The Foundation is a based in Uppsala, Sweden, and aims to strengthen policy on international cooperation, development and peacebuilding.

[3] 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.

[4] The Goal Tracker was launched in autumn of 2017 in cooperation with Data Act Lab (DAL) and aims to create a digital platform that can monitored to the needs and preconditions of participating countries in regards to their implementation of Agenda 2030.

The privilege of delivering the Lecture will be offered to a person who has promoted in action and spirit the values that inspired Dag Hammarskjöld as Secretary-General of the United Nations and generally in his life – composition, humanism, and commitment to international solidarity and cooperation.

The lecture is given in recognition of the values that inspired Dag Hammarskjöld personally and as Secretary-General – compassion, humanism and commitment to international solidarity and cooperation.