Seminar on the Syrian crisis
Reflections on what it will take to contain the current refugee crisis in Europe and build hope for the millions of affected populations.
Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture 2015: José Ramos-Horta
The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation is proud to present this year’s lecturer José Ramos-Horta, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and former President of Timor-Leste. The title for the lecture is “Preventing Conflicts, Building Durable Peace”.
Agenda 2030: What can we learn from the Colombian peace process?
In a special seminar the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Colombia spoke about the inclusion of peace and justice in the new development agenda.
Almedalen 2015: En universell utvecklingsagenda post-2015 – allas och ingens ansvar?
Med ett halvår kvar att uppnå millenniemålen samlas världen i september för att tillsammans besluta om en ny hållbarhets- och utvecklingsagenda. Många aktörer har bidragit för att komma fram till de nya målen men engagemanget behövs bortom september för att genomföra agendan – globalt och lokalt.
Almedalen 2015: Vem bestämmer hur en stat ska styras?
Den nya globala utvecklingsagendan, post-2015, håller på att tas fram. Många av de föreslagna målen är inte kontroversiella och kan till mångt och mycket ses som en uppföljning av de åtta millenniemålen. Förslaget till mål 16 innefattar däremot delmål som berör bland annat mänskliga rättigheter, rättvisa och inkluderande samhällen där alla har samma rättigheter och friheter.
Post-2015 seminar: Financing for Development
The world is now characterised by a more nuanced and complex range of development situations. The international community is on the verge of agreeing on an ambitious and far-reaching post-2015 development agenda. These realities require us to think anew about how we approach the challenge of financing development. Please join us for a discussion on the future of financing for development as we ready for this new sustainable development agenda.
What Counts? Harnessing the Data Revolution for Sustainable Development
Data is generated more widely, more frequently, by actors thanks to greater awareness of data use, better technical tools, software and analytical advances. A data revolution is paving the way for profound transformations in how we approach development, analyse the challenges and potentially better monitor sustainable development goals.
Local Peacebuilding Successes: Lessons for the International Community
We, as part of the NGO Peacebuilding Group in New York together with The International Peace Institute (IPI) invite you to a panel discussion on “Local Peacebuilding Successes: Lessons for the International Community.”
From Vision to Transformation – A debate on implementation of the new Global Goals for Sustainable Development
Following the UN Secretary-General’s synthesis report ‘The Road to Dignity: Ending poverty, transforming all lives and protecting the planet’, the official intergovernmental negotiations on the new development agenda have now started. These will hopefully culminate in the adoption of new global goals for sustainable development by the UN General Assembly in September.
The Future We Want – Can We Make it a Reality? by Helen Clark
The 2014 Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture: New international development agenda in focus as Helen Clark, the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, holds this year’s Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture.