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New Director for QUNO - New York
30 September 2021
The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and the Quaker United Nations Committee - New York have announced that Sarah Clarke will be the new Director of Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) New York, from 1 November.
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Global peacebuilders call on governments to invest in peace
21 September 2021
Amid pandemic and climate crisis, more than 200 peacebuilding organisations have issued a joint statement calling on governments to work for peace. Quakers in Britain have signed alongside Quaker United Nations Office and American Friends Service Committee. The statement asserts that peace is not an add-on: peace is the way.
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Quakers protest against the arms trade
16 September 2021
Dozens of Quakers headed for London this week to join protestors against the world's largest arms fair. Hundreds from peace movements held vigils to protest, their banners saying: “War starts here".
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Quakers speak out on Policing Bill
13 September 2021
Quakers in Britain have helped coordinate a joint open letter to the government about the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill that has been signed by over 350 organisations.
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Twenty years on: reflecting on 11 September attacks
9 September 2021
Twenty years ago a horrific set of terrorist attacks took place in the United States, killing and wounding thousands of people.
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Quakers urge UK government to recognise responsibility for Afghan refugees
17 August 2021
As parliament is recalled on Wednesday to debate the crisis in Afghanistan, Quakers in Britain call on the UK government to recognise its moral obligations in Afghanistan.