Peaceweb / Vol. 1, No. 3: Quakers and the United Nations
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Ottawa Quakers active in UN work (a selection)
- David Jackman
- Janet Martin
- Philip L. Martin
Quaker organizations at the United Nations
- Quaker United Nations Office - New York
- Quaker United Nations Office - Geneva
Roots of the Quaker work at the United Nations
- William Penn on the need for a European Diet
- John Bellers on the need for a Congress of European States
- 1920s: Carl Heath helps to create "Quaker Embassies" in Berlin, Vienna, Geneva
- 1947: AFSC and Friends Service Council (U.K.) win the Nobel Peace Prize
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What can you do to promote peace and development work at the United Nations?
- Study the history of the United Nations
- Teach a First Day School or Sunday School lesson on the United Nations work for refugees
- Contribute financially to the work of the Quaker United Nations Offices through Canadian Friends Service Committee
- Participate in the United Nations Association in Canada
United Nations World Wide Web Links:
- RefWorld (UN High Commissioner for Refugees Database info on Refugees)
- United Nations Home Page
- United Nations 50th Anniversary (by Amdahl)
- United Nations Development Program
- United Nations Information Services (from UNDP) 50th Anniversary in San Francisco
- United Nations Charter signed 50 years ago in San Francisco
- United Nations Scholars' Workstation at Yale University
- United Nations books and resources (University of Texas)
Editor: Carl Stieren [email protected]
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Revised Nov. 20, 1997