Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld

Nobel Prize in Peace 1961

“for developing the UN into an effective and constructive international organization, capable of giving life to the principles and aims expressed in the UN Charter”

Dag Hammarskjöld was a Swedish diplomat and the second Secretary-General of the United Nations. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1961 for developing the UN into an effective and constructive international organization, capable of giving life to the principles and aims expressed in the UN Charter.

Field

Political Science · International Relations

Lifespan

1905–1961