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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.
Read the New York office’s most recent Newsletter, In & Around the UN
The New York office is please to share our most recent Newsletter, featuring articles on Burundi, Somalia, Peacebuilding, the post-2015 Development...
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QUNO Contributes to Peacebuilding Commission Annual Session
QUNO was invited to participate in the first ever UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) Annual Session in New York on June...
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QUNO hosts discussion on Peaceland book
QUNO hosted an informal discussion at Quaker House in New York for Dr. Severine Autesserre from Barnard College to share...
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QUNO hosts photo exhibit This Light That Pushes Me: Stories of African Peacebuilders
QUNO hosted an evening reception for the photography exhibition, This Light That Pushes Me: Stories of African Peacebuilders at Quaker...
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QUNO hosts side event at the Aarhus Convention’s Meeting of the Parties on “Building peace through environmental access rights”
QUNO organized a side event on "Building peace through environmental access rights: preventing conflict around water, land and food" (download the briefing...
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UN Commission on Crime Prevention & Criminal Justice (CCPCJ): Elimination of Violence against Children
QUNO welcomes the CCPCJ adoption of the United Nations Model Strategies and Practical Measures on the Elimination of Violence against Children in...
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Revision of the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners
The UN Standard Minimum Rules on the Treatment of Prisoners (SMRs) are the reference for national authorities on how prisoners...
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UN Commission on Crime Prevention & Criminal Justice: Side-event on the wider impacts of the death penalty
In May, QUNO attended the annual UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) in Vienna with other representatives...
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Meeting of the European Bureau of Conscientious Objectors in Brussels
QUNO attended the meeting of the European Bureau of Conscientious Objectors in Brussels. At the meeting, QUNO reported on recent...
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QUNO hosts Canadian Friends at UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples
QUNO New York is hosting the Canadian Friends Service Committee for the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues as they...
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QUNO participates in Transatlantic Civil Society Dialogue on Security and Development
QUNO was invited to participate in the Transatlantic Civil Society Dialogue on Security and Development, a civil society process accompanying...
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QUNO contributes to AFSC article on Syrian womenโs participation in peace processes
March marks women’s history month, and at the UN is the very busy time of the Commission on the Status...
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QUNO organizes a side event at Human Rights Council on โProcedural Rights and the Environment: Preventing conflict around water, land and food”
In March, QUNO organized a side event at the Human Rights Council on “Procedural Rights and the Environment: Preventing conflict...
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QUNO makes a Statement at the 17th working Group of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention
QUNO attended the 17th Working Group of the Parties of the Aarhus Convention as part of our work on Natural...
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QUNO participates in ACCORD Seminar on Peacebuilding Coherence in Johannesburg, South Africa
On 19 and 20 February Diane Hendrick participated in the seminar “Towards a more Coherent Peacebuilding Policy Community”, in Johannesburg...
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QUNO co-sponsors ‘Conscientious Objection to Military Service: Challenges and International Responses’ Human Rights Council side event
At the 25th session of the Human Rights Council, QUNO co-sponsored a side-event entitled “Conscientious Objection to Military Service: Challenges...
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Judge quotes QUNOโs work in British Columbia Supreme Court judgement, Inglis v. British Columbia
In December, The Supreme Court in British Columbia, Canada, overturned a decision to close the mother and baby unit at...
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QUNO co-hosted lunch discussion on the topic of “Reconciliation and Inclusion” towards sustainable peace”
Quaker House was joined by two members of the Club de Madrid on 11 February for an engaging discussion with Member States and...
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