Growing out of the work on Women in Prison, QUNO's work on Children of Prisoners begins.

QUNO facilitated the adoption of the Ministerial Declaration on TRIPs and Public Health at the World Trade Organization (WTO).

In partnership with other Quaker service organizations, QUNO facilitates governmental and grassroots civil society initiatives in preparation for the UN World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance.

Quaker House is the venue of a series of meetings helping government representatives prepare for the Second Special Session on Disarmament, 1982. A Quaker representative addresses the Special Session.