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.
Patents, Trade and Food
This is a beginners' introduction about patents and other forms of intellectual property and how they can affect agriculture and...
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“Child Soldiers: Why Adolescents Volunteer”: Written Statement to UN Commission on Human Rights
A written submission by Friends World Committee for Consultation (Quakers), to the 60th session of the UN Commission on Human...
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Multilateral Agreements and a TRIPS-plus World: The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Discusses TRIPs-plus standards at the multilateral level particularly in negotiations at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). The World Trade...
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Paper on Adolescent Volunteers given at the Spanish Red Cross Conference, Valencia, Spain
This presentation highlights five major (but not exclusive) factors leading youngsters to join armed forces or armed groups without being...
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Special and Differential Treatment of Developing Countries in TRIPS
Analyses the special and differential treatment provisions in the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPs) Agreement, assesses their implementation...
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Non-Violation Nullification or Impairment Causes of Action under the TRIPS Agreement and the Fifth Ministerial Conference: A Warning and Reminder
Occasional Paper 11- Non-Violation Nullification or Impairment Causes of Action under the TRIPS Agreement and the Fifth Ministerial Conference: A...
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The Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health and the Contradictory Trend in Bilateral and Regional Free Trade Agreements
Occasional Paper 13 – Trade Diplomacy, the Rule of Law and the Problem of Asymmetric Risks in TRIPS
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Establishing a Disclosure of Origin Obligation in the TRIPS Agreement
Occasional Paper 12 – Establishing a Disclosure of Origin Obligation in the TRIPS Agreement
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Regional & Bilateral Agreements and a TRIPS-plus world: The Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA)
Provides an overview, based on intellectual property rights negotiations in the Americas, of some of the implications of regional and...
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Regional and bilateral agreements and a TRIPS-plus world: the Free Trade Area of the Americas
In these issues papers, individual authors are invited to examine a subject of importance in the developing international intellectual property...
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“Child Soldiers”: Oral Statement to the 59th Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights
This statement deals with the importance of understanding the specific experiences and needs of girl soldiers, and take these into...
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Former Child Soldiers as Refugees in Germany
Published jointly with Terre des hommes Germany, this research concerns the experiences and circumstances of former child soldiers seeking asylum...
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The Voices of Girl Child Soldiers
This set of publications focuses on the experiences of girl children who have been soldiers. It discusses the different circumstances...
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Negotiating intellectual property: Mandates and options in the Doha Work Programme
Occasional Paper 10 – Negotiating intellectual property: Mandates and options in the Doha Work Programme
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Juvenile Justice, Counter-terrorism and Children
This document deals with an aspect of the problem of child participation in armed conflict that is little explored and...
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Girl Soldiers: Challenging the Assumptions
This paper is based on QUNO’s research in The Voices of Girl Child Soldiers. It highlights those aspects of the...
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Food Security, Biotechnology and Intellectual Property
Will biotechnology and the minimum standards of intellectual property rights (IPRs) required of members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) affect...
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Special and Differential Treatment of Developing Countries in TRIPS
In these issues papers, individual authors are invited to examine a subject of importance in the developing international intellectual property...
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