Solving problems and shifting systems with intentional ethical leadership
In the Foundation’s Art of UN Leadership interview series, Programme Manager Edit Morin-Kovacs was in conversation with Dr Monica Sharma during her visit at the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation where she conducted a short workshop on principled and ethical leadership.
Implementing the UN Youth Strategy – Lessons from The Gambia
The paper identifies learnings from UN colleagues, civil society, and government representatives on the success and limitations of ongoing efforts to implement the UN Youth Strategy within The Gambia.
Monica Sharma: ‘Courageous, principled and ethical decisions build good leadership’
In the beginning of January, the Foundation organised a workshop on UN Leadership with Dr Monica Sharma as key-note speaker. Read more about the workshop here.
Henrik Hammargren interviewed by the Swedish Radio: ‘ We have noticed a greater interest’
The movie Hammarskjöld premiered in cinema on the 25th of December 2023 and has created a newfound interest about Dag Hammarskjöld. The Foundation’s Director Henrik Hammargren met with the journalist Åsa Widstedt from the Swedish Radio P4 Uppland, to talk more about this.
RFSU: ‘An intersectional feminist perspective is part of the main strategy’
The Foundation’s José Alvarado interviewed Belén Sobrino and Åsa Eriksson at the Swedish Association for Sexuality Education (RFSU) to learn more about how their organisation works with intersectional feminist perspectives.
‘In a globalised world, human rights must also be global’
In the week following the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo, the family of imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Narges Mohammadi visited Sweden and Uppsala.
‘Encourage leadership, participation and engagement from Persons with Disabilities’
During 2023 we commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In observation of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3 December, Renata Juliotti founder of Inclusive Agency, journalist, teacher and lecturer, member of the Society for Disability Studies was in conversation with Edit Morin-Kovacs.
‘Insights, inspiration and breaking down stereotypical barriers’
What is it like working as an international civil servant? Per Knutsson, Programme Director and Deputy Executive Director at the Foundation answered this question, sharing his experiences as well as his work during a lecture organised by the student organisation, the Association for Peace and Conflict Studies (FFK) at Lund University.
Vacancy: Executive Director
The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation is looking for a new Executive Director. The application deadline is 10 December.
Dima Yared: ‘This year is a commemoration, but it’s not a celebration’
The on-going 75th commemoration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights initiated by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), better known as Human Rights 75, offers some important core messages.