Back to basics: Living the principles of the UN Charter – An interview with Bintou Keita
“Our role as leaders is to unleash the talents of each individual member and find out how these fit together so that the UN can reach its full potential.”
Diversity and Representation at the United Nations
How do diversity and representation at the United Nations affect trust in the organisation and perceptions of its relevance and legitimacy?
Change starts with us – An interview with Helmut Buss
“As leaders, to change behaviour we need to start with ourselves and make it a continuous practice.”
The International Civil Servant in Law and in Fact
A reissue of the lecture delivered by Dag Hammarskjöld at Oxford in May 1961 featuring Hammarskjöld’s original footnotes, a new introduction and a note on the text.
Leadership and loneliness – An interview with Dominik Bartsch
“A good leader is one who finds and fosters a unity of purpose that ties together the team, that makes the whole greater than the sum of its parts.”
UN Talks: The Role of the UN in Realising Inclusivity
This seminar explored how the UN pursues meaningful inclusion in practice, with a focus on examples and experiences from Colombia and Malawi.
Mobility and leadership – An interview with Peter de Clercq
Can the UN have one without the other?
Feminist leadership: an inspiration for all – An interview with Bela Kapur
“The practice of feminist leadership is not the prerogative of women leaders only.”
Whose norms shape development in the United Nations?
‘My internship has provided me with an opportunity to explore how internationalism facilitates development.’
Leadership not by title: An interview with Kanni Wignaraja
“I have been truly fortunate to have worked with amazing women leaders when I first joined UNDP at a very young age.”