Upcoming event: The Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture 2023/2024
The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation and Uppsala University cordially invite you to the annual Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture 2023/2024, on 16 September at 17:00 in the University Main Building. This year’s distinguished medalists and lecturers are Rena Lee and Jan Egeland.
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.
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.
The Foundation participated in the first-time organised International Dialogue on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding
The forum was hosted by UNDP and took place 25-26 March in Accra, Ghana.
Reflections from our leaving Executive Director Henrik Hammargren
As nine years have come to an end, the Foundation’s Executive Director, Henrik Hammargren, left his position in mid-February. Below is Henrik Hammargren’s letter, in which he reflects on his journey within the Foundation, lessons learnt and his call for a continued work in the name of Dag Hammarskjöld.
Monica Sharma: ‘Courageous, principled and ethical decisions build good leadership’
In the beginning of January, the Foundation organised a workshop on UN Leadership with Dr Monica Sharma as key-note speaker. Read more about the workshop here.
Henrik Hammargren interviewed by the Swedish Radio: ‘ We have noticed a greater interest’
The movie Hammarskjöld premiered in cinema on the 25th of December 2023 and has created a newfound interest about Dag Hammarskjöld. The Foundation’s Director Henrik Hammargren met with the journalist Åsa Widstedt from the Swedish Radio P4 Uppland, to talk more about this.