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).
Music and Markings fills the United Nations
In the evening of 27 October, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, the stream of regular UN meetings gave way to a very different event in the great ECOSOC chamber.
Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture 2015: José Ramos-Horta
The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation is proud to present this year’s lecturer José Ramos-Horta, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and former President of Timor-Leste. The title for the lecture is “Preventing Conflicts, Building Durable Peace”.
Analyzing the 2015 UN Reviews related to peace and security: A Writer’s workshop
The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation organised a writer’s workshop for a select group of academics, practitioners and policy analysts who have been closely following and contributing to the UN Peacebuilding, Peace Operations and Security Council Resolution 1325 Reviews, to discuss the conclusions, recommendations and options presented in the reports from the three processes.
From an MDG World to an SDG/GPG World: Why the United Nations should embrace the concept of Global Public Goods
In this Development Dialogue Paper, Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation’s Senior Advisor Bruce Jenks argues that introducing and implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) brings an opportunity to discuss the world’s response to global challenges and to rethink positions on global public goods (GPGs).
Agenda 2030: What can we learn from the Colombian peace process?
In a special seminar the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Colombia spoke about the inclusion of peace and justice in the new development agenda.
Dag Hammarskjöld portrayed on new 1000-krona banknote
Dag Hammarskjöld is portrayed on the 1000-krona banknote that was launched in October by the Swedish Riksbank.
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted
More than 150 world leaders attended the UN Sustainable Development Summit at the UN headquarters in New York to formally adopt an ambitious new sustainable development agenda for the world. The historic new agenda, entitled “Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,” agreed upon by the 193 Member States of the United Nations, includes 17 concrete Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Statement by Peacebuilding Organisations on the International Day of Peace
Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The UN General Assembly has declared this a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples.
Dag Hammarskjöld’s legacy in special issue of UN Chronicle
Executive Director Henrik Hammargren’s article on Dag Hammarskjöld’s legacy has been published in a special double issue of the UN Chronicle, celebrating the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations.