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Real Costs of the Push to Rearm in Europe and Beyond: Implications for Arms Control, Business and Human Rights, and International Law

November 8, 2025
To discuss the costs and risks of exponentially rising military spending, the Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) Geneva, together with the American...
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Young people gather for QUNO’s Summer School in Geneva

July 25, 2023
QUNO Geneva’s annual Quaker UN Summer School (QUNSS) hosted 23 participants from various countries recently, connecting them to the United...
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Ireland Yearly Meeting 2023 โ€“ QUNO Geneva speaks on โ€˜Preparing for Peace: How can we prepare for peace?โ€™

April 28, 2023
Florence Foster, Representative for Peace & Disarmament at QUNO Geneva, had the pleasure of joining Irish Friends in Tallaght for...
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QUNO highlights the importance of the arms sector when discussing responsible business conduct

January 17, 2023
During the 11th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights | OHCHR, QUNO Geneva partnered with American Bar Association Center...
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QUNO Genevaโ€™s Peace and Disarmament programme engagement at Human Rights Council

October 14, 2022
At the 51st session of the Human Rights Council – which has come to a close – the Peace and...
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Event – ‘Small Arms Exports, Leadership and Accountability: A Human Rights Perspective’ at the CCADD

March 24, 2022
Florence Foster, Representative for Peace & Disarmament at QUNO Geneva, had the pleasure of speaking to the Council on Christian Approaches...
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How the Human Rights pillar is contributing to Arms Control

October 23, 2019
QUNO recently co-organized a discussion on “How the Human Rights pillar is contributing to Arms Control” as part of the...
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