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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.
Second Special Session on Disarmament
Quaker House is the venue of a series of meetings helping government representatives prepare for the Second Special Session on...
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UN holds first session on Disarmament
UN holds its first General Assembly Special Session on Disarmament. QUNO co-chairs the NGO committee and participates with others in...
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Chinese delegation visit to Burundi and DRC
QUNO New York in collaboration with the American Friends Service Committee hosted a delegation visit of six Chinese academics to...
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Second Ministerial Review Conference of the Geneva Declaration
QUNO played a large role in bringing eighty CSOs to engage with the Second Ministerial Review Conference of the Geneva...
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Creation of ‘Children of Prisoners’ Programme
Growing out of the work on Women in Prison, QUNO's work on Children of Prisoners begins.
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Creation of ‘Women in Prison’ Programme
Women in Prison work begins, as part of QUNO's Human Rights and Refugees programme.
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Creation of ‘Conscientious Objection to Military Service’ Programme
Work on conscientious objection to military service, a key Quaker concern, is one of QUNO's earliest programmes.
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Development Agenda of the World Intellectual Property Organization
QUNO facilitated the adoption the Development Agenda of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
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Ministerial Declaration on TRIPs and Public Health
QUNO facilitated the adoption of the Ministerial Declaration on TRIPs and Public Health at the World Trade Organization (WTO).
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Participation of African Countries at the UNFAO
Quakers facilitated the participation of African countries during the establishment of the International Treaty for Plant Genetic Resource for Food...
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Creation of Food & Sustainability Programme
QUNO has been working to make the international intellectual property and trading systems more equitable since the early 1990s. Within...
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Creation of ‘Human Impacts of Climate Change’ Programme
With interest in environmental issues in the forefront of many Quaker's concerns, QUNO formally begins its Human Impacts of Climate...
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20 Years of ‘An Agenda for Peace’
QUNO New York Director Andrew Tomlinson was one of three panelists at a Geneva Peacebuilding Platform seminar entitled "20 Years...
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UN Adopts First-ever Resolution on Conscientious Objection
On 6 July, the UN Human Rights Council adopted its first-ever resolution on conscientious objection to military service. The resolution...
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Swarthmore Lecture by Rachel Brett
Rachel Brett delivered the Swarthmore lecture at Britain Yearly Meeting on 26 May. Entitled Snakes and Ladders, it described Quaker...
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Backhouse Lecture by David Atwood
Former QUNO Director David Atwood, who retired in 2011, presented the Backhouse Lecture at Australia Yearly Meeting describing his work...
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