Dag Hammarskjöld's ideas live on, 50 years after his death
On 18 September 2011 it will be fifty years since Dag Hammarskjöld, Swedish diplomat and second Secretary-General of the United Nations, died in a plane crash in Zambia. Hammarskjöld was a visionary leader who, at a critical time in the history of the UN, did much to strengthen the role and nature of the organisation. Today he is still considered one of the UN's most significant Secretaries-General, and his stamp can still be clearly seen in many aspects of the organisation's work.
Read about the Ministry for Foreign Affairs competition for Swedish upper secondary school pupils in memory of Dag Hammarskjöld, Projekt DH2011. Read about the winners and their entries via the link to the left.
In the course of this year, Dag Hammarskjöld and his achievements will be commemorated with various events.
