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{{Short description|Non-governmental organisation}}
The '''Quaker United Nations Office''' ('''QUNO''') is a non-governmental organisation representing the [[Religious Society of Friends|Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)]] at the [[United Nations]]. Parent bodies of QUNO are the [[Friends World Committee for Consultation]], [[American Friends Service Committee]] and [[Quaker Peace and Social Witness]]. FWCC holds consultative status with the [[United Nations Economic and Social Council]], and has offices in [[Geneva]] and [[New York]].
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The '''Quaker United Nations Office''' ('''QUNO''') is a non-governmental organisation representing the [[Religious Society of Friends|Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)]] at the [[United Nations]] in [[Geneva]] and [[New York City]]. Parent bodies of QUNO are the [[Friends World Committee for Consultation]] (FWCC),<ref>{{cite web |title=FWCC United Nations work |url=http://fwcc.world/about-fwcc/quaker-united-nations-work |website=FWCC |access-date=13 March 2021}}</ref> [[American Friends Service Committee]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Quaker United Nations Office |url=https://www.afsc.org/quaker-united-nations-office |website=AFSC |access-date=13 March 2021}}</ref> and [[Quaker Peace and Social Witness]].<ref>{{cite web |title=International Quaker work |url=https://www.quaker.org.uk/our-work/international-work |website=Britain Yearly Meeting |access-date=13 March 2021}}</ref> FWCC holds [[consultative status]] with the [[United Nations Economic and Social Council]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://esango.un.org/civilsociety/consultativeStatusSummary.do?profileCode=498|title=United Nations Civil Society Participation (iCSO) – Friends World Committee for Consultation|website=esango.un.org|access-date=2016-07-17}}</ref> and the Quaker UN Offices in New York and Geneva operate on behalf of Friends worldwide through this status. The offices work closely on issues of Human Rights and refugees, peace and disarmament, human impacts of climate change, as well as peacebuilding and the prevention of violent conflict.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://quno.org/resource/2019/3/quno-review-2019|title=QUNO Review 2019 {{!}} QUNO|website=quno.org|access-date=2019-07-25}}</ref>


In June 2013, Andrew Tomlinson and Jonathan Woolley, Directors of the New York and Geneva offices, were listed jointly by Action On Armed Violence, as one of the 100 most influential global actors in armed violence reduction.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://aoav.org.uk/2013/top-100-the-most-influential-people-in-the-world-of-armed-violence/|title=The 100 most influential people in the world of armed violence - AOAV|date=2013-06-28|language=en-US|access-date=2016-06-25}}</ref>
==Areas of work==

* [[Peacebuilding]]
Sarah Clarke is the current director of the New York office and [[Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge]] is the current director of the Geneva office.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://quno.org/timeline/2021/9/quaker-united-nations-office-new-york-names-new-director |title=Quaker United Nations Office New York names new Director|accessdate=2022-05-12 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://quno.org/timeline/2021/8/quaker-united-nations-office-geneva-names-new-director |title=Quaker United Nations Office Geneva names new director|accessdate=2022-05-12 |date=2021-08-10 }}</ref> Past directors of the offices have included: David Atwood,<ref>{{Cite web|title=David Atwoord, The Geneva Declaration on Armed Violence and Development - Review - Geneva Declaration|url=http://www.genevadeclaration.org/events/expert-meetings/observatories-2013/5-participants.html#c4683|access-date=2019-07-25|website=www.genevadeclaration.org}}</ref> [[Sydney D. Bailey|Sydney Bailey]],<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Sievers|first1=Loraine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BstLBAAAQBAJ&q=Quaker+UN+Office+director+Security+council+book&pg=PP9|title=The Procedure of the UN Security Council|last2=Daws|first2=Sam|date=2014-09-11|publisher=OUP Oxford|isbn=9780191508431|pages=v|language=en}}</ref> Stephen Collett,<ref name=":0">Collett, Stephen "Sixty Years with the UN in New York: A history of the Quaker United Nations Office in New York [https://quno.org/resources/author/stephen-collett " https://quno.org/resources/author/stephen-collett]</ref> and Philip and Lois Jessup.<ref name=":0" />
* Prevention of violent conflict

* Disarmament and Peace
==Further reading==
* Human Rights and Refugees
*Atwood, David ''[http://www.quno.org/timeline/2012/1/backhouse-lecture-david-atwood From the inside out: observations on Quaker work at the United Nations]'', Australia Yearly Meeting 2012, {{ISBN|9780646569383}}, 2012 [[Backhouse Lecture]].
* Economic Issues

* Criminal Justice
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{official website}}
* [http://www.quno.org/ Official site - quno.org]


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The Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) is a non-governmental organisation representing the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) at the United Nations in Geneva and New York City. Parent bodies of QUNO are the Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC),[1] American Friends Service Committee[2] and Quaker Peace and Social Witness.[3] FWCC holds consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council,[4] and the Quaker UN Offices in New York and Geneva operate on behalf of Friends worldwide through this status. The offices work closely on issues of Human Rights and refugees, peace and disarmament, human impacts of climate change, as well as peacebuilding and the prevention of violent conflict.[5]

In June 2013, Andrew Tomlinson and Jonathan Woolley, Directors of the New York and Geneva offices, were listed jointly by Action On Armed Violence, as one of the 100 most influential global actors in armed violence reduction.[6]

Sarah Clarke is the current director of the New York office and Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge is the current director of the Geneva office.[7][8] Past directors of the offices have included: David Atwood,[9] Sydney Bailey,[10] Stephen Collett,[11] and Philip and Lois Jessup.[11]

Further reading

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  • Atwood, David From the inside out: observations on Quaker work at the United Nations, Australia Yearly Meeting 2012, ISBN 9780646569383, 2012 Backhouse Lecture.

References

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  1. ^ "FWCC United Nations work". FWCC. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Quaker United Nations Office". AFSC. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  3. ^ "International Quaker work". Britain Yearly Meeting. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  4. ^ "United Nations Civil Society Participation (iCSO) – Friends World Committee for Consultation". esango.un.org. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  5. ^ "QUNO Review 2019 | QUNO". quno.org. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  6. ^ "The 100 most influential people in the world of armed violence - AOAV". 2013-06-28. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
  7. ^ "Quaker United Nations Office New York names new Director". Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  8. ^ "Quaker United Nations Office Geneva names new director". 2021-08-10. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  9. ^ "David Atwoord, The Geneva Declaration on Armed Violence and Development - Review - Geneva Declaration". www.genevadeclaration.org. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  10. ^ Sievers, Loraine; Daws, Sam (2014-09-11). The Procedure of the UN Security Council. OUP Oxford. pp. v. ISBN 9780191508431.
  11. ^ a b Collett, Stephen "Sixty Years with the UN in New York: A history of the Quaker United Nations Office in New York " https://quno.org/resources/author/stephen-collett
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