This is a library of QUNO publications, newsletters, and statements. Recent Publications
QUNO New York newsletter from September 2009.
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In & Around the UN, Sep 2009 590.36 KB Quakers welcome the September 2009 Minute on the right of conscientious objection to military service by the World Council of Churches, and recommend States consider it.
This paper is part of a series of publications looking at the different aspects of the impact of parental imprisonment on children. Jean Tomkin, an Irish trainee solicitor had written her Masters’ dissertation on the issue of children of imprisoned parents, and re-worked and updated it for publication under QUNO’s series. The publication explores the legal issues concerning the rights of the child in these circumstances, and studies case law from several contexts. QUNO hopes the publication will “encourage and enable lawyers, judges, policy-makers and activists to understand why and how the best interests of the child can and should be taken into account when a parent with caring responsibilities for children comes within the criminal justice system.”
ENGLISH_Orphans of Justice.pdf 664.25 KB ESPAÑOL_Orphans of Justice.pdf 688.84 KB FRANÇAIS_Orphans of Justice.pdf 679.98 KB This is the third such publication developed by Rachel Brett on the workings of the UN Human Right’s Council. This report covers the period from 19 June 2008 to 18 June 2009, “the first ‘normal’ operational year of the Human Rights Council.” It explains the workings of the Council’s mechanisms and outlines its achievements and particular problems. It also looks in general at the substantive work of the Council, giving an overview of issues of particular importance for QUNO.
A Curate's Egg.pdf 519.52 KB Since 2003, QUNO has worked on the issue of women in prison and children of imprisoned mothers, raising awareness about various issues arising from maternal incarceration. This study, by contrast, looks at the impact of paternal incarceration on children, exploring the similarities and differences between these situations and those where it is a child’s mother that is imprisoned.
ENGLISH_Children need dads too.pdf 590.31 KB ESPAÑOL_Children need dads too.pdf 586.06 KB FRANÇAIS_Children need dads too.pdf 558.58 KB Pусский_Children need dads too.pdf 920.87 KB Geneva is a major global centre of peacebuilding expertise, and the Geneva peacebuilding sector is very large and diverse in terms of number of organisations, number of staff, geographical coverage, and size of budgets. Geneva thus has a critical contribution to make in the international field of peacebuilding.
With the creation of the United Nations (UN) Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) in 2005, a group of institutions working on peacebuilding undertook to explore how their constituencies could add value to the new international peacebuilding architecture, through a series of consultations and public discussions. This two-year dialogue led to a mapping of the Geneva peacebuilding landscape, the outcomes of which are presented in this publication.
QUNO Geneva's newsletter for February to April 2009. Featured stories:
Geneva Reporter, Feb 2009 - April 2009 875.86 KB QUNO Geneva's newsletter from November 2008 to January 2009. Featured stories:
Geneva Reporter, Nov 2008 - Jan 2009 269.5 KB QUNO New York newsletter from January 2009.
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In & Around the UN, Jan 2009 263.04 KB Aims to inform the position of the African Group in the WTO Geographical Indication (GI) negotiations. In particular it aims to generate objective evidence regarding issues such as the availability of legal means to protect GIs in African countries, the costs and benefits of GI protection, African products that could benefit from GI protection, and technical assistance needs relating to GI protection.
QUNO Geneva's newsletter from August to October 2008. Featured articles:
Geneva Reporter, Aug 2008 - Oct 2008 346.02 KB UN Human Rights Council Ninth session Agenda item 3: Oral statement by Friends World Committee for Consultation delivered by Rachel Brett, Quaker UN Office, Geneva, on Tuesday 16 September 2008 on Conscientious Objection to Military Service.
This is the second publication developed by Rachel Brett on the establishment and workings of the UN Human Right’s Council. This report covers the Council’s second year (June 2007 – June 2008), in which it was to complete the ‘institution-building’ phase, and transition into a more substantive mode of work.
Digging Foundations or Trenches.pdf 463.01 KB This Briefing presents QUNO's work relating to demand for small arms, and how this led to the creation of the Geneva Declaration on Armed Violence and Development. The Declaration’s unique approach will be of interest to Quaker service organizations and other partners working in fields such as arms control, public health, development and poverty eradication. This report aims to consolidate understanding of the links between armed violence and development across these various communities.
“Doing that which tends to the peace of all.”
A personal and preliminary reflection by QUNO New York Director Andrew Tomlinson on the roots of Quaker service work, with particular reference to the work of QUNO in New York.
This background paper aims to give Friends an overview of the “Geneva Declaration” process, and of QUNO’s involvement in it. This process seeks to highlight the links between armed violence and development, and to focus international attention on the reasons for which there is a demand for small arms and light weapons, rather than focusing, as is traditionally the case, on controlling the supply and transfer of small arms and light weapons.
8th session of the Human Rights Council: NGO Statement on Item 2 – Monday, 2 June 2008.
During the Doha negotiations at the World Trade Organization (WTO), least developed countries (LDCs) have expressed a strong interest in increasing possibilities for their nationals to work as service providers in other countries. In the WTO, this is discussed in the context of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) under the heading known as Mode 4 – the presence of natural persons.
Trade negotiators and politicians from the US and EU argue that GATS Mode 4 is unworkable, particularly for semi-skilled and unskilled service providers, if source countries cannot guarantee the return (and hence the ‘temporariness’) of their service providers working abroad.
This paper examines different countries’ experiences and finds evidence that many migrant workers do desire to return to their home countries, and conditions and opportunities to help them to do so are a major factor in encouraging their return.
QUNO New York newsletter from June 2008.
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In & Around the UN, Jun 2008 494.79 KB Many children around the world live in prison with mothers who have been accused or sentenced. The children themselves have committed no crimes. This paper focuses primarily on “the situations in which children enter prison and the effect it has on them after they leave,” thereby filling a crucial gap in the existing literature. The study draws on fieldwork from several national contexts.
