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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 […]

Investing in Youth for Peace: An Investors’ Guide to Supporting Youth-Led Peace

Out now! Read and download Investing in Youth for Peace: An Investors’ Guide to Supporting Youth-Led Peace, a new publication offering a roadmap for investors working in—or exploring opportunities related to—fragile and conflict-affected contexts to better understand how to engage with youth peacebuilders.

“Might as Well Be Me” – Principled Leadership with Courage and Conviction

In this conversation with the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security, Gilles Michaud shared how norm-based leadership is about courageous, values-driven decisions that prioritise people, trust, and the greater good, even when the choices are imperfect.

‘The best medicine is peace’

On Friday 28 November, Uppsala University and the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation hosted Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) as he delivered the 2025 Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture.

The Principle of Pragmatic Idealism

The Foundation’s executive director, Björn Holmberg, joins the Carnegie Council’s Values & Interests podcast to reflect on the role of pragmatic idealism in international affairs and what it means for global cooperation today.