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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.
The Human Costs of US Militarism on the Korean Peninsula
On 1 October, representatives of QUNO New York met with colleagues from the NGO Working Group for Peace on the...
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International Solidarity with Palestine Solidifies at the Outset of the 79th Session of the General Assembly
On 17 September, the UN General Assembly convened for an emergency session to consider a resolution calling for the implementation...
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Welcoming new team members to QUNO in NY and Geneva
As the United Nations prepared to open the 79th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in September, QUNO began...
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Remembering Stephen Collett
For anyone who has worked with the Quaker UN Office (QUNO) in New York, Stephen Collett's name looms large as...
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Looking back at the Summit of the Future Action Days: A reflection by Chelsea Comas
Friday 20 September marked the start of the Summit of the Future Action Days, where United Nations stakeholders gathered to address...
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Finding Hope from the Start: A reflection by Ailih Weeldreyer on beginnings with QUNO
I first stepped foot in the UNGA chamber at age eighteen on a tour while visiting New York City with...
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QUNO’s Contribution to Care For Creation at the Friends World Committee on Consultation World Plenary
As part of the 2024 World Plenary Meeting (WPM), QUNO Geneva Interim Deputy Director and Representative for the Human Impacts...
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QUNO NY joins panel on ‘Mobilizing Civil Society for Sustainable Peace in the Age of Crisis’
While world leaders convened at the United Nations for the opening of the General Assembly, across the street at the...
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New Brief: “Trade Issues and the International Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution: A Legal Analysis”
As part of QUNO’s Sustainable and Just Economic Systems programme and the Uncommon Collaborations initiative, we are pleased to announce...
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Finding Determination in Disappointment: QUNO reflects on the Summit of the Future
On 22 and 23 September, world leaders met in New York for the Summit of the Future. The road to...
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QUNO bids fond farewell to this year’s Programme Assistants
In September of 2024, QUNO’s offices in both New York and Geneva bid fond farewells to this year’s cohort of...
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QUNO NY Launches UN-Civic Space Research
QUNO NY gathered civil society representatives together for an intimate discussion on inclusion and participation at the UN on August...
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QUNO NY joins SDG16 webinar ahead of the Summit of the Future
QUNO NY Representative Kavita Desai, as a co-chair of the Transparency, Accountability & Participation (TAP) Network #SDG16Now campaign spoke at...
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“Don’t Choose Comfort Over Confronting Injustice,” Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac
Can you do more than just pray for peace in the Middle East and make a statement? This is the...
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The right to conscientious objection to military service: connecting conscientious objectors and the UN
Building on our many decades of work to ensure recognition and implementation of the right to conscientious objection to military...
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Diplomats, stakeholders gear up for United Nations meeting to end plastic pollution
As part of its quiet diplomacy efforts, the Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) in Geneva recently hosted 22 diplomats and...
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Sustaining peace needs intersectional approach at United Nations
Peacebuilding has been viewed mainly as post-conflict intervention at the United Nations (UN), but the Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO)...
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QUNO NY Director Meets with Friends from Asia and the West-Pacific in Hong Kong
Have you ever wondered how to say “good morning” in Bisaya, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Hindi, Nepali, Tagalog, and English? Well,...
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