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Quaker United Nations Office

Connecting Friends' values with the global community

We are a Quaker presence at the United Nations sharing Friends’ concerns for global peace and justice with the international community.

The Quaker United Nations Office promotes justice, peace and sustainability at the United Nations. Our priorities are based on the concerns of Quakers worldwide. Through different areas of work in Geneva and New York, we seek to ensure that the UN system and community of nations support and uphold the dignity of all, so that justice and peace can flourish, and our shared home can be nurtured.

Latest news

There is no just war

There is no just war

In 1660, George Fox and other early Quakers presented King Charles II of England with a declaration outlining core Quaker beliefs. At QUNO, grounded in Quaker faith, we return frequently to words from the opening paragraph: “We utterly deny all outward wars and strife...

Perseverance and Hope During Challenging Times 

Perseverance and Hope During Challenging Times 

On 28 January 2026, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wrote to all UN member states to warn that the UN is facing  "imminent financial collapse". While it is not unusual for the Secretary-General to raise alarm about...

A Dialogue – but with fewer words: Civil Society at the UN

A Dialogue – but with fewer words: Civil Society at the UN

The third annual CSO-UN Dialogue on Peacebuilding, held in December of 2025 in Geneva, brought together civil society actors, UN officials, and member states to strengthen partnerships amid rising geopolitical tensions. The dialogue aimed to connect local...

QUNO Geneva Welcomes Two New Programme Representatives

QUNO Geneva Welcomes Two New Programme Representatives

We are delighted to welcome two new colleagues to QUNO Geneva, strengthening our work across human rights, peace, and disarmament.Lucy Richardson joined QUNO as Human Rights and Refugees Representative in January 2026, working to strengthen the promotion and...

Former Programme Assistant bears witness in the Occupied West Bank

Former Programme Assistant bears witness in the Occupied West Bank

Former Programme Assistant Ailih Weeldreyer, now a National Organizer with the World Student Christian Federation – US, reflected with QUNO-New York about her experience accompanying a group of students on a solidarity pilgrimage through the Occupied Palestinian West...

Our Work

New York

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Geneva

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