Navigating a Path Forward on the Reform of the UN Development System
In this paper Bruce Jenks and Lisa Orrenius argue that the UN Development System needs to be driven by finding solutions, not redrawing organisational charts.
Blended not stirred: The future of development financing
The answer to the current development financing gap may lie in aligned incentives across the public and private sectors.
Report Launch: Financing the UN Development System
A panel discussion exploring the key findings of a new report on current trends and new directions in the financial landscape of the UNDS.
Executive Summary – Financing the United Nations Development System: Current Trends and New Directions (2016)
This is the Executive Summary of the annual report on financing the UN Development System produced by the foundation and the UN MPTF Office.
Financing the United Nations Development System: Current Trends and New Directions (2016)
This is the second annual report on financing the UN Development System produced by the foundation and the UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office.
Almedalsveckan 2016
We will be hosting six events together with partners at the annual Almedalsveckan in Visby, Gotland.
What’s in a word?
Bold reform and new thinking is needed if the UN wants to stay on top as the world’s premier global institution.
From an MDG World to an SDG/GPG World: Why the United Nations should embrace the concept of Global Public Goods
In this Development Dialogue Paper, Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation’s Senior Advisor Bruce Jenks argues that introducing and implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) brings an opportunity to discuss the world’s response to global challenges and to rethink positions on global public goods (GPGs).
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.