Dag Hammarskjold

In Hammarskjold’s Native Sweden, Hint of State Secrets Linked to His 1961 Death

Swedish authorities refused a prominent researcher’s request for access to official Hammarskjold-related documents on grounds that they are classified under national security laws.

Do Spy Agencies Hold Answer to Dag Hammarskjold’s Death? U.N. Wants to Know.

After 56 years and many investigations, there is new hope that secrets lurking in Western intelligence archives could solve the biggest whodunit in United Nations history: the mysterious death of Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold.

UN announces members of panel probing new information on Dag Hammarskjöld death

Established by a General Assembly resolution adopted in December 2014, the Panel is expected to submit its report to the Secretary-General no later than 30 June 2015.

Do You Remember Dag Hammarskjöld? You Should. An Interview with Biographer Roger Lipsey

by Robin Lindley

The UN recently reopened the investigation into Hammarskjold's death in 1961.

New Inquiry Sought in 1961 Death of Dag Hammarskjold, U.N. Secretary General

Sweden has asked the United Nations to reopen an investigation to establish whether an aerial attack brought down the secretary general’s plane over a mining town in Africa.