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QUNO NY Director speaks at high-level panel discussion on peace and political transitions
On 25 September, QUNO’s NY Director, Andrew Tomlinson, spoke at a high-level panel discussion arranged in the sidelines of the...
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People, Planet…and Peace: A shared statement by peacebuilding organizations
21 September marks the International Day of Peace, which was established in 1981 by a unanimous resolution in the UN’s...
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Global Consultation to inform the development of UN Community Engagement Guidelines
Civil society actors and organizations are an integral part of peacebuilding efforts carried out throughout the world. They often possess...
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Webinar: Quakers Coming Together to Care for the Earth
In July, QUNO's Representative for Climate Change Lindsey Fielder Cook and Adrian Halverstadt, Director of Evangelical Friends Church – North America,...
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IPCC Report on Climate Change and Land
QUNO, under the Friends World Committee for Consultation, is the only faith-based organization accredited as an observer to the Intergovernmental...
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Our latest Geneva Reporter newsletter is now available online
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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Global Peace Index Launch
Florence Foster, QUNO’s representative for Peace & Disarmament was invited to speak at the 2019 Global Peace Index (GPI) launch...
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QUNO facilitates discussion on the first six months of the UN development system reform
June marks the sixth month of the implementation of Secretary-General Guterres’ dynamic reform of the United Nations system. Taking effect...
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Human Rights Based Climate Action
This leaflet was written to help decision makers better understand how a rights-based approach in forming climate policy will lead...
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Courage and and ethics for climate action
On 20 June at the climate conference in Bonn, Germany, QUNO co-hosted a Press Conference calling for courage and ethics...
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A Transformative Middle Ground
QUNO New York’s Director, Andrew Tomlinson, was pleased to have an interview with fellow Quaker organization, the Friends Committee on...
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QUNO convenes annual discussion – What’s Next in Peacebuilding?
In February, QUNO hosted our annual three-day gathering of peacebuilding leaders at Quaker House in New York. The previous year’s...
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QUNO convenes discussion on the Peacebuilding Fund
The Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) is the UN Secretary-General’s peacebuilding financing tool and investor of first resort. The Fund supports countries...
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Conversation on the progress, challenges and opportunities for the UN’s efforts to build and sustain peace
In 2016, United Nations Member States adopted the dual resolutions on peacebuilding and sustaining peace, marking an important step in...
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QUNO hosts discussion on the impact of UN transitions on peacebuilding and development
Transitional periods are very sensitive and dynamic times for countries emerging from conflict, bringing hopes and concerns to places with...
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QUNO speaks during the first Intersessional seminar on the contribution of the HRC to the prevention of human rights violations
In April, QUNO's Florence Foster was invited to speak during the first Intersessional seminar on the contribution of the Human Rights...
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UN Reform in Practice: Tangible Impact On Prevention?
As of 1 January 2019, Secretary-General Guterres’s hard-won reform proposals officially took effect. To strengthen the delivery of its mandate,...
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QUNO co-hosts civil society briefing with Under-Secretary-General Menéndez
To support an inclusive approach to the prevention agenda between the UN and civil society, the Civil Society-UN Prevention Platform...
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