Elinor Hammarskjöld
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| Born | 4 November 1967 |
| Alma mater | Stockholm University, University of Uppsala, Cambridge University |
UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld's grandniece | |
Elinor Jane Britt Hammarskjöld is a Swedish lawyer and diplomat who was appointed United Nations Under Secretary General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel in 2025.[1]
Family and education
A member of the Hammarskjöld family, she was born in Rome, Italy, in 1967 to the diplomat Peder Hammarskjöld (1923−1994) and Elizabeth Richardson (born 1928). Her grandfather, the diplomat Åke Hammarskjöld, was an older brother of the United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld, and her great-grandfather Hjalmar Hammarskjöld was Prime Minister of Sweden from 1914 to 1917.
Elinor Hammarskjöld studied French and literature at Stockholm University and later obtained Master's degrees in international law from the University of Uppsala and the University of Cambridge.
Career
Hammarskjöld joined Sweden's Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1994 and was assigned to a number of posts in Sweden and abroad, including as Ambassador to Israel from 2010 to 2013.
In 2025 she was appointed United Nations Under Secretary General for Legal Affairs, succeeding Miguel de Serpa Soares of Portugal.
ICJ case against Israel
Speaking at the International Court of Justice on 28 April 2025, Elinor Hammarskjöld outlined Israel's obligations under international humanitarian law as an occupying power and obligations under the UN Charter, emphasising that it has a duty to ensure the safety of both the Palestinian people and UN personnel.[2]
References
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