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.
QUNO’s Interventions at IPCC 55th Session – Impacts , Adaptation, and Vulnerability
The Quaker United Nations Office in Geneva, under the Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC), is the only accredited faith-based...
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The Crisis in Ukraine: A brief UN overview
Following weeks of speculation and intelligence reports, the Russian government initiated new military operations in Ukraine beginning on 24 February....
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Delivering on the promise of the GCM: Migration Justice Briefing Paper Series
As we work towards an ambitious, effective and human rights-based discussion and outcome at the International Migration Review Forum we...
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New Geneva Reporter is available
QUNO's December 2021 issue of the Geneva Reporter newsletter is available below. This issue includes reflections and updates from QUNO staff who...
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New Geneva Reporter is available
QUNO's December 2021 issue of the Geneva Reporter newsletter is available below. This issue includes reflections and updates from QUNO staff who attended...
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Greening Aid for Trade (Working Paper No. 4 in TESS Series)
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development recognizes trade as an essential means of implementation for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)....
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Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform (Working Paper No. 3 in TESS Series)
The purpose of this briefing paper is to provide information on Fossil Fuel Subsidies (FFS) and their relationship with trade...
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Geneva Reporter
QUNO's September 2021 issue of the Geneva Reporter newsletter is available below. This issue includes an updates of our work leading up to...
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Briefing Paper: Using the Regional Migration Reviews to Further Human Rights Protection
The Global Compact for Migration (GCM), adopted in 2018, is a significant commitment from governments to take a people centred...
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Report on Conscientious Objection to Military Service and Refugee Status Determination
To mark International Conscientious Objectors' Day on the 15TH of May 2021, QUNO is pleased to be releasing our new publication...
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Sustaining Peace: How can human rights help?
Sustaining Peace: How can human rights help? 2016 – 2020 retrospective builds on learnings from a joint project with the...
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QUNO Review 2021
Our newest QUNO Review provides a brief introduction to QUNO and our ways of working, as well as an overview of our areas of...
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International Standards on Conscientious Objection to Military Service 2021
This updated paper lays out the ways in which conscientious objection has been recognized and is protected under human rights treaties and...
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Quaker Statement on Migration
Working together American Friends Service Committee, Britain Yearly Meeting, Friends Committee for National Legislation, Quaker Council for European Affairs and...
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Geneva Reporter
QUNO's December 2020 issue of the Geneva Reporter newsletter is available below. This expanded issue includes a special feature with QUNO perspectives...
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Briefing Paper: Using the Regional Migration Reviews to Further Human Rights Protection
The Global Compact for Migration (GCM), adopted in 2018, is a significant commitment from governments to take a people centred...
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Geneva Reporter
QUNO's October 2020 issue of the Geneva Reporter newsletter is available below. This expanded issue includes a special feature from our programme Representatives on...
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The Peacebuilding Implications of Energy Transitions to a Carbon-Neutral Future
This paper forms the second in a QUNO series on energy and peacebuilding. It follows on from the 2018 paper,...
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