Exhibition opening with Jan Eliasson in New York
Jan Eliasson, UN Deputy Secretary-General, opened the “A Day” exhibition at Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza and chaired a breakfast meeting with an informal discussion on the prospects of A Life of Dignity for All.
World peace negotiators meet in Uppsala, Sweden
Seven of the most important peace negotiators in the world, former and active Special Representatives to the UN Secretary-General in Mediation and Conflict Resolution (SRSG), met in Uppsala, Sweden for two days to discuss and share experiences.
Will the world pay for its vision?
How can we finance sustainable development? The negotiations on priorities and goals for the new development agenda will lead to an important but difficult debate on where the necessary resources should come from.
UN Development at a Crossroads
The UN development system stands at a crossroads. It can either embrace the deepreform required to remain relevant to development in today’s global economy, or face the prospect of continued marginalisation. The path chosen at this juncture depends on the commitment of all relevant actors – UN agencies and governments – as well as strong […]
Meet the Swedish UN-family at Göteborg Book Fair
The Foundation was present at Göteborg Book Fair where we had have a stand together with UNDP Nordic, Unicef Sweden, UNA Sweden and the Dag Hammarskjöld Library. We also arranged two events (in Swedish). Courage and Responsiblity – what will it take to be a true global leader? Thursday 26 September 15.40-16.00 Head of […]
The power of numbers
A panel discussion on the MDG targets and the road ahead towards defining achievable indicators for the Post-2015 agenda.
Post-2015 – Why Another Approach is Needed
– Will the new development agenda make a real difference? No, not necessarily writes Jan Vandemoortele. Only strong leadership on the part of the UN Secretariat can prevent an overloaded and fuzzy development agenda. More consultations and intergovernmental negotiations alone will not make it. – Dag Hammarskjöld put forward two concepts of the United Nations […]
The 2013 Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture by Margot Wallström
Margot Wallström delivered the lecture on the theme: “Sexual Violence in Conflicts”.
Sexual violence in conflicts by Margot Wallström
The 2013 Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture: Sexual violence in Armed Conflict was the theme when Margot Wallström, former Under-Secretary-General and UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, took the stage in Uppsala university hall.
‘Righting’ the Development Agenda
In devising the post-2015 framework, the international community needs to move beyond narrow econometrics toward a broad rights-based agenda rooted in the human rights principles that it has already endorsed, and to couple this with rigorous monitoring and accountability mechanisms, writes Roberto Bissio of Third World Institute and Social Watch. Despite significant macroeconomic growth over […]