Sir Brian Urquhart 100 years
The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation conveys its best wishes to Sir Brian Urquhart on the occasion of his 100th birthday on 28 February.
Understanding peace to prevent and resolve conflict
A two-day workshop on Making Sustaining Peace a reality in the West Asia – North Africa region.
Re-connecting peacebuilders in Amman
Together with Uppsala University, the Foundation recently hosted the second regional gathering of its joint alumni network, this time for members from West- and Central Asia and Eastern Europe.
Celebrating youth’s role in peace and security efforts
After feeling unequally treated for her gender in schools, Minna was inspired to do something and bring men into the conversation on how to realise gender equality. Nathan films and screens documentaries to facilitate conversations on what is needed to address inequality and violence in his hometown of Fortaleza, Brazil. These young peacebuilders started the […]
Antimicrobial resistance: Addressing the funding dilemma
Options for the mobilisation of funding to ensure effective antibiotics and combat antimicrobial resistance.
Financing peacebuilding: Walking the talk
The Foundation participated in the Carnegie PeaceBuilding Conversations in The Hague, in the Netherlands by moderating a session on ‘Financing Sustaining Peace and Peacebuilding – walking the talk of innovation’.
Kofi Annan – Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture 2018 by Adama Dieng
The 6th Kofi Annan – Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture was given by Adama Dieng in Accra, Ghana, on 3 October 2018.
Coming to the table with solutions
An interactive workshop with young people from around Zambia provided the space for action planning to build on Security Council Resolution 2250 and the global Progress Study on Youth, Peace and Security.
Commemorations for the 57th anniversary of Dag Hammarskjöld’s death
“In the footsteps of Dag Hammarskjöld” On Tuesday, 18 September, 57 years passed since Dag Hammarskjöld and the 15 persons accompanying him tragically died in a plane crash in Ndola, Zambia. To commemorate this and the legacy of Dag Hammarskjöld and his colleagues, the Foundation hosted and attended a number of commemorative events in Uppsala, New York […]
Remembering Kofi Annan
The world has been inspired by Kofi Annan’s life, leadership and legacy.