Dialogue in Peacebuilding: Understanding Different Perspectives
This issue of Development Dialogue aims to deepen understanding and awareness of dialogue as a critical aspect of and tool for peacebuilding.
UN Talks: The United Nations system – a champion for youth?
A seminar reflecting on how the UN System has operationalised the Youth, Peace and Security agenda and whether it is having an impact at the country level.
On Leadership: The Art of Creating Public Value in the United Nations
In this paper, Bruce Jenks looks at what leadership means in the highly complex environment in which the United Nations operates.
Self-discovery and ethical reflections on leadership at Hammarskjöld’s summer home
In this Q&A with Ariane Sabet and Henrik Hammargren, we learn about the recent ‘Deep Dive’ leadership training held for senior UN staff at Hammarskjöld’s Backåkra.
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: 2019
– The legacy of Dag Hammarskjöld as a civil servant
Financing the UN Development System: Time for Hard Choices (2019)
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.
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.