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.
QUNO Review 2025
The Quaker United Nations Office is pleased to announce the release of our 2025 QUNO Review. As in previous years,...
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Our Right to a Healthy Environment
QUNO is pleased to share the publication of a new resource on the Right to a Clean, Healthy, and Sustainable...
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Summary Report – “Plastic Money: Turning Off the Subsidies Tap (Phase 2)”
The Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO), in collaboration with Eunomia Research & Consulting Ltd., is pleased to announce the release...
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Full Report: “Plastic Money: Turning Off the Subsidies Tap (Phase 2)”
This study by the Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) and Eunomia, conducted with grant funding from the Rockefeller Foundation and...
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Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR): What is Sustainable and Just?
Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR): What is Sustainable and Just? By Duncan McLaren and Olaf Corry As atmospheric greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations...
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Trade Issues and the International Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution: A Legal Analysis
Authored by Dr. Alexandra Harrington, the report provides a critical examination of the intersection between international trade law and the...
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Plastic Money: Turning Off the Subsidies Tap (Phase 1)
QUNO’s Sustainable and Just Economic Systems programme, in partnership with Eunomia Research & Consulting Ltd., has published the Phase 1...
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Climate Change: What We Can Do – 2024 Edition
The Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) in Geneva published a 'Climate Change: What We Can Do" (previously known as ‘How to...
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International Standards on Conscientious Objection to Military Service 2024
This updated paper lays out the ways in which conscientious objection has been recognized and is protected under human rights...
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A Government Official’s Toolkit: Inspiring Urgent, Healthy, and Equitable Climate Action – 2024 Edition
The Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) in Geneva published an updated version ‘A Government Official’s Toolkit: Inspiring Urgent, Healthy, and Equitable...
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QUNO Review 2024
QUNO is proud to announce that the latest version of our annual review is now available online! This is a...
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Booklet: Sustaining peace and human rights towards just, peaceful, and inclusive societies
QUNO Geneva's Peace & Disarmament program works to highlight and reinforce the inextricable link between human rights and peace and...
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QUNO’s Engagement at the 60th Session of the IPCC
QUNO’s Human Impact of Climate Change programme, speaking on behalf of the Friends World Committee for Consultation, participated in the 60th Session...
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Towards More Ambitious Goals: Reflections on the First International Migration Review Forum
The new FES publication offers a civil society perspective on how we can raise ambition for the IMRF to deliver...
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QUNO COP28 Resources and Analysis
QUNO's Human Impacts of Climate Change Programme attended the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) in Dubai in November and December...
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Booklet: Arms control, human rights, and corporate responsibility towards just, peaceful, and inclusive societies
QUNO Geneva's Peace & Disarmament program works on highlighting the arms-related risks to human rights and tackling the challenges in...
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A Practical Guide for Migrants and Other Stakeholders Using the Upcoming Regional Reviews to Safeguard Human Rights
Viewing the Global Compact for Migration as a useful tool for human rights-based migration governance, QUNO works with States, the...
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Integrating Human Rights and Sustaining Peace: Exploring Special Procedures
The report 'Integrating Human Rights and Sustaining Peace: Exploring Special Procedures' is based on a joint project undertaken by the...
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