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The Quaker United Nations Office is a Quaker presence at the United Nations representing Friends’ concerns for global justice and peace to an international community.

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Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) @quakerunoffice.bsky.social · Jul 29

QUNO has joined an international coalition of Quaker-led organizations in discerning that the ongoing military action of the Israeli government against Palestinians constitutes #genocide.

View the full statement with data and calls for action here: quno.org/timeline/202...

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Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) @quakerunoffice.bsky.social · 1d

We continue to call on the international community to act; to use diplomacy to implement a permanent #ceasefire, to ensure access to humanitarian aid, to hold responsible parties accountable, and to conduct any steps toward peace with a mind toward justice and healing.

Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) @quakerunoffice.bsky.social · 1d

Rather than trying to encapsulate this tragedy in our voice, we at QUNO hope readers will take time to see and hear it in the voices of those who live it. inthesetimes.com/article/gaza...

Gaza’s Nightmare

Gaza is becoming a graveyard without the luxury of graves.

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Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) @quakerunoffice.bsky.social · 1d

In these powerful stories, we are called to witness the human impact this cycle of violence has had, from individual families to broad communities. www.trtworld.com/article/a5e4...

TRT World - Devastated by Israel, Gaza feels like a massive and endless funeral

The world treats October 7 as the starting point. But for Palestinians, the pain and losses began long ago, and it has never stopped.

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Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) @quakerunoffice.bsky.social · 1d

While words fail to capture the magnitude of human suffering this chapter of conflict has wrought on the region, the words of those directly impacted must be heeded so that action can be taken to end the violence and build toward peace.

Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) @quakerunoffice.bsky.social · 1d

Hundreds of people still remain in captivity as hostages or detainees, thousands are at risk of famine, and nearly 2 million are displaced. We continue to hold these people and their communities, familial and otherwise, in the Light.

Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) @quakerunoffice.bsky.social · 1d

Today marks 2 years that the Palestinian people have endured #genocide waged by the Israeli military. As #Quaker values uphold the dignity of every life, we mourn over 1,200 Israelis killed by Hamas at the beginning of this conflict and over 67,000 Palestinians killed since.

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Friends World Committee @globalquakers.bsky.social · 4d

"We’re not called to love our neighbour once a year. We’re called to do it all the time."
Read General Secretary Tim Gee's reflection on the #WorldQuakerDay theme #LoveYourNeighbour in The Friend:
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Respect for difference: Tim Gee has a reflection for World Quaker Day | The Friend

‘Respect for difference leads to peaceful coexistence.’| The Friend

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Friends World Committee @globalquakers.bsky.social · 4d

"We also love our neighbors by recognizing that the power of this action comes not from changing them, but in changing us."
Alicia McBride of FCNL explores how "to love our neighbors without exception... towards a just democracy." www.fcnl.org/updates/2025...
#WorldQuakerDay #LoveYourNeighbour

Love Your Neighbor | Friends Committee On National Legislation

As we consider our role of new systems, we are invited to engage in the spiritual practice of loving our neighbor without exception.

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Friends World Committee @globalquakers.bsky.social · 3d

Friends Skuppy and Mercie at the Hill House 100 Anniversary Celebrations in Accra, where #WorldQuakerDay is being celebrated today. #LoveYourNeighbour

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Friends World Committee @globalquakers.bsky.social · 26d

There's lots of World Quaker Day events planned for 5 October (See them here: fwcc.world/worldquakerday).

If there's something happening near you, let us know and we can list it too. #Loveyourneighbour

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Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) @quakerunoffice.bsky.social · 3d

For more information on #WorldQuakerDay, please visit here: fwcc.world/event/wqd-20...

World Quaker Day 2025: Love Your Neighbour – FWCC

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Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) @quakerunoffice.bsky.social · 3d

In a timely reflection, FWCC's Tim Gee has published a piece in @sightmagazine that calls for the love of neighbours to transcend national and cultural boundaries in seeking peace in #Palestine: sightmagazine.com.au/essays/essay...

Essay: We need to love our neighbours in Palestine and Israel - Sight Magazine

TIM GEE, general secretary of the Friends World Committee for Consultation, says it's time to remember what it means to love our neighbour...

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Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) @quakerunoffice.bsky.social · 3d

Our community at @globalquakers.bsky.social invite all to join an online worship session to reflect on this theme and come together with Friends from all around the world on 11 October: fwcc.world/event/americ...

Global Online Worship hosted by the Section of the Americas: Love Your Neighbour – FWCC

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Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) @quakerunoffice.bsky.social · 3d

In an increasingly polarized world, QUNO’s work in peacebuilding, climate justice, and human rights embodies this call, building foundations for peace by loving our global neighbour. From our Meeting Houses to the community of the United Nations, may this love be a guiding Light.

Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) @quakerunoffice.bsky.social · 3d

On this #WorldQuakerDay, we celebrate the theme “Love Your Neighbour," a call to faith in action and an affirmation of that of the divine in everyone. fwcc.world/event/wqd-20...

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Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) @quakerunoffice.bsky.social · 26d

QUNO Geneva is #NowHiring! QUNO is seeking a committed and motivated person to carry out work on #HumanRights in our Human Rights and Refugees programme. Learn more and apply by 3 October here: quno.org/timeline/202...

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Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) @quakerunoffice.bsky.social · 28d

"I truly hope that... next year we’ll be talking about freedom, and not survival. And may the world never go silent until Gaza is alive again."

In powerful testimony, colleagues at QUNO and AFSC witness the profound toll in Gaza, connecting past and present. Read more here: afsc.org/sites/defaul...

Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) @quakerunoffice.bsky.social · Sep 8

QUNO in Geneva is delighted to announce that after a thorough international recruitment process, Laurel Townhead has been appointed as Director. Read more about Laurel's years of service and reactions from other Quaker leaders here: quno.org/timeline/202...

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Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) @quakerunoffice.bsky.social · Aug 15

#INC5 in Geneva has concluded without an agreement on a #plastics treaty, despite an intensive 2 weeks of dialogue. QUNO's Sustainable & Just Economic Systems (SJES) Programme provides an overview, and thoughts on a way forward, here: quno.org/timeline/202...

Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) @quakerunoffice.bsky.social · Aug 9

Read more about QUNO’s visit from anti-nuclear activists here: quno.org/timeline/202...

QUNO Welcomes Korean Anti-Nuclear Peace Action Delegation: Stories of Survival for Peace | QUNO

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Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) @quakerunoffice.bsky.social · Aug 9

The continued existence of these weapons and the continuing stories of people who have been impacted by them are poignant reminders that the threat of nuclear war is not a relic of the past, but rather something that must be addressed in the present to ensure a peaceful future.

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Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) @quakerunoffice.bsky.social · Aug 9

Today there are an estimated 9,600 nuclear weapons remaining in military arsenals around the world, and as recently as this March QUNO welcomed a delegation of survivors of the bombings.

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Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) @quakerunoffice.bsky.social · Aug 9

Estimates put the loss of life between 150,000 and 250,000, with countless others affected by exposure to radiation. Still the only use of #NuclearWeapons during wartime, the bombings shocked the world with their power and instilled trauma that has lasted for generations.

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Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) @quakerunoffice.bsky.social · Aug 9

This year, 6 August and 9 August mark the 80th anniversary of the #nuclear bombings of the Japanese cities of #Hiroshima and #Nagasaki, respectively. Using two different weapons, dubbed “Fat Man” and “Little Boy,” the US military effectively destroyed both cities.

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Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) @quakerunoffice.bsky.social · Aug 8

Date: Sunday, 10 August 2025
Time: 18:00–19:30 (CEST)
Venue: Henry Dunant Room, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum, Geneva
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