Financing the UN Development System: Embracing Change
The world is facing a global pandemic with devastating economic and social consequences, accelerating climate change and rising inequalities.
UN Talks: Securing financial pathways to Agenda 2030 during COVID-19
With only ten years left to achieve the SDGs, challenges related to climate change, poverty, displacement, violence and conflict require urgent action and a multilateral approach.
UN Talks: Tackling the Infodemic of COVID-19
As the world grapples with the pandemic, it is also faced with what the WHO has called an ‘infodemic’ – an excessive amount of information about a problem, which makes it difficult to identify a solution.
UN Talks: The United Nations in the time of COVID-19
A webinar that examined the UN’s role in tackling the health, humanitarian, and development crisis of COVID-19.
UN Talks: The United Nations system – a champion for youth?
A seminar reflecting on how the UN System has operationalised the Youth, Peace and Security agenda and whether it is having an impact at the country level.
Dag Hammarskjöld Commemoration: 2019
– The legacy of Dag Hammarskjöld as a civil servant
UN Talks: Global Stock-taking of SDG progress
A conversation on conclusions from the global review of the 2030 Agenda at the HLPF in July and expectations of the upcoming SDG Summit in September.
UN Talks: Investing in Core Government Functions – A Road to Peace?
This seminar explored how financing core government functions interacts with conflict-affected countries.
UN Talks on the Security Council: What and who can influence its effectiveness?
In this seminar, which was jointly organised with UNDP Sweden, two experts with first-hand experience of the work of the Council shared their insights into its way of operating. They discussed trends and priorities within the work of the Council; what issues are dealt with most successfully, comparing thematic processes with conflict-specific efforts; and where there are entry-points for civil society to engage.
The Missing ‘Peace’: Anniversary seminar on youth, peace and security
Join Fryshuset and the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation for an interactive session on youth and peace on Human Rights Day