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.
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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Girl Soldiers: Challenging the Assumptions
This paper is based on QUNO’s research in The Voices of Girl Child Soldiers. It highlights those aspects of the...
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Juvenile Justice, Counter-terrorism and Children
This document deals with an aspect of the problem of child participation in armed conflict that is little explored and...
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Negotiating intellectual property: Mandates and options in the Doha Work Programme
Occasional Paper 10 – Negotiating intellectual property: Mandates and options in the Doha Work Programme
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Food Security, Biotechnology and Intellectual Property
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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Special and Differential Treatment of Developing Countries in TRIPS
In these issues papers, individual authors are invited to examine a subject of importance in the developing international intellectual property...
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Sui Generis Systems for Plant Variety Protection
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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Compulsory Licensing for Public Health Needs
Occasional Paper 9 – Compulsory Licensing for Public Health Needs: The TRIPS Agenda at the WTO after the Doha Declaration on Public...
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Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property
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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Trade-Offs and Trade Linkages: TRIPs in a Negotiating Context
Occasional Paper 1 – Notes of a talk given at Quaker House, Geneva, 12 September 2000
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TRIPS Disputes: Implications for the Pharmaceutical Sector
Occasional Paper 5 – TRIPS Disputes: Implications for the Pharmaceutical Sector
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Some Assumptions On Patent Law And Pharmaceutical R&D
Occasional Paper 6 – Some Assumptions On Patent Law And Pharmaceutical R&D
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Exploring the Hidden Costs of Patents
Occasional Paper 4 – Notes of a talk given at Quaker House, Geneva, 16 May 2001
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Generic Drugs, Compulsory Licensing, and other Intellectual Property Tools for Improving Access to Medicine
Occasional Paper 3 – Notes of a talk given at Quaker House, Geneva, 23 May 2001
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Young Soldiers: Why they choose to fight
This publication seeks to better understand the realities facing boys and girls who “volunteer” for participation in armed conflict, highlighting...
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Micro-organisms, Definitions and Options under TRIPS
Occasional Paper 2 – Paper prepared for a Discussion Meeting hosted by the Quaker UN Office – Geneva and the International...
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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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