Dag Hammarskjöld Commemoration: 2018
“In the footsteps of Dag Hammarskjöld” On Tuesday, 18 September, 57 years passed since Dag Hammarskjöld and the 15 persons accompanying him tragically died in a plane crash in Ndola, Zambia. To commemorate this and the legacy of Dag Hammarskjöld and his colleagues, the Foundation hosted and attended a number of commemorative events in Uppsala, New York […]
Almedalen 2018
Join the Foundation and partners for two events at Almedalsveckan in Visby, Gotland.
Climate change, migration and displacement: Distinguishing fact from fiction
This event examined the facts behind the effect of climate change on the movement of people and insecurity.
State of human rights in 2017
In this seminar, speakers discussed the main human right challenges and trends of 2017, starting with Human Rights Watch’s newly released World Report 2018.
Let youth decide: Promoting youth inclusion through international agendas
In this seminar, speakers discussed how to enable young people’s political engagement and access to decision making.
Getting in shape: Reforming the UN to make it fit for the 2030 Agenda
In this seminar, speakers who follow the ongoing UN reform process discussed what is at stake, the key issues and controversies, and possible outcomes.
Dag Hammarskjöld Commemoration: 2017
This September, 56 years will have passed since Hammarskjöld and the persons accompanying him tragically died in a plane crash in Ndola, Zambia.
Dag Hammarskjöld: Markings of His Life
A special seminar in New York with Henrik Berggren, the author of the new biography of Dag Hammarskjöld.
Inclusive societies without civic space?
A seminar on the global trend of shrinking space for civil society and implications for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
Collective leadership and networking action
A seminar where accomplished strategists Petra Kuenkel and Steve Wadell outlined how their transformational change theories can aid implementation of the SDGs.