The 2015 Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture by José Ramos-Horta
José Ramos-Horta delivered the lecture on the theme ‘Preventing conflicts, Building Durable Peace’.
Inclusive Peacebuilding: Recognised but not Realised
Issue 63 of Development Dialogue explores how to support and practice inclusive peacebuilding, urging a move away from symbolic engagement to genuine participation.
The Annual Nobel Peace Prize Seminar – Can Tunisia Point the way?
Discussing the role of civil society in peacebuilding and lessons learnt from the Tunisian experience during the Arab Spring to the new democratic constitution.
Environment, Sustainability, Development: Exploring the Challenges
Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation’s Director Emeritus and current Senior Advisor, Henning Melber, engaged with students and scholars in Vienna a few days after the Climate Summit in Paris on the occasion of two events discussing issues related to development paradigms in times of climate change adaptations and the SDGs.
General Assembly Resolution on Hammarskjöld’s death
The resolution “Investigation into the conditions and circumstances resulting in the tragic death of Dag Hammarskjöld and of the members of the party accompanying him” was passed in the General Assembly on 19 November.
Meeting on Dag Hammarskjöld in Italy
The recently founded Italian association, Dag Today, organised a seminar on Hammarskjöld’s ideals, ethics and political and diplomatic action. Dr Henning Melber, Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation’s Senior Advisor and Director Emeritus, gave a speech on Dag Hammarskjöld’s ethics as an international civil servant.
Financing the climate deal – the crunch issue for COP21
Ahead of COP21 our seminar looked at climate finance, a potential major stumbling block to success, from a variety of perspectives.
Seminar on the Syrian crisis
Reflections on what it will take to contain the current refugee crisis in Europe and build hope for the millions of affected populations.
Visit to Uppsala by the President of Tunisia
The president of the Republic of Tunisia, H.E. Mr Béji Caïd Essebsi visited Uppsala on 6 November as part of the official state visit.
Realizing the potential of the UN peacebuilding architecture – The 2015 review and beyond
Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation, in collaboration with the UN Peacebuilding Support Office, organised a retreat at Greentree estate on 30-31 October to discuss and explore ways to identify and implement change resulting from the ongoing review of the UN Peacebuilding Architecture (PBA).