True Peace Will Only be Reached Through Dialogue and Diplomacy

by Alex | Jun 23, 2025

Quakers have a long history of supporting peace and nonviolent solutions. The Quaker commitment to dialogue and diplomatic solutions led to the establishment of Quaker UN offices in Geneva and New York at the inception of the United Nations. Since that time,...

QUNO presents the 2025 QUNO Review

by Alex | Jun 12, 2025

The Quaker United Nations Office is pleased to announce the release of our 2025 QUNO Review. As in previous years, the Review documents the work of our staff and partners across all program areas between our offices in New York and Geneva as we continue to support UN...

QUNO hosts SDG 16 Community Gathering

by Alex | Jun 12, 2025

Grounded in partnership for a peaceful, just, and inclusive world, QUNO NY collaborated with the Civil Society Platform for Peacebuilding and Statebuilding (CSPPS) and the Transparency, Accountability and Participation (TAP) Network to convene civil society...

QUNO’s Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur’s Report on Intersectionality from a Racial Justice Perspective

by Alex | Jun 2, 2025

QUNO’s Human Rights and Refugees (HRR) programme recently provided a submission in response to a call for input by the UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism on the topic of intersectionality from a racial justice perspective. The purpose of the...

Sharing the stories of Quaker environmental human rights defenders

by Alex | May 15, 2025

QUNO’s Human Impacts of Climate Change Programme recently compiled an official submission to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders profiling stories of Quaker Environmental Human Rights Defenders. Gathering testimony from Quaker...