Areas of work:
Supporting the UN’s Role for Peace in Regional Contexts
Quaker United Nations Office New York names new Director
The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and the Quaker United Nations Committee – New York are pleased to announce that...
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Joint NGO submission to the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights
In April 2020 the Business, Conflict and Human Rights Network (BCHR Network), Christian Aid Ireland, Control Arms, QUNO and Swedwatch jointly...
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IPCC presents its Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5C
In October, the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) met in Incheon, South Korea, to present its Special Report on Global...
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QUNO to host side event on the Right to Conscientious Objection to Military Service: Towards Implementation
QUNO will host a side event at the 35th Session of the Human Rights Council on the issue of conscientious...
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Prevention and Mediation: Towards More Effective Collaborative Approaches and Strategies for Sustaining Peace
On March 28th, the Civil Society-UN Prevention Platform hosted a meeting entitled "Prevention and Mediation: Towards More Effective Collaborative Approaches...
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Diplomats and peacebuilders discuss emerging issues in peacebuilding
QUNO hosted an evening reception at Quaker House on emerging issues in peacebuilding and prevention. It was a unique opportunity...
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“Making Peace in Their Own Words”: Myanmar’s Peace Process
QUNO hosted a book launch and discussion at Quaker House in New York on "Making Peace in Their Own Words:...
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Reflections One Year Later and Charting a New Course for Gaza
In July, the United Nations Security Council met in an Arria-formula meeting on Gaza, co-chaired by the Permanent Missions of...
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In & Around the UN
Take a look at what's going on in our New York office: QUNO's quarterly Newsletter highlights our work on the new...
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QUNO and NGO Partners Publish Booklet on Gaza Arria-Formula Meeting
The Israel-Palestine NGO Working Group, of which QUNO New York is a member, has published a booklet on the UN...
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Arria-Formula Meeting on Gaza
For the first time since 1997 and just the second time ever, the Security Council held an Arria-Formula meeting focusing...
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UNRWA at 65: Overcoming Hardship and Sustaining Hope
Following a High Level UN Conference to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine...
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Palestinian Youth Organizers: Breaking Barriers – Building Movements
QUNO, in collaboration with the American Friends Service Committee, facilitated an Israel-Palestine NGO Working Group event “Palestinian Youth Organizers: Breaking Barriers...
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Amicus Curiae opinion on conscientious objection to military service submitted to the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Korea
QUNO has submitted an Amicus Curiae opinion on conscientious objection to military service to the Constitutional Court of Korea jointly with Amnesty International,...
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QUNO hosts side event at the Aarhus Convention’s Meeting of the Parties on “Building peace through environmental access rights”
QUNO organized a side event on "Building peace through environmental access rights: preventing conflict around water, land and food" (download the briefing...
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Public Statement on Fighting in Northern Myanmar
In June 2011, QUNO New York worked with other partner organisations to publish a public statement in response to fighting...
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