The QUNO effect

Laurie Michaelis talks to Lindsey Fielder Cook of the Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) in Geneva

At the end of August, negotiators will head back to Bonn for another week of climate talks in the run-up to the Paris conference. A high point in the week for a fortunate few of the delegates will be the ‘quiet diplomacy’ dinner organised by the Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO).

Lindsey Fielder Cook is QUNO’s climate change representative, leading the engagement with the climate negotiations. She works closely with Jonathan Woolley, director of QUNO Geneva. Her role includes observing the negotiations, engaging with negotiators and preparing off-the-record dinners to help build communication and trust.

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