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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Blog Dialogue in the midst of ‘social distancing’
In this blog, Sarah Smith argues that social distancing gives us a chance to explore new ways of facilitating dialogue.
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Dialogue in Peacebuilding: Understanding Different Perspectives
Our most recent volume aims to deepen understanding and awareness of dialogue as a critical aspect of and tool for peacebuilding.
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Our blog: Markings of Change
Sarah Smith
Roger LipseyInvitation to submit tender proposals
Evaluation of the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation
The Foundation has opened up for invitations of tender proposal for an evaluation of the work of the Foundation.
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'Financing the UN Development System' report series
Publication Financing the UN Development System: Time for Hard Choices
This is the fifth annual report on financing the UN development system produced by the Foundation and the UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office.
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‘Never for the sake of peace and quiet deny your convictions.’
I never discuss discussions.
‘Only he deserves power that everyday justifies it.’
“We are not permitted to choose the frame of our destiny, but what we put into it is ours.”
‘It is when we all play safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.’