Areas of work: Sustainable & Just Economic Systems
QUNO Overview — 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 – 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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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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Insights into Multilateral Cooperation on Prevention of Armed Conflict: An Overview of Member States’ Prevention Priorities: An analysis by Natalie Dewar and Mathilde Dépéry
The 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA78) opened with an invitation to the UN Member States to...
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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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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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QUNO’s 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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QUNO’s Contribution to Zero Draft for MC13 Outcome – Dialogue on Plastic Pollution
The SJES team was approached by the DPP (Dialogue on Plastic Pollution) Secretariat for feedback on their Zero Draft in...
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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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