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QUNO and NGO Partners Publish Booklet on Gaza Arria-Formula Meeting
The Israel-Palestine NGO Working Group, of which QUNO New York is a member, has published a booklet on the UN...
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QUNO hosts consultation on criminal justice and drug-related policies
QUNO co-hosted an informal NGO consultation meeting on criminal justice and drug-related policies, in conjunction with the International Drug Policy Consortium...
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Statement by Peacebuilding Organisations on the International Day of Peace
In honour of the International Day of Peace, QUNO and peacebuilding organisations from around the world have issued a shared...
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QUNO delivers oral statement on children of parents sentenced to death or executed at the HRC
QUNO delivered an oral statement on the rights of children of parents sentenced to death or executed during the 30th...
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From Geneva to Paris: One voice on rights for a just climate agreement
On September 24th 2015, QUNO is co-sponsoring a side event as part of the 30th session of the Human Rights...
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QUNO and Living Witness hold side-event at UNFCCC climate change conference
QUNO, together with Living Witness hosted a side event at the UNFCCC Bonn Climate Change Conference, entitled "Moving beyond conflict...
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Peace and Post-2015: What Now?
In August QUNO New York hosted an informal civil society strategy session at Quaker House to discuss the next steps...
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QUNO holds first expert consultation on small-scale farmer innovation
From the 26th – 27th May, QUNO held its first expert consultation on small-scale farmer innovation in biodiverse food systems....
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QUNO hosts third expert consultation on trade and investment in agriculture
From 1-2 April 2015, QUNO held its third Expert Consultation on a New Framework for Trade and Investment in Agriculture...
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QUNO co-hosts discussion on the transition from conflict to development
QUNO New York, together with Club de Madrid, as part of their Shared Societies project, co-hosted an informal conversation at...
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QUNO co-organizes Beijing workshop on UN Peace Practices
QUNO New York, together with the United Nations Association of China (UNA-China), the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), and the...
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QUNO interviewed for ACUNS podcast on peace and post-2015
QUNO New York Director Andrew Tomlinson was interviewed by the Academic Council on the UN System (ACUNS) for their "Current...
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QUNO Presents at Beijing 70th UN Anniversary Event
QUNO New York Director Andrew Tomlinson was invited by the UN Association of China to be a plenary speaker at...
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Arria-Formula Meeting on Gaza
For the first time since 1997 and just the second time ever, the Security Council held an Arria-Formula meeting focusing...
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Read QUNO’s latest Geneva Reporter newsletter
QUNO's December 2017 issue of the Geneva Reporter newsletter is now available online. The latest issue features: a brief overview on our recent work...
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QUNO goes to Washington: Alliance for Peacebuilding Conference Meetings
QUNO New York Director Andrew Tomlinson participated in the Alliance for Peacebuilding 2015 Annual Conference, Peacebuilding and Democracy in a Turbulent...
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QUNO presents at WIPO seminar on Intellectual Property Rights, Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions
The issue of genetic resources or traditional knowledge that are shared among different countries was discussed at a World Intellectual...
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QUNO co-hosts panel event on promoting conflict sensitive business practice
QUNO and the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform and hosted "Promoting conflict sensitive business practice – Reflections on experience," a lunch-time panel discussion on civil society efforts...
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