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QUNO launches new publication How to be a Hero for all our Children
QUNO’s Human Impacts of Climate Change programme is pleased to launch their new publication “How to be a Hero for...
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The Right to a Healthy Environment at the 46th Session of the Human Rights Council
Efforts to establish a universal human right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment continue at the Human Rights Council. On 10th...
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Statement on protecting human rights and the natural world presented at 46th Session of the Human Rights Council
At the 46th Session of the Human Rights Council, QUNO's Human Impacts of Climate Change programme submitted a statement welcoming...
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QUNO launches People’s Climate Empowerment Series
QUNO's People's Climate Empowerment Series is a helpful resource for anyone looking to become more engaged with climate action. The series connects people...
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Geneva Peace Week 2020
QUNO is proud to be one of the institutional partners behind the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform, the organisation that runs Geneva...
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QUNO moderates panel for the Interfaith Liaison Committee to the UNFCCC
With the postponement of the 26th Conference of the Parties under the UNFCCC (COP26) to November 2021, many in the...
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Advancing Prevention in the Era of Climate Change
As the sixth and final event in the Civil Society – UN Prevention Platform’s 2020 discussion series, QUNO co-hosted a...
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Quaker Conversations: Changing the World from the Top Down
QUNO was invited to lead the second session in the Friends World Committee for Consultation’s (FWCC) Quaker Conversations, FWCC’s monthly webinar series with Friends around the...
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A positive and human space
Finding common ground through quiet diplomacy In the years leading up to 2015’s landmark Paris Climate Change Agreement, QUNO brought delegates and...
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Creating a Future for All: Climate Justice and Peacebuilding
On November 6th, QUNO co-organized an event with the Graduate Institute's Environmental Committee and the Interparliamentary Union for Geneva Peace...
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IPCC Report on the Ocean and Cryopshere
QUNO, under the Friends World Committee for Consultation, is the only faith-based organization accredited as an observer to the Intergovernmental...
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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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Blog: 5 Things to know about U.S. budget cuts to the United Nations
Below are excerpts from a blog, “5 Things to know about U.S. budget cuts to the United Nations,” written by...
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QUNO co-hosted a side event at the UNFCCC Climate Change Conference
On the opening day of the UNFCCC Climate Change Conference (SB46) in Bonn, QUNO co-hosted a side event titled, ‘A...
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QUNO deliveres statement on climate change and child rights at the 34th Session of the Human Rights Council
QUNO climate change programme delivered an oral statement at the 34th Session of the Human Rights Council during the Panel Discussion...
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QUNO attends discussion on Children’s Rights and the Environment
On the 23rd September, QUNO attended a day long "General Discussion" on the Rights of the Child and the Environment, held at the...
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VIDEO: Lindsey Fielder Cook talks about our Human Impacts of Climate Change programme
In this video, excerpted from a longer film shown at the Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC) World Plenary Meeting...
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QUNO participation at the 31st session of the Human Rights Council
The 31st session of the Human Rights Council (29 February to 24 March) provided new opportunities for QUNO to raise issues...
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