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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.

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Regional and bilateral agreements and a TRIPS-plus world: the Free Trade Area of the Americas

June 1, 2003
In these issues papers, individual authors are invited to examine a subject of importance in the developing international intellectual property...
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The Voices of Girl Child Soldiers

January 1, 2003
This set of publications focuses on the experiences of girl children who have been soldiers. It discusses the different circumstances...
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Food Security, Biotechnology and Intellectual Property

July 1, 2002
Will biotechnology and the minimum standards of intellectual property rights (IPRs) required of members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) affect...
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Sui Generis Systems for Plant Variety Protection

April 1, 2002
One concern arising from implementation of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) of the World Trade...
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Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property

November 1, 2001
Debate about the impact of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) of the World Trade Organisation...
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Young Soldiers: Why they choose to fight

April 22, 2001
This publication seeks to better understand the realities facing boys and girls who โ€œvolunteerโ€ for participation in armed conflict, highlighting...
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Trade, Intellectual Property, Food and Biodiversity

February 1, 1999
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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