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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Adama Dieng will deliver the 2018 Kofi Annan – Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture

Together with the Kofi Annan International Peace-keeping Training Centre in Accra, Ghana we are proud to present this year’s lecturer.

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Financing the UN Development System 2018
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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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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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