From the League of Nations to the United Nations: Milestones for the International Civil Service
In this piece, Karen Gram-Skjoldager charts six crucial milestones in the early history of the International Civil Service and argues its fundamental cornerstones were internationality, independence, and loyalty.
Dag Hammarskjöld Commemoration
– The legacy of Dag Hammarskjöld as a civil servant
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.
UN Talks: Global Stock-taking of SDG progress
A conversation on conclusions from the global review of the 2030 Agenda at the HLPF in July and expectations of the upcoming SDG Summit in September.
Executive Summary: Financing the Development System: Time for Hard Choices
This is the Executive Summary of the fifth annual report on financing the UN development system, which is produced by the Foundation and the UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office.
Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture 2019: Christiana Figueres
The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation is proud to present this year’s lecturer Christiana Figueres, former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Hope and despair at the HLPF 2019
Reflections on the High-level Political Forum (HLPF) 2019, which this year reviewed some of the most challenging and transformative goals on education, work and economy, inequalities, climate, peace and justice.
Beyond Peace and Dialogue
Before coming to Uppsala, conflict resolution and peacebuilding were phrases that seemed abstract to our reality in the Middle East.
Almedalen 2019
The Foundation and partners were pleased to host two events focused on leadership and multilateralism in early July.
Engaging in dialogue
Recently 23 participants from the Americas, Africa, Asia, Middle East and Eastern Europe engaged in a 10-day training programme that included lectures, interactive sessions and field visits.