Universal goals for national action
A seminar on governance and Rule of Law as the foundation for human development. There is a strong correlation between Rule of Law and the level of development in a society.
Is the UN Development System Becoming Irrelevant?
The challenges described in development dialogue paper no.3, ‘UN Development at a Crossroads’, are elaborated further here. One particular problem is the lack of a unifying paradigm consolidating the ideational and operational parts of the UN Development system. Human Development could have been such a paradigm but failed to achieve a universal status partly due […]
UN development at a crossroads
UN Development at a Crossroads – what does it take to fix it? This seminar addresses the changing landscape in the world today, the emerging challenges for the UN development system in the future, and a possible way forward through reform.
Who owns the right to your body?
On 14 November the Swedish national days on Human Rights took place in Stockholm. Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation invited to a discussion on sexual reproductive health as part of the discussions on the Post-2015 agenda.
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.