QUNO Submissions to the UN Special Rapporteur’s Report on Fossil Fuels and Human Rights

by Alex | Apr 4, 2025

QUNO recently provided three distinct submissions responding to a call for input by UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Climate Change and Professor of Global Environmental Law, Elisa Morgera, on the topic of the fossil fuel based economy and human rights....

QUNO Geneva Peace & Disarmament Programme at the 58th Session of the Human Rights Council

by Alex | Mar 28, 2025

QUNO Geneva’s Peace and Disarmament programme delivered a statement during the General Debate on Agenda Item 3 at the 58th session of the Human Rights Council to welcome OHCHR’s most recent report on the negative human rights impacts of arms transfers...

HICC statements at the Human Rights Council

by Alex | Mar 26, 2025

QUNO’s Human Impacts of Climate Change Program (HICC) participated in the 58th Session of the Human Rights Council, delivering two statements addressing climate justice and human rights. Both statements were given on behalf of the Friends World Committee for...

Highlighting human rights of migrants at the 58th Session of the Human Rights Council

by Alex | Mar 26, 2025

QUNO Geneva engaged with the 58th session of the Human Rights Council with particular attention to the human rights impacts of the climate crisis, the right to conscientious objection to military service, the human rights impacts of arms transfers, and the...

QUNO NY releases “Civil Society at the United Nations” resource paper

by Alex | Mar 21, 2025

QUNO NY has released the resource paper Civil Society at the United Nations aimed at addressing shrinking civic space at the UN. The project was inspired following discussions with civil society colleagues and diplomats on the difficulties civil society organizations...