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.
A Government Official’s Toolkit – 2021 Edition
A Government Official’s Toolkit: inspiring urgent climate action includes 12 concise cases, with points quoted from, and linked to, peer-reviewed papers....
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Let us see what Peace can do: A shared statement by peacebuilding organizations
The International Day of Peace falls on 21 September each year and serves as a day devoted to strengthening commitments...
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How to be a Hero for All our Children
How to be a Hero for All our Children: A People's Climate Toolkit is a guide to personal and political...
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The Climate Empowerment Trilogy
QUNO's Climate Empowerment Trilogy is a series of of publications dedicated to education and capacity building on climate action across different audiences. The...
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People’s Climate Empowerment Series
QUNO's People's Climate Empowerment Series is a helpful resource to connect people with international efforts that can strengthen climate action...
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Exploring Structural Barriers to Justice and Sustainability in Economic Systems
QUNO Representative for Sustainable and Just Economic Systems Joachim Monkelbaan contributed to the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung publication “Building Back Better: A Call for...
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Working Paper: Exploring barriers to justice and sustainability in economic systems
This analysis is a work in progress that has been prepared as a working document by QUNO’s Sustainable and Just...
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A Government Official’s Toolkit – 2020 Edition
A Government Official’s Toolkit: inspiring urgent climate action includes 12 concise cases, 231 quotes referenced to over 100 published papers...
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A Government Official’s Toolkit – Updated A5 edition
This edition of A Government Official's Toolkit has been lightly edited and re-organized into a smaller format. This and the original publication...
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Geneva Reporter
QUNO's December 2018 issue of the Geneva Reporter newsletter is available online. The latest issue features: an update from our Human Impacts...
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A Government Official’s Toolkit
This publication is written to support government officials—at local, regional and national levels—who are concerned about the impact of climate...
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Geneva Reporter
This issue of the QUNO Geneva newsletter features: perspectives on the recently concluded negotiations for a Global Compact on Migration, a...
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Update: What climate science tell us: a brief summary of the latest climate science ahead of COP 21 in Paris
QUNO's Human Impacts of Climate Change programme briefly summarizes the latest climate science ahead of the COP 21 climate change negotiations taking place in...
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Are Small-scale Farmers at the Table? Reflections on Small-scale Farmers’ Participation in Global and National Decision-Making
This policy brief offers information on (1) small-scale farmer representation in international discussions related to food and nutrition security, innovation,...
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Climate justice and the use of human rights law in reducing greenhouse gas emissions
This report looks at how human rights obligations can help support policies which lead to more successful and just efforts...
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Geneva Reporter
In this issue: Can recent international attention on the issue of nuclear disarmament lead to any meaningful action? Climate science in...
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Preparing for Paris: a series of briefing papers relating to COP21, December 2015
Between November 30 and December 11, 2015, international negotiators will meet at the Conference of Parties (COP) 21 in Paris....
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A QUNO Report from UNFCCC Negotiations published by QEW
In an article written for Quaker Earthcare Witness (QEW), QUNO’s Representative for the Human Impacts of Climate Change Programme, Lindsey Fielder...
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