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.
New reports out – Financing of the UN Development System and Art of Leadership in the UN
Who funds the UN? And what are the main challenges for leaders within the UN system today? Discover this, and more, in our latest editions from our flagship report series.
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.
The Foundation participated in Funding Compact session at ECOSOC
This month the Foundation was invited to participate in the 19th plenary meeting of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations that took place on 14 to 16 May 2024 in New York.
‘Enhancing partnerships for financing peace’ in the spotlight at annual SIPRI Forum
This month the Foundation and Interpeace co-hosted the ‘Enhancing partnerships for financing peace’ panel discussion at the annual Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development.
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.