New York

QUNO has agreed to act as a repository for the six peer reviews of the Group of Twenty (G20) Members’ efforts to reform their fossil fuel subsidies, as well as related documents.  These reviews have been of value to QUNO’s research in the Sustainable and Just Economic Systems, and we are pleased to provide them a repository base.

Complimenting the work of our colleagues in Geneva, QUNO NY has begun to highlight the critical nature of adopting a climate-sensitive lens when analyzing conflict and working for peace.

Inclusion involves ensuring that all people – especially those historically excluded – can participate in decision-making processes that affect their lives, from local communities to global governance.

Coming to terms with a legacy of large-scale violence or past abuses is difficult. One of the UN’s roles is to assist countries in designing and implementing transitional justice measures that ensure accountability, serve justice, and achieve reconciliation.

QUNO strengthens the UN’s role in building positive peace by focusing on themes such as inclusion, transitional justice, and the need to work for peace through a climate-sensitive lens.

QUNO works for opportunities to promote dialogue for peace on the Korean Peninsula following a tense 70-year armistice. Seventy years ago, an armistice brought an end to active fighting on the Korean Peninsula, but it did not bring about a peace agreement or end the war. To this day, tensions on the Korean Peninsula remain dangerously high. At the UN in New York, resolutions and debates regarding the conflict focus on punitive measures against DPRK and a strategy of isolation, particularly through sanctions. Working in partnership with our colleagues at the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and leaders from other ecumenical organizations, QUNO seeks out opportunities to promote dialogue and engagement for peace on the Korean Peninsula.

In New York, QUNO works to create a safe space for off-the-record discussions between diplomats, UN officials, and civil society partners regarding the current conflict in Myanmar (or Burma).

Quakers have supported inclusive, grassroots peacebuilding efforts as well as trauma healing, and have encouraged nonviolent responses and resilience in the face of long-term instability.

Quaker efforts in Sudan have focused on the need for a long-term path to peace, highlighting the importance of civil society inclusion in the peace process, advocating for nonviolent conflict resolution, and promoting inclusive dialogue and transitional justice.

QUNO facilitates opportunities for civil society representatives, academics, and members of affected communities to share their perspectives and insights so that UN partners can better support people-centred and sustainable peace in specific country and regional contexts.