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: Time to Walk the Talk
This year’s Financing the UN Development System report has been produced in full recognition that the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic demand humility, and with an acceptance of the need to prepare for significant future trends.
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News Dag Hammarskjöld commemorations
We are honoured to continue working in his legacy.
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Kanni Wignaraja'Financing the UN Development System' report series
Publication Financing the UN Development System: Time to Walk the Talk (2020)
This is the sixth 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.’