One woman’s fight to bring Nepalese widows out from the shadows
In this interview with Sumeera Shrestha, an alumni of our international trainings in peace and dialogue, we learn about why and how she advocates for women’s rights in Nepal.
Dialogue in the midst of ‘social distancing’
In this post, Sarah Smith argues that social distancing gives us a chance to explore new ways of facilitating dialogue.
Dag Hammarskjöld on dialogue
In this excerpt from his recently released book, Politics and Conscience, Roger Lipsey outlines Hammarskjöld’s approach to dialogue.
Youth empowering each other through dialogue
In this blog, Sarah Smith shares takeaways from a recent webinar where young peacebuilders talked about their experiences in promoting youth participation in dialogue.
The essence of engaging in dialogue
In this first post in our ‘Talking about Dialogue’ blog series, Sigrid Gruener shares her reflections from our recent roundtable in New York on advancing dialogue in peacebuilding.
Self-discovery and ethical reflections on leadership at Hammarskjöld’s summer home
In this Q&A with Ariane Sabet and Henrik Hammargren, we learn about the recent ‘Deep Dive’ leadership training held for senior UN staff at Hammarskjöld’s Backåkra.
Hope and despair at the HLPF 2019
Reflections on the High-level Political Forum (HLPF) 2019, which this year reviewed some of the most challenging and transformative goals on education, work and economy, inequalities, climate, peace and justice.
Beyond Peace and Dialogue
Before coming to Uppsala, conflict resolution and peacebuilding were phrases that seemed abstract to our reality in the Middle East.
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.
Between internationalism and integrity
Examination of how individual UN bureaucrats balance their loyalty to the international system, and why their personal integrity and loyalty affect the work of the organisation.