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World leaders gather for opening of 77th session of UN General Assembly
Every year world leaders gather at UN headquarters in New York for the opening of the General Assembly (UNGA), with...
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QUNO Delivers Statement at an informal discussion with stakeholders engaged in the work of the Informal Dialogue on Plastic Pollution and Environmentally Sustainable Plastics Trade (IDP).
Acknowledging the strong momentum and action around issues of plastics pollution and marine plastics litter, QUNO participated in an informal discussion...
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‘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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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 Trade and Environmental Sustainability Structured Discussions at the WTO
QUNO’s Sustainable and Just Economic Systems programme has been closely involved in discussions on trade and environment between members at...
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QUNO’s Joachim Monkelbaan presents at the 2019 ESDN annual conference
In October 2019, Sustainable & Just Economic Systems programme Representative Joachim Monkelbaan gave a presentation at the annual conference of the...
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QUNO hosts Geneva Peace Week event on the private sector’s role in sustaining peace
During Geneva Peace Week in November, the Sustainable & Just Economic Systems programme organized a side event on this topic and...
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QUNO Geneva welcomes Joachim Monkelbaan
QUNO is pleased to welcome Joachim Monkelbaan to our Geneva office, as Representative for our new Sustainable and Just Economic Systems...
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Our latest Geneva Reporter newsletter is now available online
QUNO's September 2022 issue of the Geneva Reporter newsletter is available below. This issue includes a welcome letter from our Director Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge,...
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QUNO moderates panel on “Trade, investment and food security” at CFS 44
In October, Representative Susan Bragdon moderated a panel entitled "Trade, investment and food security: designing rules for sustainable food systems" at the...
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QUNO attends 46th Session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Under the Friends World Committee for Consultation, QUNO is now an accredited observer of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change...
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QUNO signs joint Quaker statement on TTIP
In a written statement, five Quaker organisations from Europe and the United States have called on governments around the world,...
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Project Brief: QUNO interactive policy tool
Within our Trade and Investment in Agriculture work, QUNO has been developing an online tool to help explain the complex relationship between...
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QUNO holds first expert consultation on small-scale farmer innovation
From the 26th – 27th May, QUNO held its first expert consultation on small-scale farmer innovation in biodiverse food systems....
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QUNO hosts third expert consultation on trade and investment in agriculture
From 1-2 April 2015, QUNO held its third Expert Consultation on a New Framework for Trade and Investment in Agriculture...
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French, Chinese and Spanish translations of our Trade Liberalization and Food Security booklet are now available!
French, Chinese and Spanish language translations of Trade Liberalization & Food Security: Examining the Linkages by Jennifer Clapp are now available. The...
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