Local Peacebuilding Successes: Lessons for the International Community/a>
We, as part of the NGO Peacebuilding Group in New York together with The International Peace Institute (IPI) invite you to a panel discussion on “Local Peacebuilding Successes: Lessons for the International Community.”
Civil society consultations on UN Peace Reviews/a>
Both the UN’s peace operations and the UN’s peacebuilding architecture are undergoing extensive reviews in 2015, which are expected to shape how the UN in the future will operate in these areas.
“No change happens without ownership” – Advancing preparations for the 2015 comprehensive review of the UN Peacebuilding Architecture/a>
On 17-18 October, the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation organized a high-level retreat outside New York to discuss ambitions and expectations for the 2015 review of UN’s peacebuilding architecture. UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson opened the retreat, which drew together close to 40 Permanent Representatives, Ambassadors and senior UN officials.
Women in conflict in Burma/Myanmar/a>
Seminar with Tin Tin Nyo, Secretary-General of Women’s League of Burma and Margot Wallström, former UN SRSG on Sexual Violence in Conflict.
Peace Diplomacy, Global Justice and International Agency/a>
As UN Secretary-General, Dag Hammarskjöld shaped many of the fundamental principles and practices of international organisations, such as preventive diplomacy, the ethics of international civil service, impartiality and neutrality. He was also at the heart of the constitutional foundations and principles of the UN. This tribute and critical review of Hammarskjöld’s values and legacy examines […]
Peace Diplomacy, Global Justice and International Agency/a>
Presentation of the book: Peace Diplomacy, Global Justice and International Agency (Cambridge University Press 2014)
The 2014 Kofi Annan – Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture by Staffan de Mistura/a>
Staffan de Mistura delivered the lecture on the theme of humanitarian and peacekeeping operations in the UN.
Inclusivity in Peacebuilding/a>
Do internationally supported peacebuilding initiatives manage to reach all of the people engaged in and affected by conflict? How can the international community move beyond token engagement of local stakeholders to support a peace that is genuinely locally owned and locally led? These are pertinent questions that the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation and partners explore in […]
World peace negotiators meet in Uppsala, Sweden/a>
Seven of the most important peace negotiators in the world, former and active Special Representatives to the UN Secretary-General in Mediation and Conflict Resolution (SRSG), met in Uppsala, Sweden for two days to discuss and share experiences.
Experts and practioners explore inclusivity in peacebuilding processes/a>
On May 14–15 the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation in collaboration with the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform convened a group of 19 peacebuilding experts and practitioners to explore key issues, challenges and lessons on inclusivity in peacebuilding processes.