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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 raises the rights of prisoners and their families at the 27th session of the UN Human Rights Council
QUNO has raised the issue of the rights of the families of persons deprived of their liberty and of children...
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Open Letter regarding the Outcome Document of the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples
QUNO partners, Amnesty International and the Canadian Friends Service Committee (CFSC), have written an open letter regarding the Outcome Document...
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A new Human Rights and Refugees Representative at QUNO Geneva
In February, Rachel Brett who has been Representative, Human Rights and Refugees (HRR) at QUNO Geneva since 1993 announced her...
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UN Commission on Crime Prevention & Criminal Justice (CCPCJ): Elimination of Violence against Children
QUNO welcomes the CCPCJ adoption of the United Nations Model Strategies and Practical Measures on the Elimination of Violence against Children in...
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UN Commission on Crime Prevention & Criminal Justice: Side-event on the wider impacts of the death penalty
In May, QUNO attended the annual UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) in Vienna with other representatives...
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Meeting of the European Bureau of Conscientious Objectors in Brussels
QUNO attended the meeting of the European Bureau of Conscientious Objectors in Brussels. At the meeting, QUNO reported on recent...
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QUNO co-sponsors ‘Conscientious Objection to Military Service: Challenges and International Responses’ Human Rights Council side event
At the 25th session of the Human Rights Council, QUNO co-sponsored a side-event entitled “Conscientious Objection to Military Service: Challenges...
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Rachel Brett, QUNO Representative for Human Rights and Refugees, delivers training on the right to Conscientious Objection in Colombia
Rachel Brett, QUNO's representative for Human Rights and Refugees, delivered training to conscientious objectors at the Foro Internacional Por la...
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UNHCR issues ‘Guidelines on International Protection No. 10: Claims to Refugee Status related to Military Service’
QUNO welcomes new Guidelines on International Protection relating to claims to refugee status based on objection to military service released...
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Geneva Reporter, July-October 2013
Read QUNO Geneva's newsletter for the period July to October 2013. Features stories: Children of parents sentenced to death or...
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QUNO participates in ClimMig conference, Vienna, Austria.
QUNO participated in a ClimMig conference on human rights, environmental change, migration and displacement in Vienna, Austria.
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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...
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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...
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Creation of ‘Women in Prison’ Programme
Women in Prison work begins, as part of QUNO's Human Rights and Refugees programme.
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Creation of ‘Conscientious Objection to Military Service’ Programme
Work on conscientious objection to military service, a key Quaker concern, is one of QUNO's earliest programmes.
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UN Adopts First-ever Resolution on Conscientious Objection
On 6 July, the UN Human Rights Council adopted its first-ever resolution on conscientious objection to military service. The resolution...
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