Remembering Sven Hamrell
Sven Hamrell, former Executive Director of the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation, passed away on 2 July, aged 92.
Six things I have learned about leadership during COVID-19
In this blog, newly appointed UN Assistant Secretary-General Kanni Wignaraja shares how COVID-19 initiated a rough but revealing leadership induction.
Almedalen 2019
The Foundation and partners were pleased to host two events focused on leadership and multilateralism in early July.
Why values matter for the international civil servant
In this post, Henning Melber pays tribute to Dag Hammarskjöld’s ethical principles and argues that multilateralism demands an autonomous international civil service.
Sir Brian Urquhart 100 years
The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation conveys its best wishes to Sir Brian Urquhart on the occasion of his 100th birthday on 28 February.
Understanding peace to prevent and resolve conflict
A two-day workshop on Making Sustaining Peace a reality in the West Asia – North Africa region.
Re-connecting peacebuilders in Amman
Together with Uppsala University, the Foundation recently hosted the second regional gathering of its joint alumni network, this time for members from West- and Central Asia and Eastern Europe.
Financing peacebuilding: Walking the talk
The Foundation participated in the Carnegie PeaceBuilding Conversations in The Hague, in the Netherlands by moderating a session on ‘Financing Sustaining Peace and Peacebuilding – walking the talk of innovation’.
My UN changes for the better
Like any other organisation, the UN is not ‘perfect’ and has its fair share of shortcomings. This is a moment of re-evaluation.
The UN we want (and that the world needs)
In this post, the recently established Young UN network explains its purpose and calls for a UN fit for the future.