Tender notice: Framework Agreement for Communication Consultancy Services
The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation invites qualified communication consultants to submit a tender proposal for a framework agreement for Communication Consultancy Services. Proposals should be submitted no later than close of business on Friday, 28 November 2028.
Funding Compact dialogue in Kenya highlights urgency of quality funding in times of uncertainty
At a time when development financing is under growing pressure, the Foundation supported UN in Kenya with a discussion of Funding Compact implementation at country level.
Hiring: Strategic Communication Manager
The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation is now looking for a Strategic Communication Manager to join its head office in Uppsala. Application deadline is 13 October 2025.
Presentation of the 2025 Financing the UN Development System Report: Managing unprecedented times
About the event The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation, in partnership with the UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office (MPTFO), the Permanent Mission of Sweden and the Permanent Mission of Kenya to the United Nations invite you to the launch of the Financing the United Nations Development System 2025 report. This year’s report comes at a pivotal moment, […]
Alexa Madrid: ‘Peace is not the responsibility of a few, but the opportunity of all’
In this blog, Alexa Madrid, Programme Officer at the Foundation, marks the International Day of Peace by sharing lessons on how young peacebuilders and private sector actors can build more meaningful partnerships for peace.
Financing the UN Development System: Managing Unprecedented Times
Out now! Read and download the 11th annual report on financing the UN development system, produced by the Foundation and the UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office.
The Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture 2025
The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation and Uppsala University are pleased to announce Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), as the 2025 Dag Hammarskjöld Lecturer and medalist.
‘The perfect UN financing storm has arrived: It’s a tsunami!’
Special advance release – In this article for the upcoming 11th Financing the UN Development System report, John Hendra discusses the unprecedented funding challenges facing global development more broadly and, especially, UN humanitarian life-saving assistance and broader UN development support.
‘If multilateralism is to remain credible and effective, the quality of funding must improve’
The Foundation co-organised a side event during the 4th International Conference for Finance for Development (FFD4), together with the UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office (MPTFO), the UN Development Coordination Office (DCO), the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), and Indonesia’s Ministry for National Development Planning (Bappenas).
Bridging the gap: Youth-led solutions for peace and sustainable development
On 30 June, Investing and Partnering with Youth for Peace and the United Network of Young Peacebuilders will co-host a virtual side event as part of the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development.