‘Leaving No One Behind’: How to Make the High-level Political Forum Transformative
In this paper, Micah Grzywnowicz outlines how the HLPF can be more practical and create a more inclusive space for all stakeholders.
Advancing the Nexus of Human Rights and Peacebuilding
In this paper, Riva Kantowitz discusses how human rights, sustaining peace and sustainable development share a number of foundational concepts and values.
Without Fear or Favour?
In this paper, Kate Gilmore talks about a set of dynamics that across the UN can contribute to a climate of fear, where there should be confidence.
Dialogue in Peacebuilding: Understanding Different Perspectives
This issue of Development Dialogue aims to deepen understanding and awareness of dialogue as a critical aspect of and tool for peacebuilding.
On Leadership: The Art of Creating Public Value in the United Nations
In this paper, Bruce Jenks looks at what leadership means in the highly complex environment in which the United Nations operates.
From the League of Nations to the United Nations: Milestones for the International Civil Service
In this piece, Karen Gram-Skjoldager charts six crucial milestones in the early history of the International Civil Service and argues its fundamental cornerstones were internationality, independence, and loyalty.
Financing the UN Development System: Time for Hard Choices (2019)
This is the fifth annual report on financing the UN development system produced by the Foundation and the UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office.
Executive Summary: Financing the Development System: Time for Hard Choices
This is the Executive Summary of the fifth annual report on financing the UN development system, which is produced by the Foundation and the UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office.
Restoring the Values and Spirit of the International Civil Service
In this paper Mona Ali Khalil explains why the UN must undertake three crucial actions regarding respect for the law and the truth: redefining impartiality, upholding integrity and protecting independence.
Courage and Integrity in UN Leadership
In this piece Fabrizio Hochschild argues that moral courage, as revealed by Dag Hammarskjöld both in his words and deeds, is essential in upholding the principles and norms of the UN.