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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.
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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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 States’ Prevention Priorities: An analysis by Natalie Dewar and Mathilde Dépéry
The 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA78) opened with an invitation to the UN Member States to...
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‘Joyous’ 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 People’s 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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QUNO NY Speaks about youth, peace and inclusion at the local level
On September 16th, QUNO New York Representative, Kavita Desai, spoke at a side event in connection to the Sustainable Development...
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Quaker organisations call for a ceasefire and humanitarian protections in Gaza
Stop the violence and allow humanitarian access to Gaza — this is the strong call from Quakers from around the...
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QUNO NY delivers statement at Joint Economic Social Council and Peacebuilding Commission meeting
On June 29, Quaker Representative Kavita Desai spoke to a joint meeting of the UN’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)...
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