Areas of work: Peace & Disarmament
QUNO Geneva’s Peace and Disarmament programme engagement at Human Rights Council
At the 51st session of the Human Rights Council – which has come to a close – the Peace and...
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QUNO NY’s Director delivers Pendle Hill lecture on lessons from Bayard Rustin
On 12 September, QUNO New York Director, Sarah Clarke, delivered the Steven G. Carey Memorial lecture at the Quaker center,...
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Geneva Reporter September 2022
QUNO's September 2022 issue of the Geneva Reporter newsletter is available below. This issue includes a welcome letter from our Director Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge...
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QUNO Geneva speaks at “Building the Bridge: Virtual Launch Event for UNIDIR’s Arms-Related Risk Analysis Toolkit”
On 5th May 2022, QUNO Geneva’s Representative for Peace and Disarmament, Florence Foster, was an expert speaker at the virtual...
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QUNO welcomes OHCHRs report on achieving and upholding the principles of the UN Charter – HRC49
At the 49th Session of the Human Rights Council, Florence Foster, QUNO’s Representative for Peace and Disarmament delivered a statement...
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QUNO welcomes OHCHRs report on delivery and financing of capacity building, technical assistance and prevention – HRC49
Florence Foster, Representative for Peace and Disarmament, delivered a statement at the 49th Session of the Human Rights Council to...
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Event – ‘Small Arms Exports, Leadership and Accountability: A Human Rights Perspective’ at the CCADD
Florence Foster, Representative for Peace & Disarmament at QUNO Geneva, had the pleasure of speaking to the Council on Christian Approaches...
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QUNO Offices connect with the Friends World Committee for Consultation Section of the Americas
Friends World Committee for Consultation Section of the Americas (FWCC SOA) recently invited QUNO to a meeting with their Regional...
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New Geneva Reporter is available
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
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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QUNO Geneva hosted the event ‘Sustaining Peace and Human Rights – Making it work at the country level through engaging UN Special Procedures’ at Geneva Peace Week 2021
On the second day of Geneva Peace Week, QUNO, Dag Hammarskjold Foundation, Interpeace, the Office of the High Commissioner for...
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QUNO Geneva presents its statement at the 48th Human Rights Council Session encouraging further exchange between the Peacebuilding Commission Chair and the Human Rights Council
QUNO Geneva addressed the Human Rights Council (HRC) under Item 3 regarding the follow-up to resolutions on the contribution of...
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Quaker United Nations Office Geneva names new Director
Following an international search process, the Quaker UN Office is delighted to announce that Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge has been selected as...
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QUNO Geneva’s Representative for Peace and Disarmament participated in the fourth episode of the KOFF Ton-Träger podcast
Florence Foster, Representative for Peace and Disarmament at the Quaker United Nations Office Geneva, participated in the fourth episode of...
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Statement on the 10th anniversary of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights at the Human Rights Council
QUNO’s peace and disarmament programme made a statement at the 47th session of the UN Human Rights Council during the...
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Sustaining Peace: How can human rights help?
Sustaining Peace: How can human rights help? 2016 – 2020 retrospective builds on learnings from a joint project with the...
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