trade & Investment. Our Sustainable & Just Economic Systems programme continues work on trade issues.

Women in Prison

Promoting recognition of the rights and needs of women in detention, primarily through implementation of the UN Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules).

Internally Displaced Persons

IDPs are people forced to flee their homes but who remain within their country’s borders. QUNO was one of the pioneers in gaining international attention for internally displaced persons.

Child Soldiers

We worked to raise public awareness about the issue of child soldiers, and to develop international standards to prohibit the military recruitment and use in combat of all those under 18 years of age in government armed forces or other armed groups.

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Perseverance and Hope During Challenging Times 

Perseverance and Hope During Challenging Times 

On 28 January 2026, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wrote to all UN member states to warn that the UN is facing  "imminent financial collapse". While it is not unusual for the Secretary-General to raise alarm about...

A Dialogue – but with fewer words: Civil Society at the UN

A Dialogue – but with fewer words: Civil Society at the UN

The third annual CSO-UN Dialogue on Peacebuilding, held in December of 2025 in Geneva, brought together civil society actors, UN officials, and member states to strengthen partnerships amid rising geopolitical tensions. The dialogue aimed to connect local...

QUNO Geneva Welcomes Two New Programme Representatives

QUNO Geneva Welcomes Two New Programme Representatives

We are delighted to welcome two new colleagues to QUNO Geneva, strengthening our work across human rights, peace, and disarmament.Lucy Richardson joined QUNO as Human Rights and Refugees Representative in January 2026, working to strengthen the promotion and...

Former Programme Assistant bears witness in the Occupied West Bank

Former Programme Assistant bears witness in the Occupied West Bank

Former Programme Assistant Ailih Weeldreyer, now a National Organizer with the World Student Christian Federation – US, reflected with QUNO-New York about her experience accompanying a group of students on a solidarity pilgrimage through the Occupied Palestinian West...

Myanmar “sham elections”: QUNO hosts Quaker House briefing

Myanmar “sham elections”: QUNO hosts Quaker House briefing

On 2 December, the Quaker UN Office hosted diplomats at Quaker House for a private briefing in advance of the elections in Myanmar that began on 28 December 2025. QUNO Director, Sarah Clarke, opened the meeting, noting that “the world will be watching carefully to see...