The Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture 2025

Schedule

Fri Nov 28 2025 at 05:00 pm to 06:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Universitetsaulan | Uppsala, UP

Advertisement
The annual Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture, jointly hosted by the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation and Uppsala University, is given in memory of Dag Hammarskjöld. It recognises individuals who exhibit the values that inspired him personally and as Secretary-General: compassion, humanism, and commitment to international solidarity and cooperation.
The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation and Uppsala University are pleased to announce Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), as the 2025 Dag Hammarskjöld Lecturer and medallist.
About Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was elected as Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) in May 2017. Born in the Eritrean city of Asmara, he graduated with a Bachelor of Biology from the University of Asmara, a Master of Science (MSc) in Immunology of Infectious Diseases from the University of London and completed a Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) in Community Health from the University of Nottingham. He also holds an Honorary Fellowship from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
During his early career Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus worked in Ethiopia supporting health services delivery as a field-level malariologist, then as head of a regional health service. He later served as Minister of Health from 2005 to 2012. During this time, he led the country’s health system reform, built on the foundation of universal health coverage and provision of services to all, including the most remote areas. This position was followed as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2012 to 2016 when he lifted health as a political issue nationally, regionally and globally. In this role, he led efforts to negotiate the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, in which 193 countries committed to the financing necessary to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
Prior to his election as Director-General of WHO, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus held many leadership positions in global health, including as Chair of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, Chair of the Roll Back Malaria Partnership, and Co-chair of the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Board.
Leading the Global COVID-19 Response; strengthening global health security; expanding Universal Health Coverage; addressing climate change and health; tackling disease outbreaks beyond COVID-19; and bringing attention to mental health and Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are some of the key contributions he is making.
The lecture is public and requires no registration. Free entrance.
The doors to the Grand Auditorium open at 16.30. We kindly ask the audience to take their seats no later than 16.45. There will be a cloakroom available.
The event is in collaboration with the Foreign Policy Association and Pax et Bellum.
Welcome!
Advertisement

Where is it happening?

Universitetsaulan, Biskopsgatan 3, SE-753 10 Uppsala, Sverige, Uppsala, Sweden

Event Location & Nearby Stays:

Uppsala universitet

Host or Publisher Uppsala universitet

It's more fun with friends. Share with friends

Discover More Events in Uppsala

Elite Comedy Club
Thu, 27 Nov at 08:00 pm Elite Comedy Club

Bäverns gränd 17, 75319 Uppsala, Sweden

COMEDY ENTERTAINMENT
Hurula | Katalin Uppsala - UTS\u00c5LT
Thu, 27 Nov at 08:00 pm Hurula | Katalin Uppsala - UTSÅLT

Katalin And All That Jazz Östra Station

MUSIC ART
Julbord p\u00e5 Elite Hotel Academia Signerat Tareq Taylor och Carina Brydling
Fri, 28 Nov at 04:30 pm Julbord på Elite Hotel Academia Signerat Tareq Taylor och Carina Brydling

Suttungs Gränd 6, 75319 Uppsala, Sweden

COMEDY
Cleo | Katalin Uppsala
Fri, 28 Nov at 08:00 pm Cleo | Katalin Uppsala

Katalin And All That Jazz Östra Station

CONCERTS MUSIC
Jazzh\u00f6rnan \u2013 Britta Virves Trio \u2022 28\/11 \u2022 Uppsala Konsert & Kongress
Fri, 28 Nov at 08:00 pm Jazzhörnan – Britta Virves Trio • 28/11 • Uppsala Konsert & Kongress

Uppsala Konsert & Kongress

ENTERTAINMENT MUSIC
Cleo in Uppsala
Fri, 28 Nov at 08:00 pm Cleo in Uppsala

Katalin and all that Jazz

MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Peter Asplund - A Tribute To Mel Torme
Sat, 29 Nov at 07:30 am Peter Asplund - A Tribute To Mel Torme

Roslagsgatan 1, 753 27 Uppsala, Sweden

MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Helgintensiv Niv\u00e5 4 T\u00e4vlingstema - West Coast Swing - Uppsala
Sat, 29 Nov at 10:00 am Helgintensiv Nivå 4 Tävlingstema - West Coast Swing - Uppsala

Skomakargatan 2, SE-754 34 Uppsala, Sverige

Internationellt f\u00f6rfattarbes\u00f6k: Niels Fredrik Dahl
Mon, 13 Oct at 06:00 pm Internationellt författarbesök: Niels Fredrik Dahl

Stadsbiblioteket i Uppsala

PERFORMANCES ART
NYTT DATUM: Panelsamtal: R\u00e4tt tid f\u00f6r kortare arbetstid?
Mon, 13 Oct at 06:30 pm NYTT DATUM: Panelsamtal: Rätt tid för kortare arbetstid?

Bergsbrunnagatan 1, 75323 Uppsala, Sweden

Nobel 60 minuter
Thu, 16 Oct at 06:00 pm Nobel 60 minuter

Sal IX, Universitetshuset, Biskopsgatan 3, SE-753 10 Uppsala, Sverige

Olof Rudbeckdagen: Diabetes \u2013 en tyst pandemi
Fri, 17 Oct at 09:00 am Olof Rudbeckdagen: Diabetes – en tyst pandemi

Grönwallsalen

N\u00e4r barnen flyttar hemifr\u00e5n - f\u00f6rel\u00e4sning p\u00e5 Lukasdagen 2025
Thu, 23 Oct at 01:30 pm När barnen flyttar hemifrån - föreläsning på Lukasdagen 2025

Uppsala Konsert & Kongress

F\u00f6rfattarbes\u00f6k: Cecilia Udd\u00e9n
Thu, 23 Oct at 06:00 pm Författarbesök: Cecilia Uddén

Stadsbiblioteket i Uppsala

DiE-Days: Spr\u00e5k + Drama? Ja tack!
Sat, 25 Oct at 09:00 am DiE-Days: Språk + Drama? Ja tack!

Salagatan 24, Uppsala

ART THEATRE
SPRAKADAG: Spr\u00e5k + Drama? Ja tack!
Tue, 28 Oct at 10:00 am SPRAKADAG: Språk + Drama? Ja tack!

Salagatan 24, Uppsala

PERFORMANCES ART
Lena & Ulf samtalar med Christina Wahld\u00e9n
Tue, 04 Nov at 06:00 pm Lena & Ulf samtalar med Christina Wahldén

Litteraturens hus, Uppsala

ART LITERARY-ART
Tidigare Liv & Akasha Kr\u00f6nikan- Sanning eller Bluff
Wed, 05 Nov at 05:30 pm Tidigare Liv & Akasha Krönikan- Sanning eller Bluff

Lindsbergsgatan 9, 752 40 Uppsala

13 x 13: Fr\u00e5n mitologi till artificiell intelligens. En kort resa genom statistiska modeller
Wed, 05 Nov at 06:30 pm 13 x 13: Från mitologi till artificiell intelligens. En kort resa genom statistiska modeller

Dag Hammarskjölds väg 7, 751 05 Uppsala Uppsala, Sweden

ART
Digital samlingsf\u00f6rvaltning (intensivkurs)
Thu, 06 Nov at 09:00 am Digital samlingsförvaltning (intensivkurs)

Uppsala industrimuseum, Uppsala

What's Happening Next in Uppsala?

Discover Uppsala Events