The Kofi Annan–Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture

The Kofi Annan–Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture honours both Secretaries-General for their unflinching support for global justice, peace and respect for human rights.

The Kofi Annan–Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture and Seminar is organised jointly with the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) in Accra, Ghana. The lecture honours both Secretaries-General for their unflinching support for global justice, peace and respect for human rights.

The annual lecture was instituted in 2013, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC).

The 2018 Kofi Annan–Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture

Prevention and Mitigation of Armed Conflicts: Our Collective Responsibility

On 3 October 2018 Adama Dieng, the UN Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, delivered the sixth Kofi Annan–Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture.

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Previous Kofi Annan - Dag Hammarskjöld Lectures

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The 2017 Kofi Annan–Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture by Isaac Olawale Albert
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The 2016 Kofi Annan–Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture by Karin Landgren
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The 2015 Kofi Annan–Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture by Mohammed Ibn Chambas
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The 2014 Kofi Annan – Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture by Staffan de Mistura
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The 2013 Kofi Annan – Dag Hammarskjöld lecture by Ellen Margreth Loj