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QUNO Overview โ Second Part of the Fifth Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution (INC-5.2)
Summary and contextThe Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) was established by the United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA) Resolution 5/14 (2022) to...
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Plastic Money: Turning Off the Subsidies Tap (Phase 3 โ Briefing Note for INC 5.2)
This briefing note by the Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) and Eunomia Research & Consulting presents the preliminary findings from...
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QUNO at INC-5.2: Timeline & Advocacy Highlights
As governments, civil society, and experts convene in Geneva for the second part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental...
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Introducing the G20 Peer Reviews
On 25 September 2009, the Leaders of the G20, at their annual Summit (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA), issued a joint statement...
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QUNO Submissions to the UN Special Rapporteurโs Report on Fossil Fuels and Human Rights
QUNO recently provided three distinct submissions responding to a call for input by UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and...
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QUNO’s Engagement at INC-5 in Busan
The Sustainable and Just Economic Systems (SJES) programme team from the Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO), represented by Associate Representative...
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Release of “Plastic Money: Turning off the Subsidies Tap (Phase 2)”
The Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) and Eunomia have published a new report detailing a second phase of research and...
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New Brief: “Trade Issues and the International Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution: A Legal Analysis”
As part of QUNO’s Sustainable and Just Economic Systems programme and the Uncommon Collaborations initiative, we are pleased to announce...
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Finding Determination in Disappointment: QUNO reflects on the Summit of the Future
On 22 and 23 September, world leaders met in New York for the Summit of the Future. The road to...
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Diplomats, stakeholders gear up for United Nations meeting to end plastic pollution
As part of its quiet diplomacy efforts, the Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) in Geneva recently hosted 22 diplomats and...
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Insights into Multilateral Cooperation on Prevention of Armed Conflict: An Overview of Member Statesโ Prevention Priorities: An analysis by Natalie Dewar and Mathilde Dรฉpรฉry
The 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA78) opened with an invitation to the UN Member States to...
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SDG 16 Conference 2023: SDG 16 as a compass for navigating intersecting crises
From 30 May to 1 June, Kavita Desai, QUNO NY Representative, actively participated in the fourth annual Sustainable Development Goal 16...
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QUNOโs Contributions to INC-3 Webinar Series on Plastic Pollution
In preparation for the third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to Develop an International Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic...
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Students work with QUNO towards just economic systems
Young people have over the years participated in Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) programmes in various ways. QUNO’s offices in...
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Young people gather for QUNO’s Summer School in Geneva
QUNO Geneva’s annual Quaker UN Summer School (QUNSS) hosted 23 participants from various countries recently, connecting them to the United...
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QUNO’s Role at the Paris INC: Shaping Global Solutions to End Plastic Pollution
Ending plastic pollution globally remains a top priority for the Sustainable and Just Economic Systems (SJES) programme at the Quaker...
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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 โ 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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