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.
Policy brief: The relationship between intellectual property rights and small-scale farmer innovation
The relationship between intellectual property (IP) and small-scale farmer innovation is far from straightforward. The majority of innovation in agriculture...
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Policy Brief: Small-scale farmer innovation
This policy brief consolidates lessons learned from an in-depth literature review on small-scale farmer (SSF) innovation systems and a two-day...
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Policy Brief: The relationship between food security policy measures and WTO trade rules
This report first provides a historical overview of both the concept of food security and the incorporation of agriculture into...
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Realizing the right to food in an era of climate change
Agriculture is a major contributor to anthropogenic climate change, and in turn climate change threatens the viability of food production around...
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UPDATED in 2015 – International Standards on Conscientious Objection to Military Service
This document, lays out the ways in which conscientious objection has been recognized and is protected under human rights treaties and mechanisms, taking...
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Trade Liberalization and Food Security: Examining the Linkages
The paper is released as part of our project working towards a New Framework for Trade & Investment in Agriculture,...
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Conscientious objectors to military service: Punishment and discriminatory treatment
Conscientious objectors to military service face a number of serious and negative implications for their refusal to perform military service,...
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Children of Parents Sentenced to Death or Executed: How are they affected? How can they be supported?
This document highlights the experiences of children with a parent(s) accused of a capital crime. From the point of arrest,...
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International Standards on Conscientious Objection to Military Service
This document lays out the ways in which conscientious objection has been recognized and is protected under human rights treaties...
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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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Former Child Soldiers as Refugees in Germany
Published jointly with Terre des hommes Germany, this research concerns the experiences and circumstances of former child soldiers seeking asylum...
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Young Soldiers: Why they choose to fight
This publication seeks to better understand the realities facing boys and girls who โvolunteerโ for participation in armed conflict, highlighting...
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Trade, Intellectual Property, Food and Biodiversity
There is a growing debate about intellectual property rights, food, farming, biodiversity, the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) and other...
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