QUNO Geneva’s Human Impacts of Climate Change (HICC) team, Lindsey Fielder Cook and Johan Cavert, were intensely active at the UN Climate Change meetings in Bonn. These Subsidiary Body meetings (SB62) were held by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) from 16-26 June and are in preparation for the upcoming COP in Brazil.

Every July, the international community gathers at the United Nations Headquarters in New York for a two-week conference called the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF), which assesses progress on the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The 2025 HLPF convened from 14-23 July and marked the tenth anniversary of the SDGs since their adoption in 2015.

With the arrival of the fall season, the 2024-2025 cohort of Programme Assistants at QUNO’s offices in both New York and Geneva prepared for their departure. Chelsea Comas and Ailih Weeldreyer wrapped up their tenure at QUNO NY, and Johan Cavert and Kaya Van der Horst finished their terms at QUNO’s Geneva office. All four of these bright young professionals contributed greatly to our work over the past year and demonstrated their capacities to learn and grow from their experiences.