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MAR 24

Quiet Diplomacy: Connection and Community

24 March 2026, Online

Is there a spiritual dimension to international relations? How does quiet diplomacy happen in practice and does it work? This session will explore how the Quaker United Nations Office fosters human connections in service of peace and justice, drawing on the values of the Quaker faith.

As global tensions rise and crises escalate, this 90 minute session will consider why Quaker witness at the United Nations in Geneva emphasises dialogue and how this can be relevant in other situations.

For QUNO, quiet diplomacy is an approach to supporting change that focusses on active listening, dialogue and finding common ground. It is a core part of how QUNO Geneva works.

We will hear from QUNO Geneva staff about how they approach quiet diplomacy. There will be time to explore the tools used to build trust and create safe and brave spaces and reflect together on how Friends can apply this approach in other situations.

The session will seek to answer:

  • How does QUNO enable dialogue?
  • Why quiet diplomacy, and why now?
  • Is this in tension with speaking loudly and prophetically?
  • What challenges arise from engaging in this way?
  • How does Quakerism underpin this approach?
  • How can we apply elements of this in other political contexts and our everyday lives?
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    For more information contact:

    Woodbrooke

    Telephone: 0121 7282360

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    Date & time

    Start: 19:00 on 24 March 2026

    Finish: 20:30 on 24 March 2026

    Location

    Online
    United Kingdom

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