Core elements of reform for the UN development system
The Permanent Missions of Sweden, Viet Nam and Ethiopia to the United Nations and the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation invites all Permanent Missions and Permanent Observers and UN staff to a discussion about ‘Core elements of reform for the UN development system’.
Peace Diplomacy, Global Justice and International Agency
Presentation of the book: Peace Diplomacy, Global Justice and International Agency (Cambridge University Press 2014)
Briefing about UN development system renewal
On the 9th of May the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation invited member states and staff from FAO, WFP and IFAD to a briefing about UN development system renewal.
Universal goals and targets for post-2015
As we are quickly approaching 2015 – the deadline for the Millennium Development Goals – and the formulation of the new set of development goals, debates of what targets and indicators to include are multifold. This event was held in swedish. Here is a summary in English.
The youth bulge in a graying world – a demographic challenge?
Today, half of the world’s population is under 25 years of age, while 11% of the world’s population is aged 60 and over. The share of young and elderly will rise significantly by 2030, when the world’s population is estimated to reach 8 billion.
Drivers or spoilers – What can we expect from the private sector?
In order to eradicate extreme poverty and ensure lasting and sustainable human development actors from all sectors need to cooperate and contribute. To fulfill the post-2015 vision, new partnerships – especially with the private sector – have been called for by both the High Level Panel and the UN Secretary General. It has however not been clearly formulated how these new partners should play in.
Universal goals for national action
A seminar on governance and Rule of Law as the foundation for human development. There is a strong correlation between Rule of Law and the level of development in a society.
UN development at a crossroads
UN Development at a Crossroads – what does it take to fix it? This seminar addresses the changing landscape in the world today, the emerging challenges for the UN development system in the future, and a possible way forward through reform.
Who owns the right to your body?
On 14 November the Swedish national days on Human Rights took place in Stockholm. Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation invited to a discussion on sexual reproductive health as part of the discussions on the Post-2015 agenda.
Exhibition opening with Jan Eliasson in New York
Jan Eliasson, UN Deputy Secretary-General, opened the “A Day” exhibition at Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza and chaired a breakfast meeting with an informal discussion on the prospects of A Life of Dignity for All.