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QUNO, New York, appoints next director!

The Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO), New York have shared the news that Sarah Clarke will be their next Director. From November 1st 2021 Sarah…

New pastures for our outgoing General Secretary

New pastures for our outgoing General Secretary as Gretchen Castle has been named dean of Earlham School of Religion In early 2020 we shared the…

Introducing FWCC’s next General Secretary!

It is with great pleasure that we announce that the new General Secretary of FWCC will be Tim Gee of Britain Yearly Meeting. “Tim brings…

A shared statement by peacebuilding organisations, International Day of Peace, 21 September 2021 

Let us see what Peace can do  A shared statement by peacebuilding organisations, International Day of Peace, 21 September 2021  Without peace, development will falter….

An Invitation to World Quaker Day, 2021

We will be celebrating World Quaker Day on October 3, 2021.  Our theme: Resilience and hope: drawing strength from our Quaker faith. Every year across our churches,…