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Peace, Development
and Human RightsTe Indispensable Connection
Jan EliassonTHE
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Jan Eliasson
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This is the text o the 2011Dag Hammarskjld Lecture given by Jan Eliasson at
Uppsala University on 18 September 2011.
The Dag Hammarskjld Lecture 2011 was organised by
the Dag Hammarskjld Foundation and Uppsala University.
ISBN 978-91-85214-58-2
Ln iin by P ConbnPoo by Mi Lon n Mi W
Lyo by Mi Lon
Pin by X-O G, Upp
D H Fonion,Upp, Swn
2011
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On Sny, 18 Spb 2011 1600 o 50 y o o nw bo D H i in pn n
No (n Non Roi) Upp Univiy Ro An
Hb opn poin in niviy in ioi o
13 nn D H L, wi w n by
piy in.
Ti y p w o Swi Mini o Foin Afi,
Abo Jn Eion, onoy oo n viiin poo Upp
Univiy. Eion on Peace, Development and Human Rights: The
Indispensable Connection i in i o iio by My
Robinon, Bin Uq, Jop Rob, Ko Annn, L Bii,
Mp Rp, Non Hyz, Hn Bix, S Linn/Sv, Mi Aii, Kn AbZy n Fni Dn. T vn
w p by on ony v o D H in
pn o H Roy Hin Cown Pin Vioi, wo o
n o ono.
T o nn H ip: T pivi
o ivin L wi b of o pon wo poo
in ion n pii v inpi D H S-
y-Gn o Uni Nion n ny in i i opion,
ni n oin o innion oiiy n oopion.
T oi o Jn Eion o i pi ooiv y w -
o y n obvio. A w no by v in in, M Eion
o on i D H.
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Cn on Eion ny ni i i on n iini
vi o Uni Nion. H w vin Swn bo
o UN wn Gn Aby oo iion in 1990 o p
niin i on n o iniion. Uni on,
onn w pv o n non-ovnn oni-
ion. Wi i iion, UN o o bo inin o
in niin fi. Fiiny, Eion w bqny ppoin
Un-Sy-Gn o Hniin Afi (1992-94), n in
piy o wi ny o io iion o-
ow n o Co W.
Upon nin o Swn, Eion v io o On-
iion o Siy n Co-opion in Eop (OSCE) in oni
ov Nono-Kb, obin wi i vii-
in poo Upp Univiy Dpn o P n Coni
R. H w y o oin fi o bn o
, bin invov in, on o iniiiv, in oni-
pvnion poiy o Eopn Union n voin bn on
o n in.
T ion o Swn o UN Siy Coni in 1996 w no
o Eion biiy o oni ppo o i niy. T
on vo in vo o Swn w o n o Eion nin
in UN oniy. In 2001, w ppoin Swn bo
o Uni S n in 2005 w pin o UN
Gn Aby. Ti w o 60 ion o Gn Aby,wi w poinny n in UN o. A o Eion
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piny n i o oopion wi UN Sy-Gn
Ko Annn, nb o o w i o, noby in o
n i, pbiin, oni pvnion n on-oi.
In oniion o i o, Eion w o in by Sy-Gn
o iion iion in D, o wi pniv o
Ain Union, Si-Si. Ain obin i iion iion
wi poiion viiin poo Upp Univiy. Pny, Ei-
on i p o voy op o UN Minni Dvopn
Go ppoin by n Sy-Gn Bn Ki-oon.
Givn i bon, on o oi o o M.
Eion . T o wo in i o i
wn o iion by Gn Aby in Spb
2005: p, vopn n n i pi o UN
oy. In i , Eion pionin oion op
n on ow n inipnby in. A
in i w-iv , in oion qi p-
i o p, vopn n n i p in p.
T i no p wio vopn; i no vopn wio
p; n i no inb p n vopn wio p
o n i.
Eion o i n nnin o inonnn
o ni pi w y n o D H
inin n pi on Sy-Gn o UN. Hi o iy n pivy in n w
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oy wi y o H, wo w o o o i
o o i own ipoi . Wi UN o 2011 i
no UN o 1961, in n v y n. Eion
ow wi o Wo Dvopn Rpo ow in
inin by ni Wo Bn pon in in-
iny ii wy o nov y i by iniyin n
o ovo opniion in in in- pob.
Enin i wi ion on D H, Eion
iniy o i biiy o oni opx n
iv n o , , n n iion o i ob
ip o n innion ivi vn o xpy o in-
iy n oyy o UN C. T i i no bw-ooin
o i in Eion onin nn: H
oii ppo, Eion inin, i o o .
Henning Melber Peter Wallensteen
Executive Director Dag Hammarskjld Proessor
Dag Hammarskjld Foundation Department o Peace and Conf ict Research
Uppsala University
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Jan Eliasson delivering his lecture in Uppsala University Main Hall
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P, Dvopnn Hn RiThe Indispensable Connection
Jan Eliasson
L o y ow ppy n po I o b o iv
piio D H L in Upp. Ti i p
w i on o Swn w p n i n o o
D H Fonion. I i o o o niviy
ono i oy wi D H i, o 26 y o-
pi by Poo P Wnn. I bn n ono n inpi-
ion o o v v wi Viiin Poo in iini
Dpn o P n Coni R.
Toy, xy 50 y o, Sy-Gn o Uni Nion,
D H, i in pn in No, Zbi. I w o
o wo. H w on iion iion o Conon , in i i y Sy-Gn, bo ybo o
pi o p, vopn n n i. Hi o
i o Co W W w bin bi in
i o Eop n n w w no o in ni.
I n bo H nvy in i o n
xi in non Bi S. I w y y 21 biy.
I b y n o o n pin, inin o nw on
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o-wv io. A v, ib, oion i I poi
y o wo on i oin H poion
i.
Toy i i ppopi o ov wy oy o H
i o iv n pn. H bo ny Sy-Gn
n o o o i o. My piny o Gn
Aby 2005-06 oini wi 100 nnivy o i bi inJnpin, Swn, on 29 Jy 1905. I w ovin n pow o xp-
in opoin o p o n ppiion n iion o
H wo n poniy.
T ny on o ow o i oy: i iniy, o-
n ipiiy; i ipoi i n n o UN
C; i pionin o i o n w nion.
Pony, I ip by i oo opo in ii iion. An
I in n ini by i pion invovn in , i,
i, pioopy, iion w i ov o n, in p wi
nin onon i UN Sy-Gn. I wi
o b o i n o y .
I i ipon o no n i ow wo n in
H i. Hioy i pnny nin np. So
n in . O nw n b o fiv o
o nn n pob-ovin.
H wo w on o poiion n pow ivy
b on iooy n in in. A no p bwn
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bo w p on obi bn o o iv n
n y ion (MAD in ony). Hi wo
w wo wi ony 50 o 60 nion ooniion
. Dvopn in y bn. Hn i no
w bi, piiy o Univ Dion o 1948,
b w o niin in ow o Co W. I
o n i w n by ny inn fi. T nion
w piy n oinn o, o wi n in.Innion n ion oniion w in i p
oo o Hoo n Son Wo W.
T w o woin nvionn o D H.
H iy n o bi o i n UN ipoi n
o po, i nin pow pnn b
o UN Siy Coni. Hi in n pow b w
nion n pop byon pnn b o Siy
Coni, wo w pinnin i op on on Uni Nion,
innion n i oion.
W bo oy wo? So pob o b o p-
nn n Ii-Pinin oni bin piy x-p. Ti w o i on H n n in on
Bn Ki-oon. Siiy, Cono, H iion, i i
in o iv p n popiy. Howv, ny i nw
o v n on nw inion. T i vopn in No
Ai n Mi E o ioi inin. Gob n
oinin no ony UN b o n o ion n
nion. Gob i in n o. J oni i o i-
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n n nvionn ion w iion, o-
i, oni i n onib i. T n
y oon o . Ty o f by voiony
vopn in oniion n i.
T wo i inin n in p. Cn nnin
ioi bo onon n n nion o nv
bo n in n ioy. Gobiion i in p on ny vn wi ny o. I i binin bo poiiv n, b o
bwn oviny n innioni w on
pop bo p n iion o n.
H i n o Uni Nion n i b in
oy wo. How n w n innion oopion n in-
pnn ino poiiv onp n ii? How o w o-
i wo o o poi n poni n no pi o pob?
How o w i o in n inpnn wo oo
internationaloion, iy in nationalin o ? An
ow o w oni ov o fivy wi pob in n
inpnn wo?
My in oy i in oion qi pi o
p, vopn n n i p in p. T i
no p wio vopn; i no vopn wio p;
n i no inb p n vopn wio p o
n i. I on o pi i w in nion o ion,
wo i w. To, w n bi bwn
b n own. T pob b p in n n
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o wo n inn b obii on o-
ion. In n, ponibiiy b oni n iviion o
bo p. L bo i piy i o in.
In i i, H w w o in-ionip bwn
p, iy n n i. In i Ein Ci L o 2011,
Hnnin Mb o D H Fonion qo o i
p o Ain-Jwi Coi in Nw Yo on 10 Api 1957:W now qion o p n qion o n i
oy . Wio oniion o n i w nv
v p n i i ony wiin wo o p n i
n b y vop.
In no i i in Nw Di on 3 Fby 1956, H-
ipon o oioonoi inion o
iy: Eonoi n oi pob o n q wi poii
pob. In , oi, I y o, i nyin, v
pioiy, i. H on ECOSOC,
Eonoi n Soi Coni o UN, i no v p in
iy o in on i v. A , H
i, Siy Coni piiy wi in n nvion oni. I w qy ipon o o, o ECOSOC,
on iinin onoi n oi o oni. Vy i
ppn in i in H i, inin ony
n inion bwn UN (ECOSOC n UNDP) n
Bon Woo iniion in Winon DC ( Wo Bn n
IMF, Innion Mony Fn).
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On 14-16 Spb 2005, 155 o n ovnn n 188
oni UN Hq in Nw Yo. Ti w
in o wo in ioy oni o UN on nw
o, on o in wi in n o 21 ny.
T bi o iion w Sy-Gn Ko Annn po
In L Fo, wi in n bi on wo o Hi-v
Pn on T, Cn n Cn. A on n o noi-
ion, Wo Si Oo on w ni n op on16 Spb 2005 by Gn Aby n Swi piny. I
n yo i w on n nob oion!
In y pp in Si Oo, oowin x w
n op:
W now p n iy, vopn n n
i pi o Uni Nion y n on-
ion o oiv iy n w-bin. W oni v-
opn, p n iy n n i inin n
y inoin.
Ti oniion, in y viw, oni pow poii iono n o b in wo wiin UN y. A fo
wiin on pi in pion o fo wiin o wo pi-
n yi ony ii n o- . I w i y wn
in 2007-08 I i on b o Sy-Gn Bn Ki-oon
in D oni o wi D. Si A Si o Ai-
n Union. T oni pn povy. Rpn povy in
bin n pion. An n i b pp n
, nnin bo p n vopn.
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T y qion now i o w UN n i b
w o n wiin o w onqn o ipon Gn-
Aby ion on inpnn in Spb 2005. T
o i no ipiv. Vy w oniion n v n p
o in fo bo q n in . T b
i in pi o o po, o xp, in niin o.
In D iion, w w o ovy po-
oni niin fo. A w w, oo, ini in vi o v on o popion n b
p w b opion n w. Ti o v in
n o binin ion o noiin b.
In y n inn UN Avo o Minni Dvop-
n Go (MDG), I on n i inion i
no in in o. Ti i won o wo ppiv. Fiy, in
n i y onoi n oi i iniviib o
poii n ivi i. Sony, 2005 Si Oo on
nin po on vopn i inin wi n in-
o by po on n i.
In in, iion i binnin o n. In Wo Dv-opn Rpo 2011, i by Wo Bn, on i o
inonnion bwn iy, vopn n oo ovnn
(wi in y viw in p o n i). T po i-
i n y o w ovnn, povy n vion. No
on ow-ino ony opin wi pob y iv
in Minni Dvopn Go!
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T pin o Wo Bn, Rob B. Zoi, poin
p iipin no w in o in
pob. Noin ov-pip ni i-i o op wi
pob, o n o binin iy n
vopn o o p own oo p no o b y
o iiy n oni.
So o in onion o 2011 Wo Dvopn Rpo piy ipon:
Invin in iizn iy, i n ob i ni o
in vion;
iniion iiy i y o biiy;
iniion n o n, innion ni n pn
p po, n in n o b in n
ooin.
T i. A ivi oni o v vopin ony
15 o 30 y o GDP ow p o - n fin
n no i.
Looin , w n w o o n onp o inpn-
n ino pi poii n iniion noion in on n
ppiv? T Wo Bn i viny now on i wy, o
wi i pn. B i i no no. T onp o pn
UN y wo, w ion oniion, ovnn,
bin o, i wo n ivi oiy.
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I no, wo wi no b b o fivy wi ob -
n o oy n ooow. T pob ipy oo opx, oo
i n oo i ooneo o ov on. W v o -
i o i on n on. W v o p n iv
o ponibiiy, n, in f, n innion iviion o bo.
A o o ion o b oplace the problems in the centre, no ini-
ion, n n ov wo f by o n inn pob. On xp, wi i o o y , o b iy
o w n niion ii in wo. T o w i
bo n viv. Eiy-i n iion pop o no
v inin w. Two n biion pop o no v ni-
ion iii, pi o oi. Ao 4,000 in n
o v i every day o o w o niion. In y wo in
Ai I v n i iion wi y own y in
yin o io, yny n yion.
To wi i o, UN o ion on bi o
Minni Dvopn Go on Sinb Dvopn, inin
w n niion. T Wo Bn n ipon o in vopin
in bo in n bn onii. T f ovn-n iv w n niion i i pioiy n ipov
ovnn , bo niony n oy, o wi .
T ono oniy o o iv i pioiy o w n ni-
ion po in i vopn in. T bin o o
povi nooy n inin. T n in oniy
o vop nw o o w piion n onvion,
w innoviv niion oion. Finy, ivi oiy oniion
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i W Ai Innion, o wi I p o i o o-
nii on wo n i on fiv vo-
y vi--vi wo pbi opinion.
S obiiion on pob n in o ponibiiy
on vn o o ifn o ny i-
ion o pop on wo. Ap o w, ii o b
o i i nvionn n i, iion, , ionn oo iy. Ti ppo wo ipov o n o f oo
o pob n by o o in oion.
In p n, iviion o bo o o p vi
in o opn n pn on ny o wn w
ob pob. W wo i oin n b on on
ny ifn v n by ny ifn o. W o o iy
iniy o own o n ponibiiy. W wo i noboy n
o vyin b vyboy n o oin.
Apin ponibiiy o o o n in o -
iion wo , w pob wi viy by on
oniion in pion o o. W n o in n oi-zony n b own w bwn o n iipin. I i
in-o n iniipiny ppo i on n f-
iv o o ononin ob n o oy n .
Ti i o o b n onnin ion o
nyon wo o o o o own poion pi. In , w wi
n opnin oo o oi o wi bin nw ppivn o iv nvionn o onn.
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T UN o by in oii n pob-oin ppo
wiin i own n iny. Bin own w bwn
on ponib o in wi p n iy, vopn
n n i wo yi bni n. T Wo Bn n
UN y o nn i oopion. T ion oni-
ion n UN o oop o yiy in pii o
Cp VIII o UN C. An ovnn, piv o,nivii n ivi oiy o p oizon, o-in
ppo n oniion.
A w o o now b ppi i n o
in wi i iion in No Ai n Mi E. I
i o ioi inin oni oin o i voion-
y niion o o in po-oni nvionn o p, wi oi
n onoi vopn, n wi p o n i. W now
y v v piy o n ponibiiy, b o-
i wo o n obiion o i. Ti i o oiiy b
o o nin -in in oy inpnn wo.
* * *
I n wi o ion on D H, wi o
vn o iion o oii n in ppo o
wo pob. My poin i H o inin
i, wi-nin n vn opx poniy, wi poiivy
f i poion i.
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D H w n o n n n o . N
n w o i i o o inpiion n ny. Hi po-
ion i o no b ivo o i piv i. In , ny o
i o v ow i n i o b
Sy-Gn wi vin xniv n i-on-
in non wi n n ? In y viw, i iion in
p in p i owin . A Sv
, i yon o n y ipoi no, onwo: H w b Sw n wo iizn
pi bi on pow n ow.
H w oi i n p n o
ni onin o non Swn. H on wo: W o-
i n in n ppiv. W v o n o n w
w . I v o o o ony i Swi onin wi
of oi n in, no by i o iy b by in -
iy ifn o poion n iy i. In no iiv -
ion, y: T onin iv nw n i poibiii o o
now ov. I n v wn, bo o in n boy.
B i n o pov w v niinb o.
H ionip o n ii p, bob-
in, o pion qiy. H w b o Roy Swi
Ay, wi Nob in i. H wiy, bo
po n poy. Wi H w Sy-Gn, py
y o in Ay w o Nob Piz o Fn ip-
o n po Sin Jon P. H w n n n o iio
pioop i To Aqin n Mi E, w o
Min Bb, wo Ich und Du (I and Thou) w by nin o
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Gn ino Swi i o i . In , i nion no
w on in i bi pn in No in 1961.
H w o in o i Bb Hpwo, wo p
Sin Fo i p in on o UN Hq in Nw Yo. T
oponn bo bwn wo i onni n
win-o ionip. Wn H oo iniiiv o b-
i iion oo UN Hq, i o i oo
o in n ipiiy wi bi, oi ion o in -i
oo. Oi oo i oi by M C. Mny o-
n o pop inin x UN f v , ow
own n on p o in in i i oo.
An, o o, i. H ino i i ino
opnin ony o Gn Aby. Bovn Eoi y-
pony w on o o b po. S Linn, on o i
oboo, o oy bo bin invi o H i-
n o inn. No onvion oo p ony i w py. A
n o vnin, H no y won-
vnin o!
T xp on ow n, n w in
p o H i. I i y o n ow n, in
obinion wi iio yii, xpn i in n o i
ion in Markings, pbi i (Wy wo b
b nion o Swi Vn).
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I i obin, owv, o no Sv on on H-
iioiy n i onn -xpoion n inn b
ov o n i i on in i piv ii: In
i oy, boyi ppn n inn iniion wi i
poion o w, in , no ini pon,
pyi booin o pin wi i onin.
My onin poin i oii ppo o ovin pob in
wo o inpnn n qivn in ow w n bin
ppo pob. Inin ifn p, bin own
w n oniin in-xpnin n yni f o oin
bo in p vn bo on poiy n pon v.
D H ip UN Sy-Gn i in i p
o o .
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Laying a wreath at Dag Hammarskjld's Grave
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Dag Hammarskjld Foundation
Uppsala University, ounded in 1477, is the oldest and best-known universityin Scandinavia. Famous scholars such as Rudbeck, Celsius and Linnaeus were
proessors at the university. Seven Nobel Prize laureates have been proessors at
the university, among them Archbishop Nathan Sderblom, who was also the
Universitys Pro-Chancellor. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1930.
In the same year Dag Hammarskjld completed his studies at Uppsala
with a bachelors degree in Law. He had begun his studies in 1923, received
a BA in Romance Languages, Philosophy and Economics in 1925 and took
a urther post-graduate degree in Economics early in 1928.
In 1981, the Swedish Parliament established a Dag Hammarskjld Chair
o Peace and Confict Research at Uppsala University. The universitys
international studies library is also named ater Dag Hammarskjld.
Uppsala University
The Dag Hammarskjld Foundation was established in 1962 in memory o the
second Secretary-General o the United Nations. The purpose o the Founda-tion is to search or and examine workable alternatives or a democratic, socially
and economically just, ecologically sustainable, peaceul and secure world, par-
ticularly or the Global South.
Over the years, the Foundation has organised over 250 seminars and
workshops and produced over 170 publications o material arising rom
these events, among them the journal Development Dialogue.
* * *Copies o this publication may be obtained rom the Dag Hammarskjld Foundation,vre Slottsgatan 2, S-753 10 Uppsala, Sweden, ax: +46-18-12 20 72,
web: www.dh.uu.se, e-mail: [email protected] titles in this series are:
Mary Robinson, Human Rights Challenges for the 21st CenturyBrian Urquhart,Between Sovereignty and Globalisation Where does the United Nations fit in?
Joseph Rotblat,The Nuclear Age A Curse and a Challenge : The Role of ScientistsKoi Annan, Dag Hammarskjld and the 21st Century
Lakhdar Brahimi, The Rule of Law at Home and AbroadNoeleen Heyzer,Woman, War and Peace Mobilizing for Peace and Security in the 21t centruy
Hans Blix, UN Reform and World Disarmament Where do we go?Sture Linnr and Sverker strm, UN Secretary-General Hammarskjld Reflections and personal experiences
Martti Ahtisaari, Can the International Community Meet the Challenges Ahead of Us?Karen AbuZayd, Rights, Justice and United NationsValues Reflections through a Palestine Refugee Prism
Francis Deng, Idealism and Realism Negotiating sovereignty in divided nations
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