2019 Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture: Christiana Figueres
The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation is proud to present this year’s lecturer Christiana Figueres, former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Almedalen 2019
The Foundation and partners were pleased to host two events focused on leadership and multilateralism in early July.
Engaging in dialogue
Recently 23 participants from the Americas, Africa, Asia, Middle East and Eastern Europe engaged in a 10-day training programme that included lectures, interactive sessions and field visits.
A conversation on a global development problem: Antibiotic resistance
On the margins of World Health Assembly in Geneva last week, the Foundation organised an event on antibiotic resistance together with ReAct and the South Centre.
Synergies in peacebuilding at the country and local level
The Foundation recently hosted diverse peacebuilding practitioners and UN stakeholders from around the world to discuss inclusivity, dialogue, and sustaining peace during the Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development.
Sir Brian Urquhart 100 years
The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation conveys its best wishes to Sir Brian Urquhart on the occasion of his 100th birthday on 28 February.
Understanding peace to prevent and resolve conflict
A two-day workshop on Making Sustaining Peace a reality in the West Asia – North Africa region.
Re-connecting peacebuilders in Amman
Together with Uppsala University, the Foundation recently hosted the second regional gathering of its joint alumni network, this time for members from West- and Central Asia and Eastern Europe.
Celebrating youth’s role in peace and security efforts
After feeling unequally treated for her gender in schools, Minna was inspired to do something and bring men into the conversation on how to realise gender equality. Nathan films and screens documentaries to facilitate conversations on what is needed to address inequality and violence in his hometown of Fortaleza, Brazil. These young peacebuilders started the […]
Antimicrobial resistance: Addressing the funding dilemma
Options for the mobilisation of funding to ensure effective antibiotics and combat antimicrobial resistance.