Is the UN Development System Becoming Irrelevant?
The challenges described in development dialogue paper no.3, ‘UN Development at a Crossroads’, are elaborated further here. One particular problem is the lack of a unifying paradigm consolidating the ideational and operational parts of the UN Development system. Human Development could have been such a paradigm but failed to achieve a universal status partly due […]
UN Development at a Crossroads
The UN development system stands at a crossroads. It can either embrace the deepreform required to remain relevant to development in today’s global economy, or face the prospect of continued marginalisation. The path chosen at this juncture depends on the commitment of all relevant actors – UN agencies and governments – as well as strong […]
Post-2015 – Why Another Approach is Needed
– Will the new development agenda make a real difference? No, not necessarily writes Jan Vandemoortele. Only strong leadership on the part of the UN Secretariat can prevent an overloaded and fuzzy development agenda. More consultations and intergovernmental negotiations alone will not make it. – Dag Hammarskjöld put forward two concepts of the United Nations […]
The 2013 Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture by Margot Wallström
Margot Wallström delivered the lecture on the theme: “Sexual Violence in Conflicts”.
‘Righting’ the Development Agenda
In devising the post-2015 framework, the international community needs to move beyond narrow econometrics toward a broad rights-based agenda rooted in the human rights principles that it has already endorsed, and to couple this with rigorous monitoring and accountability mechanisms, writes Roberto Bissio of Third World Institute and Social Watch. Despite significant macroeconomic growth over […]
The 2012 Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture by Tarja Halonen
Tarja Halonen delivered the lecture on the theme “Women’s Participation in the Sustainable World”.
Civil Society Pushing the Post-2015 Agenda
The Civil Society Reflection Group on Global Development Perspectives met in Bonn as to merge the views of its members on the Post-2015 agenda. A discussion paper was developed and distributed at the ongoing conference in Bonn, Advancing The Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda: Reconfirming Rights – Recognising Limits – Redefining Goals, 20-22 March, as to further its view […]
Rule of Law and Equal Access to Justice
This discussion paper on Rule of Law was presented at Sida:s Development talk on Institutions and democratic governance 22 January, 2013. Institutions and democratic governance are widely seen as key enablers for inclusive growth and sustainable development. Transparency, accountability and the rule of law are essential for people to empower themselves and to become drivers of development. […]
Climate, Development and Equity
Issue 61 of Development Dialogue highlights the urgency of tackling climate and development, while exploring the importance of policy solutions being grounded in equity.
Defending the Rights of Others: Presentations from a Symposium on Civil Courage
This volume contains the presentations given at the Civil Courage in the International Arena seminar that took place at the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation on 10 June 2011. The seminar formed part of the activities to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of Dag Hammarskjöld. Attended by NGO activists, several of whom have harsh experience […]