UNDS Renewal Resource Collection
Welcome to the newest section of the UNDS Renewal Programme. This collection of core documents, websites and articles informs our work and the current reform-related debate. Check back for frequent updates. Key documents Quadrennial comprehensive policy review of operational activities for development of the United Nations system (QCPR) Secretary General 2016 report on Quadrennial […]
In the World We Want, What UN Do We Want?
On 29-30 May, the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation, together with the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (ECOSOC), organised a high-level meeting outside New York on the subject of UN reform. The meeting marked the culmination of the first phase of an intensive dialogue process among the UN member states and the UN development system on the future of the UN development system in light of the imminent post-2015 development agenda.
Financing the UN Development System: Key emerging trends
This is the Executive Summary of the report ‘Financing the UN Development System: Key emerging trends’. This Development Dialogue paper draws attention to three key emerging and evolving financing trends that are of particular relevance to the UNDS: the growth of issue-based multi-agency pooled financing; the challenge of leveraging official development assistance (ODA); and the role of innovative finance.
Launch of report: Financing the UN Development System
“Financing the UN Development System: Getting it Right for a Post-2015 World”, jointly prepared by the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation and the UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office, underlines that the new development agenda will require not only additional resources but also the use of a wider range of financing instruments and mechanisms to meet the challenges of an ambitious set of universal sustainable development goals (SDGs).
Financing the UN Development System: Getting it Right for a Post-2015 World
It’s our pleasure to introduce you to the report – Financing the UN Development System: Getting it right for a post-2015 world – produced by The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation and the UNDP Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office.
New project: the Integrity of the International Civil Servant
Dag Hammarskjöld shaped many of the fundamental principles and practices of international organisations, among those the ethics of the international civil servant, with impartiality and neutrality at its heart.
Civil society’s perspectives in UN renewal
This month the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation hosted a civil society roundtable in Geneva to discuss and debate the future positioning of the United Nations Development System (UNDS) in a post-2015 world.
Making the UN ‘Fit for Purpose’: Lessons from the ‘Delivering as One’ Experience
Nearly 60 years have passed since the UN development system was established and, during these years, the world has changed significantly. The UN system faces challenges in keeping pace with the world around it and in remaining a leading ‘partner of choice’ in a rapidly changing world.
Almedalen – our activities during a week of political discussions
During the annual week of political discussions in Almedalen (Visby, Sweden) the Foundation participated with several activities.
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’.