Timeline

Peace & Disarmament

QUNO’s peace and disarmament work in Geneva recognizes the relationship between peace, development and the environment.

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.