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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.
UNHCR issues โGuidelines on International Protection No. 10: Claims to Refugee Status related to Military Serviceโ
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 โBuilding peace around land, food and waterโ 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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Launch of the Nansen Initiative
Launch of the Nansen Initiative by the governments of Switzerland and Norway. To find out more about the Nansen Initiative...
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QUNO publishes ‘Increasing Trust and Effectiveness under the UNFCCC: Learning from International Monitoring Processes’
QUNO publishes ‘Increasing Trust and Effectiveness under the UNFCCC: Learning from International Monitoring Processes’.
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QUNO attends UNFCC Conference of the Parties, Doha, Qatar
QUNO attended the eighteenth Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UNFCCC in Doha, Qatar.
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QUNO attends UNFCCC Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform (ADP2)
QUNO attended the second session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform (ADP2) under the UNFCCC.
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QUNO attends UNFCCC Subsidiary Body & Ad Hoc Working Group meetings
QUNO attended the thirty-eighth sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI 38) and the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and...
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QUNO facilitates roundtable discussion at the Act Alliance Informal Climate Change Equity Dialogue, Geneva
QUNO participated in an Informal Climate Change Equity Dialogue convened by the ACT Alliance, and facilitated a roundtable discussion on...
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