Programme area: Multilateralism

‘Encourage leadership, participation and engagement from Persons with Disabilities’

During 2023 we commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In observation of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3 December, Renata Juliotti founder of Inclusive Agency, journalist, teacher and lecturer, member of the Society for Disability Studies was in conversation with Edit Morin-Kovacs.

‘Insights, inspiration and breaking down stereotypical barriers’

What is it like working as an international civil servant? Per Knutsson, Programme Director and Deputy Executive Director at the Foundation answered this question, sharing his experiences as well as his work during a lecture organised by the student organisation, the Association for Peace and Conflict Studies (FFK) at Lund University.

Multilateralism: An instrument as a choice, Development Dialogue Paper No. 32

In a time of cascading international crises, how should we navigate the challenges and understand the opportunities of multilateralism and Global Public Goods? In this Development Dialogue paper Bruce Jenks, former UN Assistant Secretary-General and Senior Advisor to the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation provides insightful reflections for action.

‘Once we are in a crisis it is not enough to repeat what has already been done’

On 24 April we observe the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace. The Foundation marks this occasion by asking Mr Csaba Kőrösi, President of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), seven questions in an interview with Edit Morin-Kovacs, Programme Manager for Multilateralism.

Is the choice Multilateral or Minilateral constellations or do we need both?

Can we have greater diplomatic synergy through minilateralism? What are we learning from the Ukrainian crisis reverberating through the multilateral system and regional and minilateral groups? This month, Edit Morin-Kovacs, Programme Manager for the Foundation’s Multilateral project reflects on these pivotal questions. She previously worked in Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine.

‘We all have the opportunity to be a Human Rights Defender’

‘The significance of civil society in upholding human rights, democracy, and accountability in Ukraine,’ was a Nobel Lecture Roundtable hosted by the Foundation in collaboration with Uppsala University on 14 December 2022.

Quietly Paying Respects

The Executive Director of the Foundation laid flowers on Dag Hammarskjöld’s grave on 18 September 2022 to commemorate the death of Second Secretary-General to the United Nations