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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.
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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Development Agenda of the World Intellectual Property Organization
QUNO facilitated the adoption the Development Agenda of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
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Ministerial Declaration on TRIPs and Public Health
QUNO facilitated the adoption of the Ministerial Declaration on TRIPs and Public Health at the World Trade Organization (WTO).
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Participation of African Countries at the UNFAO
Quakers facilitated the participation of African countries during the establishment of the International Treaty for Plant Genetic Resource for Food...
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Creation of Food & Sustainability Programme
QUNO has been working to make the international intellectual property and trading systems more equitable since the early 1990s. Within...
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Creation of ‘Human Impacts of Climate Change’ Programme
With interest in environmental issues in the forefront of many Quaker's concerns, QUNO formally begins its Human Impacts of Climate...
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20 Years of ‘An Agenda for Peace’
QUNO New York Director Andrew Tomlinson was one of three panelists at a Geneva Peacebuilding Platform seminar entitled "20 Years...
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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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Swarthmore Lecture by Rachel Brett
Rachel Brett delivered the Swarthmore lecture at Britain Yearly Meeting on 26 May. Entitled Snakes and Ladders, it described Quaker...
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Backhouse Lecture by David Atwood
Former QUNO Director David Atwood, who retired in 2011, presented the Backhouse Lecture at Australia Yearly Meeting describing his work...
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