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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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QUNO, War Resisters International and International Fellowship of Reconciliation’s webinar series
QUNO, War Resisters International and International Fellowship of Reconciliation’s webinar series on campaigning for conscientious objection to military service aims...
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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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QUNO makes an intervention at the June Climate Change Conference
QUNO joined observers at the June Climate Change Conference sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies to the UNFCCC, held this year...
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QUNO Co-Hosts Virtual Dialogue on Prevention with UN, Civil Society, and Member States
The Civil Society – UN Prevention Platform, co-facilitated by QUNO, hosted its first virtual event of 2021. This virtual convening,...
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Report on Conscientious Objection to Military Service and Refugee Status Determination
To mark International Conscientious Objectors' Day on the 15 May 2021, QUNO is pleased to be releasing our new publication on...
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In & Around the UN
Since our last newsletter in October 2020, QUNO has continued to adjust to the large changes brought about by COVID-19,...
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QUNO Hosts Roundtable During 2021 Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development
Each year, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) hosts the Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development, which seeks to...
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QUNO launches new publication How to be a Hero for all our Children
QUNO’s Human Impacts of Climate Change programme is pleased to launch their new publication “How to be a Hero for...
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QUNO attends Trade and Environmental Sustainability Structured Discussions at the WTO
QUNO’s Sustainable and Just Economic Systems programme has been closely involved in discussions on trade and environment between members at...
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QUNO attends Virtual 53rd Session of the IPCC
QUNO, representing the Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC), is the only faith-based observer of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...
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QUNO co-edits book: “New Paths and Policies towards Conflict Prevention”
The recently published book, “New Paths and Policies towards Conflict Prevention,” co-edited by QUNO’s UN Representative, Rachel Madenyika, shares the...
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QUNO NY Programme Assistants Present at Friends Biannual Meeting
QUNO NY Programme Assistants (PAs), Molly Burger and Hannah Patterson, presented about QUNO to Quakers at the Friends World Committee...
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Statement on hate speech and minorities at the Human Rights Council
In line with our continued efforts to strengthen the human rights of migrants, QUNO delivered an oral statement at the...
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Statement on racial discrimination and migration governance at the Human Rights Council
As part of our recent efforts to raise the issue of racial injustice in migration governance, QUNO had the opportunity...
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The Right to a Healthy Environment at the 46th Session of the Human Rights Council
Efforts to establish a universal human right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment continue at the Human Rights Council. On 10th...
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Statement on protecting human rights and the natural world presented at 46th Session of the Human Rights Council
At the 46th Session of the Human Rights Council, QUNO's Human Impacts of Climate Change programme submitted a statement welcoming...
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The 2021 QUNO Review is now available online
Our new, March 2021 edition of the QUNO Review is now available online. The annual review provides a brief introduction to QUNO and our way...
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