Keeping the Promise: Why the Quality of UN Funding Matters as Much as the Quantity
At a full-house event in New York, Member States, donors and UN entities gathered for the first presentation of Keeping the Promise since the report’s launch. The event was co-hosted by the Permanent Missions of Sweden and Zambia, in partnership with the UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office (MPTFO).
The Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture 2026
The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation and Uppsala University are pleased to announce Her Excellency Annalena Baerbock, President of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, as the 2026 Dag Hammarskjöld Lecturer and medallist.
Financing the UN Development System: Keeping the Promise
Out now! Read and download the annual report on financing the UN Development System, produced by the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation and the UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office.
Commemorating 65 Years Since Dag Hammarskjöld’s Passing
Sixty-five years ago, on the night of 17 September 1961, the United Nations suddenly and tragically lost its leader, Dag Hammarskjöld, in a plane crash near Ndola, present day Zambia. He died along with 15 others on board.
New York presentation of the 2026 Financing the UN Development System Report: Keeping the Promise
How can the UN system respond to growing global needs when available resources are increasingly constrained? Join us in New York for the presentation of the 12th edition of Financing the UN Development System: Keeping the Promise.
Cut to the Quick: The Impact of Funding Cuts on the United Nations Development System
Special advance release – In a timely new article for the upcoming 12th Financing the UN Development system report, John Hendra argues that the current crisis facing the UN is far more than a liquidity problem. The unprecedented decline in Official Development Assistance and sharp reductions in voluntary contributions to the UN’s development work are already affecting lives, weakening the multilateral system, and eroding the capacity of the UN system to deliver on its normative and development mandates.
The UN Funding Crisis: What is at stake?
The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation hosted a virtual discussion as part of the OECD Multilateral Development Finance (MDF) Week 2026.
“When Spider Webs Unite, They Can Tie Up a Lion” – Professor Thuli Madonsela on Accountability, Ubuntu and Power
Professor Thuli Madonsela, former Public Protector, constitutional drafter and one of Africa’s most prominent voices on social justice, recently joined the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation’s Board of Trustees. In this conversation, she reflects on the accountability gaps in today’s multilateral system, why the UN must rediscover its voice, and what it takes to lead with integrity […]
Why are pooled funds and joint programmes still so limited at country level?
The Foundation, together with the Permanent Mission of Mexico and the Netherlands to the UN, hosted a side event during the 2026 ECOSOC Operational Activities Segment to discuss why pooled funds and joint programmes still account for such a small share of country-level funding, despite repeated global commitments.
Conflict prevention under pressure – perspectives from Latin America and the Caribbean
In conversation with the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation, UN Peace and Development Advisors Diego Antoni in Guatemala, Dylan Kerrigan in Trinidad and Tobago, and Salvador Aguilera in Ecuador reflected on conflict prevention, sustaining peace and the UN’s role across Latin America and the Caribbean. They spoke of conflict and military rule legacies, rising organised crime and […]
