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’s Submission to the Article 6.4 Supervisory Body
QUNO, on behalf of the Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC), offered this submission in response to a call for input...
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QUNO’s Submissions to the Global Stocktake (GST)
As the United Nations-led Global Stocktake is being finalised, the Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) has offered two submissions to...
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Fair Sources of Finance for a New Loss and Damage Funding Arrangement
Last November, States that took part in COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh agreed to pass a new funding arrangement for responding...
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QUNO Two-Sider: Climate Change & People on the Move
The impacts of climate change are shaping some of the oldest human practices: moving and creating places where we feel...
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QUNO Two-Sider: Climate Change & the Human Rights System
The different organizations and committees that make up the international human rights system work to promote and protect what individuals...
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QUNO Two-Sider: The Paris Agreement and Nationally Determined Contributions
The 2016 Paris Agreement is an international agreement on climate change binding every country that has signed to act on...
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QUNO Two-Sider: International Environmental Law
International environmental law is central to climate action. For example, the 2015 Paris Agreement, is a universal climate change agreement...
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QUNO Two-Sider: Inspiring Actions to Create New Laws on Climate Change
The climate negotiations under the UNFCCC are the main form of international climate action. Yet, there are many international and...
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QUNO Two-Sider: Human Rights-Based Approaches to Climate Action
Incorporating human rights into climate policies and actions is known as a human rights-based approach. Human rights-based approaches ensure public...
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COP27 QUNO Statement to the Global Stocktake Technical Dialogue on the Importance of Holistic and Integrated Approaches to International Climate Cooperation
ON 10 November 2022, QUNO Human Impacts of Climate Change representative, Lindsey Fielder Cook, spoke on an expert panel to...
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Submission to the Human Rights Advisory Committee on human rights abuse concerns related to geo and climate engineering technologies
The following brief was submitted to the Human Rights Advisory Committee in response to a questionnaire on the impact of new...
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QUNO Submission to the Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights
This submission by the Quaker United Nations Office explores how incorporating the human rights of people in poverty into national plans...
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