Pirates at the UN Office at Geneva, 2025

Our colleague from the Pirate Party of Switzerland, Carlos Polo, attended the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Resource Management Week 2025 in Geneva from March 24 to 28. The goal of the event was to discuss sustainable management of energy and mineral resources. ​Participants explored the adoption of the United Nations Framework Classification for Resources (UNFC) and the United Nations Resource Management System (UNRMS). Numerous experts spoke on ‘just energy transition’, whereby we are converting from fossil fuels to more environmentally friendly energy use. Our representatives very much appreciate going to the events, as well as the side events that can be less formal and provide more opportunities to interact. The main side event was the Geneva Dialogues on Mineral and Metal Resources and the FutuRaM project on forecasting raw material availability. Carlos has been representing us as a volunteer representative for many years in Geneva, and we greatly appreciate his attendance. If you would also like to join our team of UN volunteers, please let us know.