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Through formal and informal events and relationship building, the Quaker United Nations Office engages with UN bodies, Member States and other partners. Stay up-to-date with the latest news relating to happenings at the UN and our work on the global stage.
‘What’s missing (and needed) post-COP26?’ – QUNO’s event at the Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding
On February 2nd 2022, over 130 people joined the virtual roundtable event co-hosted by QUNO Geneva and the Quaker Council...
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QUNO Offices connect with the Friends World Committee for Consultation Section of the Americas
Friends World Committee for Consultation Section of the Americas (FWCC SOA) recently invited QUNO to a meeting with their Regional...
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‘The case for human rights & conflict sensitive approaches to business activities’ – a joint contribution to the future of environmental peacebuilding.
As part of QUNO Geneva’s long-term work on environmental peacebuilding, we have been engaging in a multi-stakeholder process hosted by...
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The QUNO Climate Change team during COP26: activities and reflections
QUNO was present throughout the entire COP26 in Glasgow, focusing on climate justice concerns, and strengthening ambitious, effective and fair...
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Lindsey Fielder Cook speaks from COP26 at the Opening Ceremony of Geneva Peace Week 2021
At the Opening Ceremony of Geneva Peace Week 2021, our Representative for Climate Change, Lindsey Fielder Cook was part of...
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Quaker United Nations Office Geneva names new Director
Following an international search process, the Quaker UN Office is delighted to announce that Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge has been selected as...
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QUNO Attends 54th Session of the IPCC and 14th Session of the Working Group 1
Friday marked the close of the 54th Session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and 14th Session of...
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QUNO makes an intervention at the June Climate Change Conference
QUNO joined observers at the June Climate Change Conference sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies to the UNFCCC, held this year...
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QUNO launches new publication How to be a Hero for all our Children
QUNO’s Human Impacts of Climate Change programme is pleased to launch their new publication “How to be a Hero for...
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The Right to a Healthy Environment at the 46th Session of the Human Rights Council
Efforts to establish a universal human right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment continue at the Human Rights Council. On 10th...
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Statement on protecting human rights and the natural world presented at 46th Session of the Human Rights Council
At the 46th Session of the Human Rights Council, QUNO's Human Impacts of Climate Change programme submitted a statement welcoming...
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QUNO launches People’s Climate Empowerment Series
QUNO's People's Climate Empowerment Series is a helpful resource for anyone looking to become more engaged with climate action. The series connects people...
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Geneva Peace Week 2020
QUNO is proud to be one of the institutional partners behind the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform, the organisation that runs Geneva...
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QUNO moderates panel for the Interfaith Liaison Committee to the UNFCCC
With the postponement of the 26th Conference of the Parties under the UNFCCC (COP26) to November 2021, many in the...
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Advancing Prevention in the Era of Climate Change
As the sixth and final event in the Civil Society – UN Prevention Platform’s 2020 discussion series, QUNO co-hosted a...
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Quaker Conversations: Changing the World from the Top Down
QUNO was invited to lead the second session in the Friends World Committee for Consultation’s (FWCC) Quaker Conversations, FWCC’s monthly webinar series with Friends around the...
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A positive and human space
Finding common ground through quiet diplomacy In the years leading up to 2015’s landmark Paris Climate Change Agreement, QUNO brought delegates and...
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Creating a Future for All: Climate Justice and Peacebuilding
On November 6th, QUNO co-organized an event with the Graduate Institute's Environmental Committee and the Interparliamentary Union for Geneva Peace...
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