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New York
QUNO Representative brings Quaker Perspective to Disaster Resiliency
QUNO NY Representative Kavita Desai had the rare opportunity to moderate a panel at the United Nations entitled โInvesting in...
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Building the New Myanmar โ QUNO hosts a public event with Myanmarโs National Unity Government
When the UN General Assembly opens each September, all UN member states are invited to address the world body. For...
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Marking Milestones: Reflecting on 80 Years of the UNโs Work for Women, Youth, and Climate Action
During Septemberโs high-level week, world leaders gathered in New York for the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly...
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Civic Space Under Threat: QUNO NY Co-hosts Workshop
September 2025 marked the opening of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and highlights the final...
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Humanitarian Challenges in Myanmar: Navigating Conflict and Crisis
On 9 July, the Quaker United Nations Office hosted a private briefing on Myanmar’s humanitarian crisis in the aftermath of...
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QUNO spotlights Local Peacebuilders at FfD4: A Call for Sustainable and Inclusive Financing
The 4th International Financing for Development (FfD4) Conference began on 30 June, bringing together world leaders, international and regional organizations,...
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Booklet: Sustaining peace and human rights towards just, peaceful, and inclusive societies
QUNO Geneva's Peace & Disarmament program works to highlight and reinforce the inextricable link between human rights and peace and...
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QUNO NY Director Meets with Friends from Asia and the West-Pacific in Hong Kong
Have you ever wondered how to say “good morning” in Bisaya, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Hindi, Nepali, Tagalog, and English? Well,...
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A Push For Peace: International Day of Peace against the backdrop of the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly: An analysis by Nyeri Otero Flanagan
During the 1950s, under the sombre shadow of the Second World War, people from across nations donated medals and coins...
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We hold in the Light those affected by the ongoing violence in Israel and Palestine
On the 19th of October, in the spirit of the building that hosted it, QUNO New York joined civil society...
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QUNO Representative joins Peace and Conflicts panel during the Global Peopleโs Assembly
During September, hundreds of participants from civil society, marginalized communities, excluded groups, and local actors came together to hold governments...
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QUNO NY Speaks about youth, peace and inclusion at the local level
On September 16th, QUNO New York Representative, Kavita Desai, spoke at a side event in connection to the Sustainable Development...
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Quaker organisations call for a ceasefire and humanitarian protections in Gaza
Stop the violence and allow humanitarian access to Gaza — this is the strong call from Quakers from around the...
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Voices for Peace in Israel and Palestine
The international community has expressed grave concern regarding the escalation of violence in Palestine and Israel. On 9 October, the...
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World leaders gather with hopes for peace in the face of deepening crises
On September 19th, world leaders gathered at the United Nations in New York for the opening of the 78thSession of...
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QUNO NY Representative speaks at High Level Political Forum side event
The annual High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development began at the UN headquarters on the 10th of July. Each year,...
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