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Through formal and informal events and relationship building, the Quaker United Nations Office engages with UN bodies, Member States and other partners. Stay up-to-date with the latest news relating to happenings at the UN and our work on the global stage.
Transformation for Racial Justice: Nothing can be changed until it is faced
On 3 October, QUNO Geneva engaged with the work of the Human Rights Council on systemic racism. Speaking in the...
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QUNO NY Staff Comings & Goings
The support and contributions of Programme Assistants (PAs) are critical to QUNO NY’s United Nations efforts. Our colleagues come to...
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Building Toward Migration Justice with all the Tools in the Toolbox: Complementarity Between the Global Compact for Migration and the Convention on Migrant Workers
On 27 September, speaking at the Committee on Migrant Workers Day of General Discussion on the convergence between the Global Compact...
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World leaders gather for opening of 77th session of UN General Assembly
Every year world leaders gather at UN headquarters in New York for the opening of the General Assembly (UNGA), with...
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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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QUNO NY calls for more effective youth inclusion in the General Assembly
On 30 August, UN Member States and civil society representatives came together to discuss and identify ways to strengthen youth...
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Brief analysis of the International Migration Review Forum Progress Declaration
The International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) Progress Declaration was adopted by consensus on 20 May 2022. It was then endorsed...
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QUNO Geneva Human Rights and Refugee Programme at the 50th Session of the Human Rights Council
The Human Rights and Refugees Programme (HRR) at QUNO Geneva engaged with the 50th Human Rights Council, including through three...
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QUNO Hosts First Consultive Youth Listening Exercise
Meaningful political inclusion and participation of young people is key for building lasting peace and sustainable development. Under its “Youth,...
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QUNO’s presence at the June Climate Meetings in Bonn
The first in-person climate negotiations this year – and the precursor to COP27 in Egypt – took place in Bonn...
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International Migration Review Forum: Consensus Adoption of Progress Declaration a Significant Step Forward
The first International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) took place in New York from May 16th to the 20th, gathering Member...
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QUNO co-hosts roundtable on peacebuilding and climate change at the Stockholm Forum
QUNO, in partnership with the UN Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO), co-hosted the roundtable, Peacebuilding contributions to crisis and climate change...
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In and Around the UN
Our June 2022 newsletter shares updates from the work carried out by our New York office over recent months. Highlights...
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QUNO joins submission to the Katowice Committee of Experts on the Impacts of the Implementation of Response Measures
The Human Impacts of Climate Change programme jointly made a submission to the UNFCCC’s Katowice Committee of Experts on the...
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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 joins talk on “How are Quakers supporting climate action at the UN?”
QUNO's Representative for Human Impacts of Climate Change, Lindsey Fielder Cook, gave a presentation on Quaker work at the Intergovernmental...
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QUNO’s NY Director presents on Quaker UN work at George Mason University
QUNO New York Director, Sarah Clarke, joined speakers from the Mennonite and Church of the Brethren communities at the virtual...
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Funding the “P” in the Nexus
On 27 April diplomats and UN officials will gather for a High-Level meeting at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly...
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