Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation

The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation is a non-governmental organisation established in 1962 in memory of the second UN Secretary-General, which aims to advance dialogue and policy for sustainable development and peace.

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Financing the UN Development System 2018

This is the fourth annual report of Financing the United Nations Development System, a report that attempts to provide fresh insights into the funding of the UN development system and into the positioning of that funding within the larger financing dynamics of the 2030 Agenda.

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Remembering Kofi Annan
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Commemoration for the 57th anniversary of Dag Hammarskjöld’s death
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All talk and no action or no action without talk?
Dr Sarah von BillerbeckDr Sarah von Billerbeck
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Just released! 'Financing the UN Development System' 2018 report

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Financing the UN Development System 2018
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2017: Financing the UN Development System: Pathways to Reposition for Agenda 2030
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2016: Financing the United Nations Development System: Current Trends and New Directions
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Our blog: Markings of Change

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All talk and no action or no action without talk?
Dr Sarah von BillerbeckDr Sarah von Billerbeck
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Bolstering civil society in Darwin’s paradise
Alicia Arias SalgadoAlicia Arias Salgado

‘Never for the sake of peace and quiet deny your convictions.’

Dag Hammarskjöld

I never discuss discussions.

Dag Hammarskjöld

‘Only he deserves power that everyday justifies it.’

Dag Hammarskjöld

“We are not permitted to choose the frame of our destiny, but what we put into it is ours.” 

Dag Hammarskjöld

‘It is when we all play safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.’

Dag Hammarskjöld

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