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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.
QUNOโs 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 โMobilizing Civil Society for Sustainable Peace in the Age of Crisisโ
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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“Donโt Choose Comfort Over Confronting Injustice,โ 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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A Push For Peace: International Day of Peace against the backdrop of the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly: An analysis by Nyeri Otero Flanagan
During the 1950s, under the sombre shadow of the Second World War, people from across nations donated medals and coins...
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UN Peacebuilding Commission gathers on peacebuilding and sustaining peace in an era of geopolitical transition
The Civil Society-UN Prevention Platform, which is co-facilitated by the Quaker UN Office in New York and the Global Partnership...
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We hold in the Light those affected by the ongoing violence in Israel and Palestine
On the 19th of October, in the spirit of the building that hosted it, QUNO New York joined civil society...
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Insights into Multilateral Cooperation on Prevention of Armed Conflict: An Overview of Member Statesโ Prevention Priorities: An analysis by Natalie Dewar and Mathilde Dรฉpรฉry
The 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA78) opened with an invitation to the UN Member States to...
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โJoyousโ William Knox was a Quaker who spoke his mind
Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) staff in Geneva sends condolences to the family of William Knox, who served for two...
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QUNO Representative joins Peace and Conflicts panel during the Global Peopleโs Assembly
During September, hundreds of participants from civil society, marginalized communities, excluded groups, and local actors came together to hold governments...
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