The 2021 Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture was given Agnès Callamard, Secretary General at Amnesty International. The title of the lecture is ‘A Global Compact for a World beyond COVID.’
In her lecture, Dr Callamard argues that necropolitics during the COVID-19 pandemic has perpetuated inequalities, and points to the preventable deaths resulting from vaccine nationalism as a precursor to future suffering should normative leadership and global solidarity continue to be sidelined by power and profit.
She explains that a reset or reboot is essential and that a new global compact for a post-pandemic world must be struck. She notes that this global compact must be grounded in international norms and outlines the leadership required to see it realised.
Agnès Callamard with the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal. Photo: Mikael Wallerstedt