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Briefing for Friends on opportunities and challenges for the protection of refugees and migrants at the UN level

1st January 2017

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On September 19th 2016, the UN set a new agenda under the ‘New York Declaration’ for responding to large movements of people crossing borders. Our briefing aims to inform Friends about the Declaration and developments it initiates. It also describes how QUNO is engaging in these opportunities, as well as ways that Quakers around the world can link up with, and benefit from, UN level initiatives.

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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 UNโ€™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...

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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...

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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...