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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.
A Call for Reparations by the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent
Last month, the UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent met at the United Nations in New...
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QUNO Participates in Silent Vigil in Solidarity with Palestinians
On 14 December, QUNO New York Programme Assistants joined faith-based partners in a silent vigil outside the United States Mission...
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Financing for Sustainable Development: Turning global policies into local action
On 29 October, local peacebuilders, UN civil society, and diplomats gathered at Quaker House to discuss ways to make the international...
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QUNO New York Programme Assistant Applications are Now Open
QUNO New York is now accepting Programme Assistant (PA) applications for the 2025-2026 year. QUNO New York works in close...
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QUNO at COP29, Part Two
Attending COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan from 11-22 November 2024, QUNO’s Human Impacts of Climate Change (HICC) program was busy engaging...
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QUNO’s Engagement at INC-5 in Busan
The Sustainable and Just Economic Systems (SJES) programme team from the Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO), represented by Associate Representative...
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Release of “Plastic Money: Turning off the Subsidies Tap (Phase 2)”
The Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) and Eunomia have published a new report detailing a second phase of research and...
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QUNO at COP29, Part One
QUNO Geneva’s Human Impacts of Climate Change Programme has been attending the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) in Baku,...
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Resilience and Hope: Womenโs Role in Working Towards Peace in Myanmar
In a recent meeting with diplomats, May Sabe Phyu of the Women's Advocacy Coalition – Myanmar shared that, “The only...
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QUNO NY Spotlights: Enhancing Women’s Leadership in Peace Processes
Each October, shortly after the opening of the year’s General Assembly, the UN observes Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) week....
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QUNO publishes briefing paper on Carbon Dioxide Removal
QUNO’s Human Impacts of Climate Change programme published a new briefing paper titled "Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR): What is Sustainable...
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Quakers on Climate and Peace
QUNO Interim Deputy Director and Representative for the Human Impacts of Climate Change, Lindsey Fielder Cook, recently spoke in two...
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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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