Sandra Jakobsson

The Foundation at the Geneva Peace Week

During this year’s Geneva Peace Week, the Foundation’s team presented insights on UN financing at the 149th IPU Assembly and engaged in plenary and working sessions.

Programme Manager

The Foundation is now looking for a Programme Manager for our UN Financing team. Application’s deadline is 24 November.

Captivating lectures invited open dialogue

On 16 September, the Foundation and Uppsala University hosted the Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture, one of the highlights on the Foundation’s calendar. The lecture is available to watch on our website.

Leading the International Organization for Migration with empathy and vision

The Deputy Director General for Operations of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Ugochi Daniels, talked to Programme Manager Edit Morin-Kovacs about her leadership style, which is shaped by personal experiences and an extensive career in the humanitarian sector.

UN Geneva Diplomats Engaged in Comprehensive Peacebuilding Training

What is the role for diplomats in Geneva? During a one-day training, Geneva-based diplomats were invited for the second consecutive year to learn more about the multifaceted aspects of peacebuilding and ongoing policy processes aimed at strengthening the UN’s engagement in sustaining peace.

Interview with our incoming Executive Director

In middle July, Björn Holmberg will take up the post of Executive Director. He brings more than 25 years of extensive international experience in the Swedish public service and civil society organisations to the Foundation. He sat down with Simone Hagfeldt to tell us more about why he wanted to take up this position.

Hope, peace and open dialogue for diplomacy beyond the Conference Room

Dennis Francis, President of the United Nations General Assembly at its 78th session was in conversation with Programme Manager Edit Morin-Kovacs to mark the International Day of Multilateralism and International Diplomacy for Peace.

In this interview, he shares his reflections on the challenges and lifting the importance of multilateral diplomacy.