Areas of work: Food & Sustainability
QUNO submits written statements to the 34th session of the UN HRC
QUNO's Human Rights & Refugees, Food & Sustainability, and Peace & Disarmament programmes each submitted written statements to the 34th...
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QUNO contributed to GAFSP Monitoring and Evaluation Plan
In February 2017, QUNO’s Food & Sustainability Programme was asked to contribute to the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) document, which...
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QUNO attends Global Donor Platform for Rural Development in Brussels
QUNO’s Food and Sustainability (F&S) programme representative Susan H. Bragdon attended the AGA this year to discuss the Agenda 2030 and how the new...
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QUNO Attended 16th Regular Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture in Rome 30 January – 3 February 2017
QUNO’s Food and Sustainability (F&S) programme representative Susan H. Bragdon attended the 16th regular session of the Commission on Genetic Resources...
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Expert Consultation on the Role of Government in Supporting Small-Scale Farmers and Agricultural Biodiversity
On November 6-8, 2016, the QUNO Food and Sustainability Programme hosted an expert consultation on the role of the public...
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QUNO hosted consultation on the role of governments in supporting small-scale farmers and and agricultural biodiversity
QUNO hosted an expert consultation on the role of governments in supporting small-scale farmers and agricultural biodiversity on November 6-8. In this...
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QUNO to Co-Host Side Event at Committee on World Food Security in Rome
On the occasion of the CFS 43 in Rome next week, QUNO will co-host a side event with the Swiss...
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VIDEO: Susan Bragdon talks about our Food & Sustainability programme
In this video, which is excerpted from a longer film shown at the Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC) World...
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QUNO presents at WIPO seminar on intellectual property and genetic resources
On 27th May, QUNO's Susan Bragdon (Representative, Food & Sustainability), addressed state delegates and civil society at a seminar on intellectual property and...
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Research paper: Access to seeds: lessons from the access to medicines debate
This new research paper considers what lessons the access to medicines debate provides for those concerned with protecting farmers’ access to seeds. Taking the...
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QUNO Geneva backs junior staff pay campaign
Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) Geneva is pleased to lend its support to the aims of the ‘We Pay Our...
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QUNO delivers oral statement on human rights and climate change at HRC
In response to the report of the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment, QUNO delivered an oral statement stressing the...
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QUNO presents at international colloquium on global governance
On 4-5 February, QUNO's Food & Sustainability representative travelled to The Hague, Netherlands, to attend and present at a colloquium...
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QUNO Food & Sustainability publications now available in four languages
Three of QUNO's recent policy briefs from the Food & Sustainability programme are now available online in up to four...
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Project Brief: QUNO interactive policy tool
Within our Trade and Investment in Agriculture work, QUNO has been developing an online tool to help explain the complex relationship between...
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QUNO demonstrates policy tool at Global Donor Platform for Rural Development
Over the past year, QUNO has been developing an interactive tool to help shape coherent food security and trade policies. Attending...
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