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Torchbearers for the SDGs: Empowering Youth for Meaningful Progress
QUNO NY Programme Assistant, Sadhbh O’Driscoll, delivered a statement on behalf of the Friends World Committee for Consultation during the...
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Saying Hello and Goodbye – QUNO NY Staff Comings and Goings
September is an extra busy time at QUNO as we greet new Programme Assistants. In New York, this role is...
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QUNO NY hosts Knowledge Cafe creating connections among youth movements
On August 9, QUNO New York Programme Assistant, Sadhbh O’Driscoll, moderated a virtual discussion with youth activists from all around...
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SDG 16 Conference 2023: SDG 16 as a compass for navigating intersecting crises
From 30 May to 1 June, Kavita Desai, QUNO NY Representative, actively participated in the fourth annual Sustainable Development Goal 16...
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QUNO’s Contributions to INC-3 Webinar Series on Plastic Pollution
In preparation for the third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to Develop an International Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic...
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Climate change: beyond fear and into courage
The Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) consistently monitors developments around climate change. QUNO approaches climate change as a peace and...
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Geneva Reporter newest edition online for download
Every few months, the Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) in Geneva publishes the Geneva Reporter newsletter. In this latest September...
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Reflections on a year with QUNO
The Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) annually employs programme assistants to work with its Representatives at the United Nations (UN)...
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Students work with QUNO towards just economic systems
Young people have over the years participated in Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) programmes in various ways. QUNO’s offices in...
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Celebrating QUNO, keeping relations with Quakers
As the Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) celebrates its 75th anniversary this year, it has been engaging in various ways...
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A moment for remembrance and rededication to peace on the Korean Peninsula
70 years ago, on July 27, 1953, the guns of the Korean War fell silent following the signing of an...
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Young people gather for QUNO’s Summer School in Geneva
QUNO Geneva’s annual Quaker UN Summer School (QUNSS) hosted 23 participants from various countries recently, connecting them to the United...
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QUNO Geneva speaks at the Human Rights Council on casualty recording and arms related risks to human rights.
Florence Foster, Representative for Peace & Disarmament at QUNO Gevena, spoke at the Human Rights Council 53rd Session during the...
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Quakers involvement in the UN Human Rights Prize 2023
Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1966 and awarded every five years since, the UN Prize in the...
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QUNO NY hosted a briefing to discuss the integration of human rights approaches in conflict prevention
On June 30th, QUNO NY as co-facilitator of the Civil-Society UN Platform on Prevention, hosted a civil society briefing on...
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QUNO NY hosts and attends events to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Pathways to Peace Report
On June 12, civil society and UN colleagues gathered at Quaker House to reflect on the fifth anniversary of the ‘Pathways...
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Human Rights Council: Special Rappoerteur on Migrants Emphasises need for an International Monitoring Mechanism
On Monday 26 June, QUNO’s Laurel Townhead spoke in the in the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur, calling on...
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QUNO NY Committee Member spotlight
QUNO is governed by a Committee of Friends appointed by the Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC) and the American Friends Service...
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