Areas of work: Geneva
QUNO’s Contribution to Zero Draft for MC13 Outcome – Dialogue on Plastic Pollution
The SJES team was approached by the DPP (Dialogue on Plastic Pollution) Secretariat for feedback on their Zero Draft in...
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New Climate Publication – Fair Sources of Finance for a New Loss and Damage Funding Arrangement
Last November, States that took part in COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh agreed to pass a new funding arrangement for responding...
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Quaker work at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Away from the buzz of the UN, young Indigenous people gathered at Quaker House under the shade of the gingko...
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Fair Sources of Finance for a New Loss and Damage Funding Arrangement
Last November, States that took part in COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh agreed to pass a new funding arrangement for responding...
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Ireland Yearly Meeting 2023 – QUNO Geneva speaks on ‘Preparing for Peace: How can we prepare for peace?’
Florence Foster, Representative for Peace & Disarmament at QUNO Geneva, had the pleasure of joining Irish Friends in Tallaght for...
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QUNO Geneva leads on human rights and conventional arms discussion for the Geneva Consultations on the New Agenda for Peace
QUNO Geneva, as a founding member of the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform (GPP), supported consultations with relevant stakeholders in Geneva on...
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New Opportunities for Breaking the Barriers of Systemic Racism in Migration Governance
On 29 March, QUNO Geneva engaged with the work of the Human Rights Council on systemic racism. Human Rights and...
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Ending lethal disregard for people on the move: working through the UN for migration justice
In line with our prioritisation of ending lethal disregard for people on the move as a core element of achieving...
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QUNO: 75 Years of a Trusted Presence at the United Nations
This year, 2023, marks 75 years since the Quakers United Nations Office (QUNO) was founded in 1948. QUNO represents Quakers...
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QUNO Geneva gives recommendations to enhance Special Procedures’ contributions to sustaining peace at the 52nd Session of the Human Rights Council
QUNO Geneva’s Peace and Disarmament programme delivered a statement under Item 5 of the Human Rights Council 52nd Session to...
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Upcoming Event: Webinar and Quiet Diplomacy Dinner on Trade-Related Measures for a Treaty to End Plastic Pollution
We would like to inform you of an upcoming event on the 26th of April 2023, co-hosted by the Quaker...
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52nd Session of the Human Rights Council – Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment
On the 9th and 10th of March, an Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment was...
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Countries adopt landmark treaty to protect the world’s oceans
Late in the evening on 4 March 2023, the United Nations adopted a historic treaty to protect the world’s oceans....
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Rethinking Plastic Pollution Solutions: QUNO’s Insights on Policy Interventions and Reuse Systems at WTO Dialogue
On 16 February 2023, Mr. Andres Naranjo, the Programme Associate for QUNO's Sustainable and Just Economic Systems (SJES), presented at...
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Intervention at the 29th Human Rights Advisory Committee on New Technologies for Climate Protection
On the 20th February, as part of the 29th meeting of the Human Rights Advisory Committee in Geneva, a discussion...
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Webinar Series on Conscientious Objection to Military Service
The Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO), Connection e.V., International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR), and War Resisters’ International (WRI) are pleased...
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