Resources
The Quaker United Nations Office conducts in-depth research and analysis on a range of topics relating to our core areas of focus and in conjunction with various partners. Search this archive or filter by topic to access our publications, including research papers, annual reports, significant statements of our positions, and more.
Food, Biological Diversity and Intellectual Property
The International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) influences global policy relating to agricultural research, as...
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Briefing on the UN Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders (Bangkok Rules)
The Bangkok Rules supplement a set of international standards on the treatment of prisoners – The UN Standard Minimum Rules...
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A Curate’s Egg UN Human Rights Council: Year 3, 19 June 2008 to 18 June 2009
This is the third such publication developed by Rachel Brett on the workings of the UN Human Right’s Council. This...
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Orphans of Justice – In search of the best interests of the child when a parent is imprisoned: A Legal Analysis
This paper is part of a series of publications looking at the different aspects of the impact of parental imprisonment...
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Children Need Dads Too: Children with Fathers in Prison
Since 2003, QUNO has worked on the issue of women in prison and children of imprisoned mothers, raising awareness about...
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Digging Foundations or Trenches? UN Human rights Council: Year 2,
This is the second publication developed by Rachel Brett on the establishment and workings of the UN Human Right’s Council....
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Children Imprisoned by Circumstance
Many children around the world live in prison with mothers who have been accused or sentenced. The children themselves have...
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Neither Mountain nor Molehill -UN Human Rights Council:โจ One Year On
This publication was developed by Rachel Brett and covers the first year of existence of what was then the newest...
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The Impact of Parental Imprisonment on Children
One of QUNO’s earlier studies on the effects of parental imprisonment on children. All through the criminal justice system, which...
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Pre-trial Detention of Women and its Impact on Their Children
“Drawing together findings from academics, professionals and the United Nations, this paper examines the ways in which women are disproportionately...
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Righting Historic Wrongs: The 1st Session of the Human Rights Council
This report covers the very first session of the UN Human Rights Council (19-30 June, 2006).
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Demanding Attention: Addressing the Dynamics of Small Arms Demand
This is a joint publication by QUNO and the Small Arms Survey. It summarizes the findings of a multi-year project...
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Advancing the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples: a Critical Challenge for the International Community: Voices from a forum at the 61st session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
This report was presented by Amnesty International, la Fédération Internationale des Ligues des Droits de l’Homme (FIDH), the Netherlands Centre...
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Bilateral agreements and a TRIPS-plus world: the Chile-USA Free Trade Agreement
In these issues papers, the author examines a subject of importance in the developing international intellectual property regime and highlights...
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Patents, Trade and Food
This is a beginners' introduction about patents and other forms of intellectual property and how they can affect agriculture and...
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Patents, Trade and Development
This beginners' introduction to rules on patents, copyright and other forms of intellectual property describes how they affect distribution of...
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Patents, Trade and Health
This non-specialist briefing paper describes how global rules on trade and patents can make medicines more expensive. It also describes...
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Bilateral Agreements and a TRIPS-plus World: The Chile-USA Free Trade Agreement
Focuses on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Chile and the United States of America (U.S.). The paper deals with...
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