Realizing Multilateralism - Reflections on the Legacy of Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld

by International Organization/UN Studies Specialization

Lecture EPD MDP UN United Nations

Thu, Sep 16, 2021

1 PM – 2 PM EDT (GMT-4)

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Last year the United Nations commemorated its 75th anniversary, and this year marks 60 years since the plane crash that took the life of UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld, the crew and UN staff accompanying him when on a mission for peace in the Congo. Hammarskjöld is remembered as a skilled mediator and diplomat whose advocacy for decolonization and dedication to international cooperation saw the UN through a period of intense change in an era characterized by great power competition. The historical contributions of his leadership as UN Secretary-General have had lasting impacts and many aspects of that legacy, particularly his defense of the values enshrined in the UN Charter, his dedication to strengthening the international civil service, and his commitment to adaptability and reform, remain relevant today. It is appropriate today to reflect on where multilateralism stand, on the relevance of the UN and on the legacy of a leadership dedicated to serve its Charter. The UN has evolved with a changing world and it is up to member states to keep strengthening the Organization’s capabilities and recommit to the purposes and principles of the Charter - the visions and values articulated by the UN’s second Secretary-General, Dag Hammarskjöld, are still relevant for this purpose.

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The keynote speaker of the event is Henrik Hammargren, Executive Director of the Dag Hammarskjold Foundation since 2015.

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Henrik Hammargren

Dag Hammarskjold Foundation

Henrik Hammargren has served as Executive Director of the Dag Hammarskjold Foundation since 2015. Hammargren has spent twenty-five years in managerial and policy analyst roles, advising bi- and multilateral development co-operation, serving the Swedish government and with the OECD. Areas of focus have included humanitarian aid, peacebuilding, and support to democracy and human rights. He has ten years of in-country experience from Eastern-, Southern and Northern Africa and South East Asia, mainly in conflict and post-conflict situations. Special tasks have included the Chairmanship of the Financing and Aid Architecture of the OECD DACs Network on Conflict and Fragility (INCAF) and work on developing Peace- and Statebuilding Goals and Compacts for improved aid delivery in Fragile States within the International Dialogue on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding. Prior to engagement in development co-operation, Hammargren worked in the private sector.

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