Between violent coercion and responsive governance For more than four decades, drug trafficking gangs have monopolised violence in hundreds of favelas (informal neighbourhoods) across Rio de Janeiro and replaced state authority with governance forms of their own. Yet these relationships vary considerably across time and space. Some gangs have developed responsive relations with local populations […]

Mediation awareness week introduces you to the art and science of mediation - a form of dispute resolution in which a neutral third person (a mediator) helps parties solve their disputes on their own. While there is a common misconception of mediation being solely a legal tool for lawyers, here is why in fact mediation […]

“Climate Change is happening now, and to all of us. No country or community is immune. And, as is always the case, the poor and vulnerable are the first to suffer and the worst hit.” - UN Secretary-General António Guterres The climate crisis is already having huge effects within our world: from governmental changes to […]

Are you currently an intern at an organisation within the Humanity Hub’s Membership Community? Then this Hub Intern Networking event is for you! Many of our member organisations have interns on their team, and this event, organised by our interns for yours, is the right place to network & share experience. For this third intern […]

“One of the main causes of hunger and famine is violence and armed conflict. In turn, armed conflict leads to more food insecurity. How then to get out of this vicious cycle?” says Michael Fakhri, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food and an internationally recognised expert on food systems and human rights.On April 20, 2023, Professor […]

Every month, the Hub Team hosts a member onboarding session to welcome new members and facilitate a soft landing within the community. New members will learn more about what The Hub does, what the Hub Team looks like, how we can support them in their outreach and visibility, and all the meeting services we have to offer. […]

Each month, The Hague Humanity Hub invites all of its members to Member Drinks in the Humanity Hub City Centre café! This is the perfect opportunity to meet new and old members, to reconnect with the community, and to discover what other members are working on. During the community drinks, one interesting member organisation from The Hague […]

Party4Planet is a hybrid event bringing climate activists and the community together to with live music and visual entertainment. Join us as we celebrate our Earth locally and globally with live music from our select DJs alongside 90-second pitches from social activists highlighting pressing climate issues throughout the event. This years theme is #RestoreOurEarth and […]

Join us for a Brown Bag Lunch where we will explore how to use pivot tables in Excel to better analyse large amounts of data. Pivot tables are a powerful tool that can help you quickly summarise and analyse complex data sets, and this session with Julia Boot, the Hague Humanity Hub's Finance Manager, will provide valuable […]

In recent years, ‘AI ethics principles’ have emerged as an instrument for the governance of military applications of artificial intelligence (AI). These documents can be developed by groups of experts and policy makers, or through experimentation or consultation with the general public or relevant stakeholders. Each initiative proposes a list of ‘principles’, values, guidelines or […]

The rise of digital labour platforms has significant potential to create new work opportunities for youth, but it also comes with risks. Questions remain about what a 'good' job really means in the jobtech space. To-date, measurement has focused mainly on the practices and policies of the platforms themselves. While important, the reality is that […]

Join The Hague Effective Altruism for a Hub Night: a new event format where we bring together interesting speakers and ideas to The Hague Humanity Hub! On April 26, we’ll be joined by Tobias Leenaert, a speaker, writer, and educator who blogs as The Vegan Strategist. Tobias is also the author of the book How […]

Join us for a Humanity Hub Members’ knowledge sharing session on "Diversifying non-profit funding: lessons from impact investing" on 2 May, from 16:30-18:00 at The Hague Humanity Hub. Hosted by Bernarda Coello and Ronald Huisman, members of the Humanity Hub and experts in sustainable development and finances at Floyd Davis, this session will provide insights on how non-profit organisations can […]

Join the ‘College & Knowledge Platform Security & Rule of Law’ for their latest Fireside Peace Chats event, co-hosted by Leiden University College, on 2 May. These events are informal, intimate discussions with global expert peacebuilders. They are delighted to invite you to a special event, “European Strategic Autonomy and a Rising China: Can Europe […]

We are at the halfway point of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set in 2015 by all 193 members of the United Nations. Will we reach them by 2030, or will we fail to organize ourselves to generate the impact required? In a context full of mutually reinforcing crises (conflicts, pandemic, climate change…), are the SDGs a […]

On 11 May, this multidisciplinary event on reparations will bring together practitioners, scholars, and students, in the year that marks the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Rome Statute (1998), which led to the creation of the International Criminal Court and the Trust Fund for Victims. Participants will be invited to reflect about how […]

The Youth Peace Initiative is hosting a panel of experts to answer the question: Is water a driver of peace and conflict? In this panel discussion, experts will explore the role of water; challenges and opportunities for diplomacy and cooperation. Join this lively discussion for an inside perspective on water and peace! The Youth Peace […]

How do global institutions preserve or shape the memory of the past – and especially in the case of Holocaust memory? What is the impact of policy and decision makers on Holocaust memorialisation at the local, national, and international level? And to what extent is the legacy of the Holocaust present in the workings of […]

The Hague Municipality, together with the Embassy of India, Ministry of Infrastructure, TrashUre Hunt and Stichting Noordzee. The Beach Clean Up will take place on the 12th of May at Scheveningen Beach. You can join forces with other members of the community to rid the beach of waste. And this is not happening alone: ​​beach clean-up activities […]

In societies across the world, power is held by men, through cultural norms and customs that favour men and withhold opportunity from women. Such patriarchal norms create narrow and limiting definitions of what it means to be a man or a woman, which leads to gender inequality and disrupts social harmony. These norms often prioritise […]