The Values of UNs Second Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld and the Future of the UN

Dag Hammarskjöld was the second Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1953. He died in a plane crash on 18 September 1961 while seeking a peaceful solution for the Congo. He represented and shaped the ethics of an international civil servant, advocated dialogue with others and established the first United Nations Peacekeeping Operation under direct UN command. Hammarskjöld was a person of utmost integrity and much respected for his honesty. He remains the most outstanding Secretary-General representing the United Nations in its efforts towards global governance so far.
Half a century after Hammarskjöld’s untimely death, this Hanaforum brings together international civil servants, policy makers and civil society to discuss the challenges of a future United Nations and to reflect upon the spirit and values of Hammarskjöld in their relevance for today and tomorrow.

Programme

Welcome

Gunvor Kronman, Executive Director,
Hanasaari – the Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre
Antti Kaikkonen, Chairperson, the United Nations Association of Finland

Keynote speakers
UN and the legacy of Dag Hammarskjöld

Kiyo Akasaka, Under-Secretary-General for
Communications and Public Information, UN
Alina Böling, Finnish Youth Delegate to UN General Assembly 2011
Values of Nordic Cooperation in UN
Astrid Thors, Minister of Migration and European Affairs,
Ministry of the Interior

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Dag Hammarskjölds Values and the Future of the UN
Panelists

Peter Wallensteen, Professor, Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University
Annika Söder, Assistant Director General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO
Jaakko Iloniemi, Minister, Ambassador
Helena Laukko, Executive Director, UN Association of Finland
Kirsti Lintonen, Ambassador, former head of the Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations

Closing Words

Henning Melber, Executive Director, Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation
Moderator: Pekka Haavisto, Member of Parliament and
Special Envoy for Horn of Africa and Sudan

Download the Closing words

Attendance is free but requires advance registration by March 21.
Please register at www.hanaholmen.fi.
To get directions for how to get there look here

Language: The language of the seminar is English.
Organizers: Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Hanasaari – the Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre, the UN Association of Finland and Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation.

Link to the event at Hanaholmen page