Alumni Spotlight: An interview with Ana Prada
“Peace can be so many things: it starts internally, spiritually, with how one connects with oneself, and how one connects to others.”
Diversity and Representation at the United Nations
How do diversity and representation at the United Nations affect trust in the organisation and perceptions of its relevance and legitimacy?
Change starts with us – An interview with Helmut Buss
“As leaders, to change behaviour we need to start with ourselves and make it a continuous practice.”
Remembering Ed Mortimer
Ed Mortimer served on the Foundation’s Board of Trustees from 2016 to 2018.
Dag Hammarskjöld’s 1961 Oxford lecture: Three untold stories
While the history of Dag Hammarskjöld’s Oxford lecture could fill a book, this post explores the untold stories behind three known versions of the text.
Leadership and loneliness – An interview with Dominik Bartsch
“A good leader is one who finds and fosters a unity of purpose that ties together the team, that makes the whole greater than the sum of its parts.”
Mobility and leadership – An interview with Peter de Clercq
Can the UN have one without the other?
Alumni Online Seminar – Realising Inclusivity: Strengthening Collaboration and Partnership
On 23 February 2021 the Foundation and the Uppsala University Department of Peace and Conflict Research (DPCR) held the first in a series of seminars for alumni of the International Training Programme (ITP), on the theme ‘Realising Inclusivity: Strengthening Collaboration and Partnership’. The seminar series provides a space for interactive exchange between members of the […]
Feminist leadership: an inspiration for all – An interview with Bela Kapur
“The practice of feminist leadership is not the prerogative of women leaders only.”
Whose norms shape development in the United Nations?
‘My internship has provided me with an opportunity to explore how internationalism facilitates development.’