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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.
QUNO highlights conflict sensitivity in business during Geneva Peace Week
QUNO and AFSC, with the support of the Peace Nexus Foundation, organised an event at the Palais des Nations on...
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Bringing constructive examples to the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights
QUNO, together with the Centre for Peacebuilding (swisspeace) and the International Corporate Accountability Roundtable (ICAR), held a side event at...
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QUNO hosts discussion on youth and peacebuilding
QUNO, on behalf of the New York Peacebuilding Group, hosted a meeting with members of the United Network of Young...
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QUNO as panelist at Social Inclusion Public Consultation
QUNO New York Director, Andrew Tomlinson, was invited to speak as a panelist in the public consultation on Social Inclusion...
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QUNO co-hosts event on minority issues and criminal justice
QUNO Geneva co-hosted an expert panel meeting alongside the 8th session of the Forum on Minority Issues, on Wednesday 25 November. ...
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“Making Peace in Their Own Words”: Myanmar’s Peace Process
QUNO hosted a book launch and discussion at Quaker House in New York on "Making Peace in Their Own Words:...
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In & Around the UN
Take a look at what's going on in our New York office: QUNO's quarterly Newsletter highlights our work on the new...
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QUNO speaks on inclusion to UN Peacebuilding Commission
QUNO New York Director Andrew Tomlinson shared perspectives from civil society as a panel presenter at a meeting of the...
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QUNO publishes timely briefing papers ahead of COP21 in Paris
Between November 30 and December 11, 2015, international negotiators will meet at the Conference of Parties (COP) 21 in Paris....
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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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