Resources
The Quaker United Nations Office conducts in-depth research and analysis on a range of topics relating to our core areas of focus and in conjunction with various partners. Search this archive or filter by topic to access our publications, including research papers, annual reports, significant statements of our positions, and more.
QUNO Review 2025
The Quaker United Nations Office is pleased to announce the release of our 2025 QUNO Review. As in previous years,...
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Full Report: “Plastic Money: Turning Off the Subsidies Tap (Phase 2)”
This study by the Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) and Eunomia, conducted with grant funding from the Rockefeller Foundation and...
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Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR): What is Sustainable and Just?
Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR): What is Sustainable and Just? By Duncan McLaren and Olaf Corry As atmospheric greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations...
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A Government Official’s Toolkit: Inspiring Urgent, Healthy, and Equitable Climate Action – 2024 Edition
The Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) in Geneva published an updated version ‘A Government Official’s Toolkit: Inspiring Urgent, Healthy, and Equitable...
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Climate Change: What We Can Do – 2024 Edition
The Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) in Geneva published a 'Climate Change: What We Can Do" (previously known as ‘How to...
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QUNO’s Engagement at the 60th Session of the IPCC
QUNO’s Human Impact of Climate Change programme, speaking on behalf of the Friends World Committee for Consultation, participated in the 60th Session...
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QUNO COP28 Resources and Analysis
QUNO's Human Impacts of Climate Change Programme attended the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) in Dubai in November and December...
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QUNO’s Submission to the Article 6.4 Supervisory Body
QUNO, on behalf of the Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC), offered this submission in response to a call for input...
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QUNO’s Submissions to the Global Stocktake (GST)
As the United Nations-led Global Stocktake is being finalised, the Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) has offered two submissions to...
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New Climate Publication – A Government Official’s Toolkit
QUNO has just published the most recent version of A Government Official’s Toolkit: Inspiring Urgent, Real, and Equitable climate action....
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Audience reflections from “Truthful engagement in real, effective and ethical climate action for an ambitious Global Stocktake” side event at SB58
QUNO’s team at the recent United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations (SB58) in Bonn (June 5 –...
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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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Respecting, promoting, and protecting human rights in climate action through the Global Stocktake
The Global Stocktake (GST) is used to monitor the implementation and evaluate the collective progress made in achieving the goals...
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QUNO Briefing Paper for the Climate Negotiations under the UNFCCC: The Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform
Quakers support Indigenous peoples’ rights, based on our commitment to peace and justice. We recognise the historical and ongoing injustice...
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QUNO Two-Sider: The Paris Agreement and Nationally Determined Contributions
The 2016 Paris Agreement is an international agreement on climate change binding every country that has signed to act on...
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QUNO Two-Sider: International Environmental Law
International environmental law is central to climate action. For example, the 2015 Paris Agreement, is a universal climate change agreement...
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QUNO Two-Sider: Inspiring Actions to Create New Laws on Climate Change
The climate negotiations under the UNFCCC are the main form of international climate action. Yet, there are many international and...
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QUNO Two-Sider: Human Rights-Based Approaches to Climate Action
Incorporating human rights into climate policies and actions is known as a human rights-based approach. Human rights-based approaches ensure public...
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