Areas of work: Human Rights & Refugees
Strengthening the link between Human Rights and Peacebuilding Through the UPR
Since the beginning of 2017, in close collaboration with the Human Rights and Refugees programme and our colleagues at QUNO...
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Committee on the Rights of the Child Work to date: Children of incarcerated parents
The Committee on the Rights of the Child has provided interpretation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child...
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Linking Peacebuilding and Human Rights: QUNO Delivers Oral Statement at the High-Level Mainstreaming Panel
For the 34th Session of the Human Rights Council, QUNO was welcomed the focus of the High-Level Mainstreaming Panel on...
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6th World Congress Against the Death Penalty: new publication and website
The Quaker United Nations Office works on children of parents sentenced to death or executed first and foremost because we...
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Expectations for a Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration: New paper
QUNO is closely following the process for negotiating a Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. This process part...
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Towards a Human Rights Based Global Compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration Paper 2: Expectations following the Agreement of Modalities Resolution
QUNO is closely following the process for negotiating a Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. This process part...
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A focus on the human rights of migrants at the Human Rights Council’s 34th Session
The 34th Session of the Human Rights Council concluded on 24th March. During the session there were some important discussions...
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QUNO at the Human Rights Council: a focus on children of parents facing the death penalty as victims of torture
On 1st March 2017, the annual High Level Panel on the question of the death penalty was held at the...
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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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Replicating good practice from Italy: recommendations for States on children of incarcerated parents
Child Rights Connect's Working Group on Children of Incarcerated Parents has produced a series of recommendations for States on the...
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QUNO Attends 33rd IGC on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore at WIPO
In February 2017, QUNO attended the opening of the 33rd session of the Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources,...
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A briefing for diplomats on Human Rights and Peacebuilding
The Geneva Peacebuilding Platform held a briefing for diplomats on Human Rights and Peacebuilding on 15th February, which QUNO organised,...
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QUNO contributes to a new World Report on Statelessness
QUNO’s Representative for Human Rights and Refugees, Laurel Townhead, has written an article on childhood statelessness of children of prisoners,...
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QUNO moderated a panel event on the rights of children of incarcerated parents
QUNO organized a panel event, "The Rights of Children of Incarcerated Parents: Replicating good practice from Italy," that took place at the UN...
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New UN report on conscientious objection to military service – call for inputs
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has issued a call for inputs on the issue of...
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Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty
QUNO is closely following and inputting information into a Global Study on Children Deprived of their Liberty. The Study will...
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