Peace & Disarmament

October 2013

Geneva Reporter, July-October 2013

Read QUNO Geneva's newsletter for the period July to October 2013. Features stories:

Children of parents sentenced to death or executed
New framework for trade and investment in agriculture
Conscientious objection to military service
New energy on nuclear disarmament
Highlights from QUNO New York

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September 2013

First ever Human Rights Council Panel on Children of Parents Sentenced to the Death Penalty or Executed

The first-ever Human Rights Council Panel on Children of Parents Sentenced to the Death Penalty or Executed took place on 11 September 2013 in Geneva.

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August 2013

VIDEO: Introduction to the work of QUNO Geneva

Jonathan Woolley gives a brief introduction to the work of the Quaker United Nations Office in Geneva.

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Event of Note

July 2012

Rights of the Child Resolution Includes Section on Incarcerated Parents

For the first time, a section on children of incarcerated parents was included in a Human Rights Council resolution on the rights of the child.

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May 2011

Rights of the Child’s Day of General Discussion

QUNO was instrumental in the 2011 Day of General Discussion of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child’s Day of General Discussion on children of incarcerated parents.