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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.
Rachel Brett, QUNO Representative for Human Rights and Refugees, delivers training on the right to Conscientious Objection in Colombia
Rachel Brett, QUNO's representative for Human Rights and Refugees, delivered training to conscientious objectors at the Foro Internacional Por la...
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Lindsey Fielder Cook appointed new QUNO Representative on Climate Change
Following an international selection process, we are pleased to announce that Lindsey Fielder Cook has been appointed as the new...
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New QUNO Meeting Space in Bonn
QUNO has established a new meeting space in Bonn, from which the new Climate Change Representative, Lindsey Fielder Cook, will...
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QUNO attends the Warsaw climate change conference under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
QUNO attended the 19th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the...
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QUNO holds side event on “Business, Human Rights and Conflict” at 2013 UN Forum on Business and Human Rights
QUNO – together with the UN Global Compact, the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, and the...
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New York is hiring Programme Assistants for 2014-2015!
Our New York office is now hiring Programme Assistants for 2014-2015. These are entry-level positions for recent college graduates who are...
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UNHCR issues ‘Guidelines on International Protection No. 10: Claims to Refugee Status related to Military Service’
QUNO welcomes new Guidelines on International Protection relating to claims to refugee status based on objection to military service released...
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First ever Human Rights Council Panel on Children of Parents Sentenced to the Death Penalty or Executed
The first-ever Human Rights Council Panel on Children of Parents Sentenced to the Death Penalty or Executed took place on...
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Panel Discussion on Intellectual Property in Agriculture at the World Trade Organization Public Forum in Geneva
A QUNO-IIED (Quaker UN Office – International Institute for Environment and Development) panel at the World Trade Organisation Public Forum in...
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Geneva Reporter, July-October 2013
Read QUNO Geneva's newsletter for the period July to October 2013. Features stories: Children of parents sentenced to death or...
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QUNO holds public lecture on “Building peace around land, food and water” at Earlham College, Indiana
Diane Hendrick spoke to QUNO Geneva's work on natural resources, conflict and cooperation. She was also at Earlham College consulting...
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UN Foundation, International Peace Institute and QUNO bring together UN system around conflict, violence and instability within the post-2015 development agenda
On 26 April, QUNO, UNF and IPI, in collaboration with the Executive Office of the Secretary General, hosted an all-day event...
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QUNO makes statement on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation at the Human Rights Council 21st session
QUNO made a statement to the Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation at the...
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QUNO holds side event on ‘Natural Resources, Conflict and Cooperation’ at the Human Rights Council
QUNO held a side event on 'Natural Resources, Conflict and Cooperation' at the Human Rights Council with the Permanent Mission...
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QUNO publishes report on cooperation over international water resources
QUNO publishes a new report, ‘Diverting the Flow: Cooperation over International Water Resources’.
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QUNO makes statement at the Human Rights Council 22nd session
QUNO made a statement to the Independent Expert on human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean,...
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New QUNO publication ‘Building peace around water, land and food: Policy and practice for preventing conflict’
QUNO publishes a new report, ‘Building peace around water, land and food: Policy and practice for preventing conflict’.
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QUNO participates in ClimMig conference, Vienna, Austria.
QUNO participated in a ClimMig conference on human rights, environmental change, migration and displacement in Vienna, Austria.
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