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Enhancing and Strengthening the Effectiveness of the Special Procedures of the U.N. Commission on Human Rights

1st October 2005

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This document discusses how to enhance and strengthen the effectiveness of the special procedures of the UN Commission on Human Rights (predecessor to the UN Human Rights Council).

Areas of work: UN Human Rights Council
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Conscientious Objection to Military Service in Wartime

Conscientious Objection to Military Service in Wartime

In this QUNO briefing, Rachel Brett outlines the UN’s longstanding recognition of conscientious objection to military service as a universal right that must be upheld in all circumstances, including in wartime and national emergencies. Drawing on UN standards and the...

Conscientious Objection to Military Service in Wartime

QUNO Review 2025

The Quaker United Nations Office is pleased to announce the release of our 2025 QUNO Review. As in previous years, the Review documents the work of our staff and partners across all program areas between our offices in New York and Geneva as we continue to support UN...

Conscientious Objection to Military Service in Wartime

Our Right to a Healthy Environment

QUNO is pleased to share the publication of a new resource on the Right to a Clean, Healthy, and Sustainable Environment (R2He). In celebrating this newly recognized right, we hope that our easily shareable guide will empower each of us as individuals and members of...