The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation, established in 1962 in memory of the second Secretary-General of the United Nations, provides a forum for open discussions, free and frank debate and independent policy formulation. The broad purpose of the Foundation is to promote, in the spirit of Dag Hammarskjöld, social, political, economic, environmental and cultural development in the South and globally. The Foundation is an autonomous institution which carries out its own work programmes. With its flexibility, the Foundation is able to explore new areas, develop concrete policy recommendations, and formulate strategies for change. It is not giving grants.
‘Dag Hammarskjöld would have been delighted with the very effective and innovative work the Foundation does, especially in two areas that greatly concerned him – international organisation and the problems of developing countries.’
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