Visit to Uppsala by the President of Tunisia
The president of the Republic of Tunisia, H.E. Mr Béji Caïd Essebsi visited Uppsala on 6 November as part of the official state visit.
Music and Markings fills the United Nations
In the evening of 27 October, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, the stream of regular UN meetings gave way to a very different event in the great ECOSOC chamber.
Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture 2015: José Ramos-Horta
The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation is proud to present this year’s lecturer José Ramos-Horta, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and former President of Timor-Leste. The title for the lecture is “Preventing Conflicts, Building Durable Peace”.
Dag Hammarskjöld portrayed on new 1000-krona banknote
Dag Hammarskjöld is portrayed on the 1000-krona banknote that was launched in October by the Swedish Riksbank.
Dag Hammarskjöld’s legacy in special issue of UN Chronicle
Executive Director Henrik Hammargren’s article on Dag Hammarskjöld’s legacy has been published in a special double issue of the UN Chronicle, celebrating the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations.
Something to live for, great enough to die for
“’Something to live for, great enough to die for’ – UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld Revisited” was the theme of a panel organised by the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation at the Annual Meeting of the Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS) in The Hague/Netherlands. The Special Lunch Panel was held on 13 June at […]
Call For Strengthening Protections For National Security Whistleblowers
This month, as part of the “Stand Up for Truth” tour, a group prominent whistleblowers – Daniel Ellsberg, Thomas Drake, Coleen Rowley and Jesselyn Raddack shared their stories at a roundtable in the Swedish Parliament calling for the strengthening protection of whistleblowers. The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation co-organized the event with the Right Livelihood Award Foundation who, in 2006, awarded Daniel Ellsberg the Right Livelihood Award.
The 2015 Kofi Annan–Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture by Mohammed Ibn Chambas
Dr Mohammed Ibn Chambas delivered the third annual Kofi Annan/Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture on ‘The Growing Challenges of Peace and Security in Africa: A West African Perspective’.
The 2015 Kofi Annan – Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture
Dr Mohammed Ibn Chambas delivered the lecture on the theme “The Continuing Challenges of Peace and Security in Africa: A West African Perspective”.
The 2014 Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture by Helen Clark
Helen Clark delivered the lecture on the theme “The Future We Want – Can We Make It a Reality?”.