Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation
The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation, () is an autonomous, non-governmental, non-profit foundation established in 1962 in memory of Dag Hammarskjöld, the second Secretary-General of the United Nations. The Foundation is a based in Uppsala, Sweden, and aims to strengthen policy on international cooperation, development and peacebuilding. History The foundation was created in 1962 as Sweden's national memorial to Dag Hammarskjöld, Secretary General of the United Nations from 1953 until his death in a plane crash on a mission to the Congo. Focus areas UN development system renewal Building peace Support for the implementation Security Council resolution 2282, as well as General Assembly resolution 70/262 Promote inclusivity in peacebuilding Promote mediation and dialogue in peacebuilding International development agenda (Agenda 2030) The Sustainable Development Goals and Agenda 2030 were both launched in 2015. Since then the foundation has attempted to follow the development and the implementation of the Agenda. It has done this by creating a seminar series, as well as via the creation of a Goal Tracker. The seminar series is run in cooperation with UNDP Sweden and aims to raise public awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals, as well as to stimulate debate about the challenges and opportunities of the Agenda.