Without Fear or Favour?
In this paper, Kate Gilmore talks about a set of dynamics that across the UN can contribute to a climate of fear, where there should be confidence.
Dialogue in Peacebuilding: Understanding Different Perspectives
This Development Dialogue aims to deepen understanding and awareness of dialogue as a critical aspect of and tool for peacebuilding.
On Leadership: The Art of Creating Public Value in the United Nations
In this paper, Bruce Jenks looks at what leadership means in the highly complex environment in which the United Nations operates.
The International Civil Servant in Law and in Fact
This is a reprint of the lecture delivered by Dag Hammarskjöld at Oxford in May 1961 with a new foreword by Henrik Hammargren, Executive Director of the Foundation.
From the League of Nations to the United Nations: Milestones for the International Civil Service
In this piece, Karen Gram-Skjoldager charts six crucial milestones in the early history of the International Civil Service and argues its fundamental cornerstones were internationality, independence, and loyalty.
Financing the UN Development System: Time for Hard Choices
This is the fifth annual report on financing the UN development system produced by the Foundation and the UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office.
Executive Summary: Financing the Development System: Time for Hard Choices
This is the Executive Summary of the fifth annual report on financing the UN development system, which is produced by the Foundation and the UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office.
Restoring the Values and Spirit of the International Civil Service
In this paper Mona Ali Khalil explains why the UN must undertake three crucial actions regarding respect for the law and the truth: redefining impartiality, upholding integrity and protecting independence.
Courage and Integrity in UN Leadership
In this piece Fabrizio Hochschild argues that moral courage, as revealed by Dag Hammarskjöld both in his words and deeds, is essential in upholding the principles and norms of the UN.
When the Drugs Don’t Work – Antibiotic Resistance as a Global Development Problem
A report on how antibiotic resistance is linked to the Sustainable Development Goals.