Remembering Hammarskjöld (29/07/1905-18/09/1961)
In the night of September 17 to 18, 1961, the plane ‘Albertina’ crashed under hitherto un-clarified circumstances when approaching the Northern Rhodesian mining town of Ndola. On board were the UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld and 15 others. Dag Hammarskjöld is buried in the family grave in Uppsala. His legacy has survived. “In this 70th anniversary […]
Special issue of the Austrian Journal of Development Studies published
This special issue of the Austrian Journal of Development Studies has its focus on the civil society-development nexus. Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation’s Senior Advisor Henning Melber is guest editor.
International Seminar Series: Resilience and the Prevention of Violent Conflicts
In preparation for the UN Climate Change Conference in December 2015, the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation, in cooperation with the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), the Stockholm Resilience Centre jointly organise an international seminar series on the topics Resilience and Conflict Prevention.
Tribute to Marc Nerfin
Marc Nerfin was born on 26 September 1930 in Switzerland and passed away in his home in Paris on 15 August in the loving care of his beloved wife Joy Assefa. He was a visionary thinker in the international development dialogue and provided major contributions to the work for a fair, equal and sustainable world […]
New journal series published: Addressing the Global Threat of Antibiotics Resistance (ABR)
The recently launched Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics Summer 2015 issue focuses on “Antibiotic Resistance” (ABR) and includes a series of articles detailing the need for global collective action for ABR and what tools are needed to achieve it. The series sought input from experts from a diverse range of academic and professional disciplines – each of whom brings a unique perspective to advancing global health. This series was supported by ReAct, the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
The challenge of sustaining peace: The 2015 review of the UN peacebuilding architecture
Together with the International Peace Institute (IPI), the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation co-hosted a policy forum offering, for the first time since its release, an event to discuss the Advisory Group of Experts’ report on the 2015 Review of the UN Peacebuilding Architecture, which has recently been submitted to the presidents of the UN General Assembly and the UN Security Council.
Something to live for, great enough to die for
“’Something to live for, great enough to die for’ – UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld Revisited” was the theme of a panel organised by the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation at the Annual Meeting of the Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS) in The Hague/Netherlands. The Special Lunch Panel was held on 13 June at […]
Tribute to Praful Bidwai
We learn with shock and disbelief about the sudden passing away of Praful Bidwai. As courageous public intellectual he advocated the true meaning and values of humanity, international solidarity and social justice. As a board member of the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation during the first decade of this century he represented civil society at its best. […]
Financing development: High expectations for conference in Addis Ababa
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are expected to define an ambitious and bold development agenda, following the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Gail Hurley, Policy Specialist on development financing and UNDP’s focal point for the upcoming Financing for Development conference in Addis Ababa, spoke about the financing of this new, post-2015 development agenda during a seminar organised by the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation and UNDP Nordic office in Stockholm in June.
Call For Strengthening Protections For National Security Whistleblowers
This month, as part of the “Stand Up for Truth” tour, a group prominent whistleblowers – Daniel Ellsberg, Thomas Drake, Coleen Rowley and Jesselyn Raddack shared their stories at a roundtable in the Swedish Parliament calling for the strengthening protection of whistleblowers. The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation co-organized the event with the Right Livelihood Award Foundation who, in 2006, awarded Daniel Ellsberg the Right Livelihood Award.