Resources
The Quaker United Nations Office conducts in-depth research and analysis on a range of topics relating to our core areas of focus and in conjunction with various partners. Search this archive or filter by topic to access our publications, including research papers, annual reports, significant statements of our positions, and more.
Geneva Reporter
Geneva's newsletter from January to March 2013. Featured stories:โ QUNO engagement with climate talks Natural resources, conflict and cooperation Standard...
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VIDEO: Rachel Brett, QUNO Representative for Human Rights and Refugees, on Conscientious Objection
In this Youtube video uploaded by the Centre for Civil and Political Rights (CCPR Centre), Rachel Brett, QUNO's representative for...
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Children of Parents Sentenced to Death: New Work at QUNO Geneva (Briefing paper)
A short briefing paper giving more detail into the history of QUNOs work on children of incarcerated parents, and more...
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Geneva Reporter
Geneva's newsletter from May to August 2012. Featured stories: Water, conflict and cooperation Conscientious objection to military service Highlights from...
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Letter of Greeting to Friends
Letter to Friends from QUNO New York Director Andrew Tomlinson and QUNO Geneva Director Jonathan Woolley describing the work of...
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Children of (Alleged) Offenders: Revised Draft Framework for Decision-Making
This publication arose out of QUNO’s wider work on the question of women in prison and children of prisoner’s. The...
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Conscientious Objection to Military Service, written statement submitted by FWCC to the 19th session of the Human Rights Council
In this written statement by Friends World Committee for Consultation, Quakers stress that conscientious objection to military service is protected...
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Written statement: Children of incarcerated parents (2012)
In this submission to 19th session of the Human Rights Council, QUNO highlights the risks to physical and mental well-being...
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Conscientious Objection to Military Service (OHCHR Guide)
QUNO was involved in the preparation of this Guide, which was published by the United Nations Office of the High...
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International Standards on Conscientious Objection to Military Service
Conscientious objection to military service is now clearly protected as a human right under international law, even if the term...
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If my parents go to prison, what happens to me? (Briefing Paper)
In 2011, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child held a Day of General Discussion on the issue...
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Collateral Convicts: If my parents go to prison, what happens to me? Exhibition on children of incarcerated parents
An exhibition by the NGO Group for the Committee on the Rights of the Child, focusing on “the often neglected...
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Geneva Reporter
QUNO Geneva newsletter for February 2011 to June 2011. Featured stories QUNO says "Thank You" to David Atwood Message from...
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Colombia: Conscientious Objection to Military Service
This statement, delivered at the 16th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, concerns certain military recruitment processes in Colombia,...
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Written statement: Children of incarcerated parents (2011)
In this statement to the 16th session of the Human Rights Council, Quakers welcome the UN General Assembly’s adoption of...
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Geneva Reporter
QUNO Geneva's newsletter for November 2010 to January 2011. Featured stories: About the year-in-review issue From Policy-makers to Practitioners: Disarmament...
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QUNO Review 2010
Annual Review of the work of QUNO Geneva in 2010, including: Human Rights & Refugees Peace and Disarmament Global Economic...
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Agricultural Trade and Investment Rules for the 21st Century
The world of agriculture policy has changed fundamentally since the WTO’s Agreement on Agriculture was adopted. This is a report...
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