The 2018 Kofi Annan–Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture by Adama Dieng
Under-Secretary-General Adama Dieng delivered the 2018 Kofi Annan–Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture on the universal responsibility for the prevention of armed conflicts.
Between internationalism and integrity
Examination of how individual UN bureaucrats balance their loyalty to the international system, and why their personal integrity and loyalty affect the work of the organisation.
The Kofi Annan–Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture
The Kofi Annan–Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture honours both Secretaries-General for their unflinching support for global justice, peace and respect for human rights.
Exploring Dag Hammarskjöld’s engaged spirituality
Dag Hammarskjöld’s world was one as secular as it was spiritual. It was the ability to combine both, to find inner strength in the values in order to act politically with determination. The two were inseparable.
Commemorations for the 57th anniversary of Dag Hammarskjöld’s death
“In the footsteps of Dag Hammarskjöld” On Tuesday, 18 September, 57 years passed since Dag Hammarskjöld and the 15 persons accompanying him tragically died in a plane crash in Ndola, Zambia. To commemorate this and the legacy of Dag Hammarskjöld and his colleagues, the Foundation hosted and attended a number of commemorative events in Uppsala, New York […]
Remembering Kofi Annan
The world has been inspired by Kofi Annan’s life, leadership and legacy.
Dag Hammarskjöld Commemoration: 2018
“In the footsteps of Dag Hammarskjöld” On Tuesday, 18 September, 57 years passed since Dag Hammarskjöld and the 15 persons accompanying him tragically died in a plane crash in Ndola, Zambia. To commemorate this and the legacy of Dag Hammarskjöld and his colleagues, the Foundation hosted and attended a number of commemorative events in Uppsala, New York […]
All talk and no action or no action without talk?
Peacekeeping will struggle to be successful if it is not viewed as legitimate by host country populations, donors, troop contributing countries and other beneficiaries. But it will equally struggle to be successful if it is not viewed as legitimate by DPKO staff themselves.
The 2018 Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture by António Guterres
António Guterres delivered the 2018 Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture on the theme ‘Twenty-first century challenges and the enduring wisdom of Dag Hammarskjöld’.
The UN we want (and that the world needs)
In this post, the recently established Young UN network explains its purpose and calls for a UN fit for the future.