Programme area: Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture

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On 16 September, the Foundation and Uppsala University hosted the Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture, one of the highlights on the Foundation’s calendar. The lecture is available to watch on our website.

The Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture 2023/2024

The Foundation and Uppsala University are delighted to announce that the Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture 2023/2024 will take place on 16 September.

UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed gave the Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture in Uppsala University Hall.

The 2022 Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture by Ms. Amina J. Mohammed

The 23rd February 2023, the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation and Uppsala University were honoured to present Ms. Amina J. Mohammed as the 2022 Dag Hammarskjöld Lecturer and medallist. The lecture took place in the Uppsala University Aula Magna and online via livestream. About the lecturer Ms. Amina J. Mohammed is the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations […]

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Ban Ki-moon delivers Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon delivered the 2016 Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture, becoming the 18th honouree of the lecture series.

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Helen Clark asks: The Future We Want – Can We Make it a Reality?

Helen Clark, Head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and former New Zealand Prime Minister, delivered the 2014 Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture, the 16th honoree to do so since the lecture series was instituted two decades ago. Calling upon the lecture’s namesake, she invoked Dag Hammarskjöld saying that he not only belongs to Sweden, but belongs to the world as one of the last century’s greatest Statesman.