My UN changes for the better
As a 13-year-old girl, I stood outside the United Nations headquarters in New York and looked at the building in awe. This was the organisation that brought the world together. It was here that state boundaries, political affiliations and individual status were momentarily forgotten and everyone worked together to protect some of the most vulnerable […]
Exploring Dag Hammarskjöld’s engaged spirituality
Does the way choose us, or are we as individuals at liberty to have the freedom to choose the way? I was left with that fundamental question to contemplate upon reading the recently released book edited by Hans Kristian Simensen. This carefully crafted volume is based on earlier meditations by Archbishop Emeritus K G Hammar […]
Kofi Annan – Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture 2018 by Adama Dieng
The 6th Kofi Annan – Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture was given by Adama Dieng in Accra, Ghana, on 3 October 2018.
Coming to the table with solutions
An interactive workshop with young people from around Zambia provided the space for action planning to build on Security Council Resolution 2250 and the global Progress Study on Youth, Peace and Security.
Commemorations for the 57th anniversary of Dag Hammarskjöld’s death
“In the footsteps of Dag Hammarskjöld” On Tuesday, 18 September, 57 years passed since Dag Hammarskjöld and the 15 persons accompanying him tragically died in a plane crash in Ndola, Zambia. To commemorate this and the legacy of Dag Hammarskjöld and his colleagues, the Foundation hosted and attended a number of commemorative events in Uppsala, New York […]
Executive Summary: Financing the UN Development System 2018
This is the Executive Summary of the report ‘Financing the UN Development System 2018: Opening Doors’.
Financing the UN Development System 2018
This is the fourth annual report of Financing the United Nations Development System, a report that attempts to provide fresh insights into the funding of the UN development system and into the positioning of that funding within the larger financing dynamics of the 2030 Agenda.
Remembering Kofi Annan
The world has been inspired by Kofi Annan’s life, leadership and legacy.
Commemoration for the 57th anniversary of Dag Hammarskjöld’s death
“In the footsteps of Dag Hammarskjöld” On Tuesday, 18 September, 57 years passed since Dag Hammarskjöld and the 15 persons accompanying him tragically died in a plane crash in Ndola, Zambia. To commemorate this and the legacy of Dag Hammarskjöld and his colleagues, the Foundation hosted and attended a number of commemorative events in Uppsala, New York […]
All talk and no action or no action without talk?
Peacekeeping will struggle to be successful if it is not viewed as legitimate by host country populations, donors, troop contributing countries and other beneficiaries. But it will equally struggle to be successful if it is not viewed as legitimate by DPKO staff themselves.