on the background facilitation of real truth and reconciliation and dealing with the past, QPSW has workers in Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia. Middle East: QPSW manages the UK/Ireland Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel, sending human rights observers to accompany peace activists in their nonviolent actions. Quaker United Nations Office: QUNO in Geneva concentrates on three areas; Disarmament and Peace, Human Rights and Refugees and Global Economic Issues. QUNO works in Geneva and New York City to consult with the United Nations Economic and Social Council on behalf of the Friends World Committee for Consultation. South Asia: QPSW works to strengthen the nonviolence movement in the Indian sub-continent by helping to link peace and social change organisations. QPSW and AFSC received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1947, as representatives of the Quakers. History The roots of QPSW are in the missionary work done under the name of Friends' Foreign Mission Association (1868–1927). With the decline of the missions, the Mission Association merged with the Council for International Service (1919–1927) to form the Friends Service Council (1927–1978). Which was renamed Quaker Peace and Service (1979–2000), known as Quaker Peace & Social Witness since 2001. See also American Friends Service Committee Conscientious objector Conscientious objection throughout the world Global citizens movement International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons List of peace activists Mohandas Gandhi Peace Peace Organisation of Australia Peace symbol - Peace flag Quakerism in Sichuan :Category:Peace movements :Category:Peace :Category:Peace organizations :Category:Peace awards :Category:Anti-war movement :Category:Anti-war protests :Category:Anti-nuclear movement References External links QPSW website Quaker United Nations Office Mundus – Archives of QPSW Quaker charities Quaker organisations based in the United Kingdom Organizations awarded Nobel Peace Prizes Christian nonviolence 1927 establishments in the United Kingdom Quaker organizations established in the 20th century