New reports out – Financing of the UN Development System and Art of Leadership in the UN
Who funds the UN? And what are the main challenges for leaders within the UN system today? Discover this, and more, in our latest editions from our flagship report series.
Interview with our incoming Executive Director
In middle July, Björn Holmberg will take up the post of Executive Director. He brings more than 25 years of extensive international experience in the Swedish public service and civil society organisations to the Foundation. He sat down with Simone Hagfeldt to tell us more about why he wanted to take up this position.
Community voices are crucial in peacebuilding and climate conflict prevention
Local adaptation, social solidarity, climate migration and early prevention are some of the main issues Ngozi Amu talked about in her conversation with Orla Haughey.
Dag Hammarskjöld’s 1961 Oxford lecture: Three untold stories
While the history of Dag Hammarskjöld’s Oxford lecture could fill a book, this post explores the untold stories behind three known versions of the text.
Leadership and loneliness – An interview with Dominik Bartsch
“A good leader is one who finds and fosters a unity of purpose that ties together the team, that makes the whole greater than the sum of its parts.”
Dag Hammarskjöld commemorations 2020
We are honoured to continue working in his legacy.
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.
The peacemaker meets his match
The little-known connection between UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld and trailblazing journalist Pauline Frederick.