[Yk-yhdistys] Seminar Invitation: Dag Hammarskjöld remembered // March 24th, 13.00 - 16.00 pm

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Dag Hammarskjöld remembered

The Values of UNs Second Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld and the Future of the UN
Hanasaari – the Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre
Thursday March 24th 2011, 13.00 -16.00 pm

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.


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

Language: The language of the seminar is English. 



Attendance is free but requires advance registration by March 21. Please register at www.hanaholmen.fi.


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