Alumni Spotlight: An interview with Ana Prada
“Peace can be so many things: it starts internally, spiritually, with how one connects with oneself, and how one connects to others.”
Diversity and Representation at the United Nations
How do diversity and representation at the United Nations affect trust in the organisation and perceptions of its relevance and legitimacy?
Change starts with us – An interview with Helmut Buss
“As leaders, to change behaviour we need to start with ourselves and make it a continuous practice.”
Remembering Ed Mortimer
Ed Mortimer served on the Foundation’s Board of Trustees from 2016 to 2018.
Spotlight Reports: A Missing Link for Accountability at the High-Level Political Forum
This paper argues that spotlight reports should be better integrated into the HLPF’s 2030 Agenda review processes.
Ensuring Children’s Inclusion in the High-Level Political Forum: Participation and agency to achieve the SDGs
This paper argues that now is an opportune moment to take stock of how the HLPF can work even better for children.
Dag Hammarskjöld’s 1961 Oxford lecture: Three untold stories
While the history of Dag Hammarskjöld’s Oxford lecture could fill a book, this post explores the untold stories behind three known versions of the text.
The International Civil Servant in Law and in Fact
A reissue of the lecture delivered by Dag Hammarskjöld at Oxford in May 1961 featuring Hammarskjöld’s original footnotes, a new introduction and a note on the text.
Leadership and loneliness – An interview with Dominik Bartsch
“A good leader is one who finds and fosters a unity of purpose that ties together the team, that makes the whole greater than the sum of its parts.”