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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.
QUNO: 75 Years of a Trusted Presence at the United Nations
This year, 2023, marks 75 years since the Quakers United Nations Office (QUNO) was founded in 1948. QUNO represents Quakers...
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QUNO Geneva gives recommendations to enhance Special Procedures’ contributions to sustaining peace at the 52nd Session of the Human Rights Council
QUNO Geneva’s Peace and Disarmament programme delivered a statement under Item 5 of the Human Rights Council 52nd Session to...
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Upcoming Event: Webinar and Quiet Diplomacy Dinner on Trade-Related Measures for a Treaty to End Plastic Pollution
We would like to inform you of an upcoming event on the 26th of April 2023, co-hosted by the Quaker...
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IPCC 58th Session
QUNO, speaking as Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC), took part in an approval process to finalize the Synthesis Report...
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52nd Session of the Human Rights Council – Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment
On the 9th and 10th of March, an Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment was...
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QUNO NY delivers statement on UN proposal for an Emergency Platform
QUNO New York’s UN Representative, Megan Schmidt, delivered a statement during the virtual multi-stakeholder consultation convened on 16 March by...
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Countries adopt landmark treaty to protect the world’s oceans
Late in the evening on 4 March 2023, the United Nations adopted a historic treaty to protect the world’s oceans....
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QUNO NY representative delivers intervention at Summit of the Future virtual consultations
On 15 February, QUNO NY’s UN representative, Kavita Desai, delivered an intervention at the Summit of the Future Multistakeholder Consultation...
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Intervention at the 29th Human Rights Advisory Committee on New Technologies for Climate Protection
On the 20th February, as part of the 29th meeting of the Human Rights Advisory Committee in Geneva, a discussion...
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Civil Society-UN Prevention Platform submission for UN’s New Agenda for Peace
On the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, Member States pledged to strengthen global governance for the sake of present...
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Webinar Series on Conscientious Objection to Military Service
The Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO), Connection e.V., International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR), and War Resisters’ International (WRI) are pleased...
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QUNO/CIEL Event on International Trade and the Upcoming Treaty to End Plastic Pollution
QUNO, and the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) organized an event to discuss trade measures in the context of...
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Quaker United Nations Summer School 2023 – Applications Now Open
We are excited to announce the return of summer school! This year's program will be in person for the first...
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QUNO highlights the importance of the arms sector when discussing responsible business conduct
During the 11th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights | OHCHR, QUNO Geneva partnered with American Bar Association Center...
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The 1st session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent
In August 2021, the General Assembly adopted its resolution 75/314, in which it formally operationalized the Permanent Forum as a consultative mechanism...
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Briefing paper: Using the Outcomes of the International Migration Review Forum for Migration Justice
The 2022 International Migration Review Forum was the first global reflection by States on the implementation of the GCM so far....
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QUNO New York staff attends UN PGA townhall
On December 2, QUNO NY Programme Assistant, Sadhbh O’Driscoll, attended the UN-Civil Society Townhall. The event was held at UN...
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QUNO Stresses the Importance of Adopting Package-less and Reuse Systems to Address Plastics Pollution in a Workshop Organised by the WTO and UNCTAD
QUNO participated in a workshop on sustainable and effective substitutes and alternatives for plastics, co-organized by the World Trade Organization...
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