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Through formal and informal events and relationship building, the Quaker United Nations Office engages with UN bodies, Member States and other partners. Stay up-to-date with the latest news relating to happenings at the UN and our work on the global stage.
QUNO submits statement to 31st session of WIPO’s committee on IP and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore
QUNO attended the opening of the 31st session of the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property...
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Peacebuilding Statement for International Day of Peace
In honour of the International Day of Peace, QUNO and peacebuilding organisations from around the world have issued a shared...
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QUNO delivers oral statement on the rights of children of incarcerated parents at the 33rd Session of the Human Rights Council
QUNO delivered an oral statement on the rights of children of incarcerated parents at the 33rd Session of the Human...
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VIDEO: Laurel Townhead talks about our Human Rights & Refugees programme
In this video, excerpted from a longer film shown at the Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC) World Plenary Meeting...
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VIDEO: Lindsey Fielder Cook talks about our Human Impacts of Climate Change programme
In this video, excerpted from a longer film shown at the Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC) World Plenary Meeting...
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VIDEO: Diane Hendrick talks about our Peace & Disarmament programme
In this video, excerpted from a longer film shown at the Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC) World Plenary Meeting...
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VIDEO: Susan Bragdon talks about our Food & Sustainability programme
In this video, which is excerpted from a longer film shown at the Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC) World...
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QUNO attends 32nd session of the Human Rights Council
From 13 June to 1 July, QUNO representatives attended the 32nd session of the UN Human Rights Council taking place in...
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QUNO attends World Congress against the Death Penalty
From 22-23 June, QUNO Geneva representatives attended the 6th World Congress against the Death Penalty, hosted in Oslo, Norway. The...
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QUNO engages with religious peacebuilders at UN event on violent extremism
The role of religion in violent conflict has received new attention in the context of recent terrorist attacks – but...
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QUNO co-hosts high level meeting on Refugees, Migrants and the 2030 Agenda
On 20 July, 2016, QUNO co-hosted a policy forum discussion with the International Peace Institute in New York , along...
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QUNO hosts ECOWAS Ambassador to the UN
QUNO facilitated a conversation at Quaker House in New York for Ambassador Leon Tanou Kone, the Permanent Observer of the Economic Community...
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Building On Sydney Bailey’s Security Council Procedure Legacy
Former QUNO Director Sydney Bailey (1916 – 1995) wrote extensively on the United Nations and peacemaking. Of particular importance was...
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QUNO supports civil society action on peace issues in the 2030 Agenda
Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by Member States in September 2015, is well on its way....
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QUNO releases policy brief on intellectual property and small-scale farmer innovation
The relationship between intellectual property (IP) and small-scale farmer innovation is far from straightforward. The majority of innovation in agriculture...
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QUNO co-hosts Geneva Peacebuilding Platform briefing
On Thursday 30 June, QUNO co-hosted a lunch time briefing meeting in conjunction with the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform and the Office...
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QUNO co-hosts event on prevention of conflict and human rights
QUNO co-hosted a side event during the 32nd session of the Human Rights Council on prevention and early warning of conflict,...
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