Areas of work:
Human Rights & Refugees

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QUNO joins talk on “How are Quakers supporting climate action at the UN?”

News | May 10, 2022
QUNO's Representative for Human Impacts of Climate Change, Lindsey Fielder Cook, gave a presentation on Quaker work at the Intergovernmental...
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QUNO Geneva Human Rights and Refugee Programme at the 49th Session of the Human Rights Council

News | March 30, 2022
The Human Rights and Refugees Programme at QUNO Geneva engaged with the 49th Human Rights Council through oral statements on...
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New Geneva Reporter is available

Resources | December 1, 2021
QUNO's  December 2021 issue of the Geneva Reporter newsletter is available below. This issue includes reflections and updates from QUNO staff who...
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New Geneva Reporter is available

Resources | December 1, 2021
QUNO's December 2021 issue of the Geneva Reporter newsletter is available below. This issue includes reflections and updates from QUNO staff who attended...
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Delivering on the promise of the GCM: Migration Justice Briefing Paper Series

Resources | December 1, 2021
As we work towards an ambitious, effective and human rights-based discussion and outcome at the International Migration Review Forum we...
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QUNO Releases Briefing Paper and makes a Statement at the 48th Session of the Human Rights Council on Racial Justice and Migration Governance

News | October 5, 2021
The Human Rights and Refugees Program (HRR) at QUNO Geneva is pleased to announce the release of its latest briefing paper...
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What is the International Migration Review Forum?

Resources | October 1, 2021
See attached the first paper of a series of short briefing notes titled: Migration Justice: Delivering on the Promise of the...
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Human Rights Council 48th Session Starts Online with High Commissioner for Human Rightsโ€™ Highlighting Environmental Crises, Migration and Displacement

News | September 17, 2021
QUNO Geneva is (virtually) attending the 48th session of the Human Rights Council with particular attention to the human rights...
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New Opportunities to Further Action on Racial Justice and Migration Governance

Resources | September 1, 2021
The Human Rights and Refugees Program at QUNO-Geneva has begun to work explicitly on the intersection between racial justice and...
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QUNO, War Resisters International and International Fellowship of Reconciliationโ€™s webinar series

News | July 13, 2021
QUNO, War Resisters International and International Fellowship of Reconciliation’s webinar series on campaigning for conscientious objection to military service aims...
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QUNO makes an intervention at the June Climate Change Conference

News | June 17, 2021
QUNO joined observers at the June Climate Change Conference sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies to the UNFCCC, held this year...
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Briefing Paper: Using the Regional Migration Reviews to Further Human Rights Protection

Resources | June 1, 2021
The Global Compact for Migration (GCM), adopted in 2018, is a significant commitment from governments to take a people centred...
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Report on Conscientious Objection to Military Service and Refugee Status Determination

News | May 14, 2021
To mark International Conscientious Objectors' Day on the 15 May 2021, QUNO is pleased to be releasing our new publication on...
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Report on Conscientious Objection to Military Service and Refugee Status Determination

Resources | May 1, 2021
To mark International Conscientious Objectors' Day on the 15TH of May 2021, QUNO is pleased to be releasing our new publication...
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International Standards on Conscientious Objection to Military Service

News | February 12, 2021
This updated paper lays out the ways in which conscientious objection has been recognized and is protected under human rights treaties and...
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International Standards on Conscientious Objection to Military Service 2021

Resources | February 1, 2021
This updated paper lays out the ways in which conscientious objection has been recognized and is protected under human rights treaties and...
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