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.

Who was Dag Hammarskjöld?

Dag Hammarskjöld was the second Secretary-General of the United Nations, serving with courage and integrity from 1953 until his tragic death in 1961.

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News

Peter Wallensteen: ‘Democracy is the most reasonable way of governance’ 

In late March the Foundation interviewed Peter Wallensteen, Senior Professor Emeritus in Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University where he held the Dag Hammarskjöld Chair for 27 years.

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Strengthening the UN’s Peacebuilding Architecture – Transforming commitments into action
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‘Youth-private partnerships for Peace and Development’
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ITDM Alumni webinar: ‘Do sanctions work? Global and local perspectives’
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Our work

Sustaining Peace
UN Financing
UN Leadership

Videos

Watch the 2023 and 2024 Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture, held by Rena Lee and Jan Egeland, on the 16 September in Uppsala.
2022 Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture 'Strength in our common humanity' by UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J Mohammed at Uppsala University Hall on 23 February 2023.
A reference point on the laws, regulations, policies and guidelines of the international civil service.
Dag Hammarskjöld Commemorations 2021

Latest Publications

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Strengthening the UN’s Peacebuilding Architecture – Transforming commitments into action
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The 2024 Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture by Jan Egeland
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The 2023 Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture by Rena Lee
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Financing the UN Development System: Resourcing the Future
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“We are not permitted to choose the frame of our destiny, but what we put into it is ours.” 

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I never discuss discussions.

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‘Only he deserves power that everyday justifies it.’

Dag Hammarskjöld

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

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