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QUNO presents at international colloquium on global governance
On 4-5 February, QUNO's Food & Sustainability representative travelled to The Hague, Netherlands, to attend and present at a colloquium...
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QUNO speaks at Symposium on the Role of Religion and Faith-Based Organisations in International Affairs
QUNO New York director, Andrew Tomlinson, spoke at the Second Annual Symposium on the Role of Religion and Faith-Based Organisations...
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QUNO co-hosts violent extremism report launch
In the midst of UN discussions on the Secretary-General's recent Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism (PVE), QUNO co-hosted...
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QUNO Food & Sustainability publications now available in four languages
Three of QUNO's recent policy briefs from the Food & Sustainability programme are now available online in up to four...
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Policy Brief: The relationship between food security policy measures and WTO trade rules
This report first provides a historical overview of both the concept of food security and the incorporation of agriculture into...
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Policy Brief: Realizing the right to food in an era of climate change
Agriculture is a major contributor to anthropogenic climate change, and in turn climate change threatens the viability of food production around...
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Small-scale Farmer Innovation Systems: Report on the First Expert Consultation 26-27 May 2015 in Geneva
In May 2015, QUNO convened a small expert consultation in Geneva to discuss the emerging concept of small-scale farmer innovation systems. The event brought...
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New Report: Small-scale farmer innovation systems – a review of the literature
Small-scale farmer innovation systems have remained an abstract and elusive concept – this document seeks clarification by presenting a review...
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Policy Brief: Small-scale farmer innovation
This policy brief consolidates lessons learned from two sources: An in-depth literature review on small-scale farmer (SSF) innovation systems, and...
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Project Brief: QUNO interactive policy tool
Within our Trade and Investment in Agriculture work, QUNO has been developing an online tool to help explain the complex relationship between...
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New Report: The relationship between key food security measures and trade rules
The rules governing international trade in agriculture are often vague and ambiguous, requiring significant legal and administrative capacity to uncover...
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QUNO demonstrates policy tool at Global Donor Platform for Rural Development
Over the past year, QUNO has been developing an interactive tool to help shape coherent food security and trade policies. Attending...
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Interview: QUNO and Joseph Rowntree Foundation reflect on COP21
With the dust settling on December's climate negotiations in Paris, QUNO's Lindsey Fielder Cook and Katherine Knox from the Joseph...
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QUNO remarks in Washington on the universal application of the peaceful, just and inclusive societies approach within the SDGs
QUNO New York Director, Andrew Tomlinson, was invited to speak at a meeting of the Washington-based Conflict Prevention and Resolution...
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QUNO co-hosted briefing on new UN rules on treatment of prisoners
QUNO Geneva co-hosted a briefing on the new revised UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (known as...
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QUNO blog post ahead of landmark Security Council meeting on conflict prevention
Ahead of a UN Security Council open debate on Peace, Development, and the Root Causes of Conflict this week, QUNO...
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QUNO contributes chapter to new Elsevier publication on Land Degradation
Working as a consultant for QUNO Geneva, Lynn Finnegan, with assistance from Diane Hendrick, has authored a chapter entitled “All Voices Heard: A...
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Geneva Peace Week
QUNO, as one of the four partners of the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform (together with Interpeace, the Centre for Conflict, Development...
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