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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.
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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The Peacebuilding Commission: Purpose, work, and opportunity
The International Peace Institute (IPI) and the Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO), with support from the Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO),...
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In & Around the UN
Our New York office is happy to share our most recent Newsletter, "In & Around the UN," featuring reflections on...
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A new article: Healthy Planet, Healthy People
Writing for the newsletter of New York Yearly Meeting of Quakers, Susan H. Bragdon explains how small-scale farmers are essential...
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Pathways for Peace – Inclusive Approaches to Preventing Violent Conflict: A Reflective Conversation
In March, QUNO, in collaboration with Club de Madrid, hosted a reflective, off-the record conversation on the recently launched United...
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QUNO speaks at a side event on ‘Protecting the Human Rights of Migrants’
On 2nd March Laurel Townhead, QUNO’s Human Rights and Refugees Representative, spoke on a panel on ‘Protecting the Human Rights...
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Meeting the Challenge of Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace Through Partnerships and Inclusivity
The dual resolutions on peacebuilding and sustaining peace adopted in April 2016 by the United Nations (UN) Security Council and...
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Promoting Peacebuilding through the Universal Periodic Review
In February, QUNO New York and QUNO Geneva, in collaboration with UPR Info, hosted a series of discussions on the...
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QUNO, in partnership with GPPAC, releases new report, Building Sustainable Peace
Following extensive interview and desk based research, QUNO and the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC) released...
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QUNO gives an oral statement on environmental rights at the 37th session of the Human Rights Council
During the clustered interactive dialogue discussing the Special Rapporteurs' reports on the issue of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment...
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QUNO gives an oral statement on sustaining peace and the UPR at the 37th session of the Human Rights Council
During the panel discussion on Human Rights Mainstreaming at the 3rd Meeting of the 37th Regular Session Human Rights Council in Geneva, Florence...
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QUNO to speak at a side event on ‘Protecting the Human Rights of Migrants’ during the 37th Human Rights Council session
QUNO's human rights and refugees representative Laurel Townhead will be a panelist at the a side event entitled 'Protecting the...
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QUNO attends expert group on “Advancing the 2030 Agenda” organized by the UN DESC
In January, Susan Bragdon, QUNO's Representative for Food & Sustainability, was one of 46 experts invited to Advancing the 2030...
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Civil Society-UN Prevention Platform hosts meeting entitled ‘What UN Peace and Security Reform means for Prevention’
On January 24, 2018, the Civil Society-UN Prevention Platform hosted an event entitled ‘What UN Peace and Security Reform means...
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Sustaining Peace: Partnerships for Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding
“There is no room for complacency when it comes to peace.” H.E. Mr. Miroslav Lajčák, President of the 72nd Session...
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QUNO publishes a ‘Briefing for Friends’ on the development of the Global Compact on Migration
The New York Declaration on Refugees and Migrants was adopted by States in September 2016 and initiated a two-year process...
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QUNO joined the opening panel at the 10th Annual Meeting of the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform
On 6 November, QUNO’s UN Representative Rachel Madenyika participated on the opening panel of the 10th Annual Meeting of the...
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Introducing New York’s Civil Society-UN Prevention Platform to Geneva
On 8 November, amidst the highly attended Geneva Peace Week, QUNO’s UN Representative Rachel Madenyika presented and moderated a panel...
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