Areas of work:
Geneva
Geneva Reporter
Geneva's newsletter from July to October 2013. Features stories: Children of parents sentenced to death or executed New framework for...
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Building Peace around water, land and food: Policy and practice for preventing conflict
Water and land are two of the key natural resources that shape billions of peoples’ livelihoods, food security, wellbeing and...
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Conscientious Objection to Military Service, written statement submitted by FWCC to the 24th session of the Human Rights Council
In this written statement by Friends World Committee for Consultation, Quakers welcome the growing recognition of the right to conscientious...
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NFTIA Draft Mapping of Alternative Proposals
QUNO believes that by placing people’s livelihoods and dignity alongside sustainability and food security as the central objectives of agriculture trade, it...
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Lightening the Load of the Parental Death Sentence on Children
This is a very detailed study exploring the situations of children whose parents have been sentenced with capital punishment. It...
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A Conscientious Objector’s Guide to the International Human Rights System
A user-friendly Guide to using Human Rights System for Conscientious Objectors. Together with the Centre for Civil and Political Rights,...
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Rights of the Childโs Day of General Discussion
QUNO was instrumental in the 2011 Day of General Discussion of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child’s...
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Rights of the Child Resolution Includes Section on Incarcerated Parents
For the first time, a section on children of incarcerated parents was included in a Human Rights Council resolution on...
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Statement to Independent Expert on the Environment
In this statement, Quakers welcome a report on the issue of human rights relating to the enjoyment of a safe,...
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Geneva Reporter
Geneva's newsletter from January to March 2013. Featured stories:โ QUNO engagement with climate talks Natural resources, conflict and cooperation Standard...
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VIDEO: Rachel Brett, QUNO Representative for Human Rights and Refugees, on Conscientious Objection
In this Youtube video uploaded by the Centre for Civil and Political Rights (CCPR Centre), Rachel Brett, QUNO's representative for...
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Creation of ‘Women in Prison’ Programme
Women in Prison work begins, as part of QUNO's Human Rights and Refugees programme.
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Creation of ‘Conscientious Objection to Military Service’ Programme
Work on conscientious objection to military service, a key Quaker concern, is one of QUNO's earliest programmes.
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Creation of ‘Human Impacts of Climate Change’ Programme
With interest in environmental issues in the forefront of many Quaker's concerns, QUNO formally begins its Human Impacts of Climate...
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UN Adopts First-ever Resolution on Conscientious Objection
On 6 July, the UN Human Rights Council adopted its first-ever resolution on conscientious objection to military service. The resolution...
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Children of Parents Sentenced to Death: New Work at QUNO Geneva (Briefing paper)
A short briefing paper giving more detail into the history of QUNOs work on children of incarcerated parents, and more...
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