New book: Global Disorders – a New Global Order?
On 7 November we will launch a new special issue of Development Dialogue. It juxtaposes a focus on development innovations and good practices, which are building positive change on the ground, with explorations of major global disorders threatening human communities and planetary life.
The Future We Want – Can We Make it a Reality? by Helen Clark
The 2014 Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture: New international development agenda in focus as Helen Clark, the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, holds this year’s Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture.
Executive Director Annika Söder has been appointed State Secretary for Political Affairs
Annika Söder has been appointed State Secretary for Political Affairs (Kabinettsekreterare) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – as the first woman ever to hold the position.
From New York to Paris: UN efforts to break the climate deadlock
Climate change poses significant challenges to global development, threatening to undermine poverty reduction and endanger the livelihoods of billions. Both the United Nations’ climate negotiations and the Post-2015 process are struggling to deliver outcomes that address the difficulty of cutting emissions while promoting growth and human development.
Making the UN ‘Fit for Purpose’: Lessons from the ‘Delivering as One’ Experience
Nearly 60 years have passed since the UN development system was established and, during these years, the world has changed significantly. The UN system faces challenges in keeping pace with the world around it and in remaining a leading ‘partner of choice’ in a rapidly changing world.
Women in conflict in Burma/Myanmar
Seminar with Tin Tin Nyo, Secretary-General of Women’s League of Burma and Margot Wallström, former UN SRSG on Sexual Violence in Conflict.
Seminar series on the world after 2015
During two years time we have been highlighting issues around the Post-2015 discussions by having a series of seminar together with the UNDP Nordic Office: “After 2015 – The road towards the next global development agenda”.
Peace Diplomacy, Global Justice and International Agency
As UN Secretary-General, Dag Hammarskjöld shaped many of the fundamental principles and practices of international organisations, such as preventive diplomacy, the ethics of international civil service, impartiality and neutrality. He was also at the heart of the constitutional foundations and principles of the UN. This tribute and critical review of Hammarskjöld’s values and legacy examines […]
Almedalen – our activities during a week of political discussions
During the annual week of political discussions in Almedalen (Visby, Sweden) the Foundation participated with several activities.
Older Persons and the Post-2015 Agenda – a Sub-Saharan Perspective
There are multiple priorities under consideration in the post-2015 development agenda. If however, we are to approach the dialogue through a life-cycle lens, then the issues related to ageing and the demographic shifts cannot be left behind. Globally, by 2030, persons aged 60 and above (older persons) will outnumber children under the age of 10. […]