Areas of work:
Plastic, Subsidies, and Economic Drivers of Pollution
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 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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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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Summary Report – “Plastic Money: Turning Off the Subsidies Tap (Phase 2)โ
The Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO), in collaboration with Eunomia Research & Consulting Ltd., is pleased to announce the release...
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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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Trade Issues and the International Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution: A Legal Analysis
Authored by Dr. Alexandra Harrington, the report provides a critical examination of the intersection between international trade law and the...
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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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Plastic Money: Turning Off the Subsidies Tap (Phase 1)
QUNO’s Sustainable and Just Economic Systems programme, in partnership with Eunomia Research & Consulting Ltd., has published the Phase 1...
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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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New Report: Strategies for Asian countries to end plastic pollution
Against the backdrop of Asia’s struggle with burgeoning plastic waste, the Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) has published a new...
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QUNO’s INC-3 Joint Submission with IUCN on Plastic Subsidies
At its second session, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee requested the Secretariat to invite written submissions on (a) Elements not discussed...
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