Many fragile and conflict-affected states are highly vulnerable to climate change - yet the more fragile a country is, the less climate finance, including for adaptation and resilience, it has historically received.● Extremely fragile states averaged $2.1 per person in adaptation financing compared to $161.7 perperson for not-fragile states (Reda and Wong 2021).● Country-specific analyses […]

A new Climate Change Risk Index from INFORM quantifies the humanitarian risks associated with the climate emergency. Depending on different emission and population scenarios, the number of high risk countries may increase from 36 today to 52 by 2050, with the number of people living in very high risk countries roughly tripling from 580 million […]

This first Just Peace Movie Night of 2023 is being held on the International Women’s Day, celebrating the social, economic, political and cultural achievements of women worldwide, and also acknowledging the fact that there is so much more to be achieved for women’s equality. International Women’s Day is a time to reflect on progress made, […]

Explaining the proliferation of new and disruptive politicians, parties and movements Paul Taggart will be lecturing at Campus The Hague - Leiden University on 'Unpolitics' and the effect on contemporary politics. In this talk, the idea of ‘unpolitics’ is defined and presented as part of a wider puzzle to explain the proliferation of new and disruptive […]

Join us at The Hague Humanity Hub on March 9th for a knowledge-sharing session that will help you cut through the information overload and keep your audience focused on important issues. In an increasingly overwhelming world, it's never been more important to convey information in an engaging and relatable way. That's why we're excited to […]

IOB and KUNO welcome you to join an open conversation at Red Cross, The Hague on the findings of the IOB evaluation ‘Trust, Risk and Learn, Humanitarian Assistance Given by The Netherlands – Funding and Diplomacy 2015-20121’. It will be an opportunity to discuss the findings with the lead authors. You can find the report on […]

On Monday 13 March 2023 the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT) will hold a Live Webinar on al-Hol moderated by Dr. Joana Cook.  Years after the Islamic State’s territorial defeat in Syria, and the group’s loss of its last bastion in al-Baghouz, tens of thousands of individuals, the large majority of which are women and […]

The Hague Humanity Hub invites all its members to join our board game night on March 14 – a chance to unwind after work and meet others from the community! We have some new games in the Hub but why not bring one of your own? This is an exclusive event for members of The […]

Are you from The Hague? Are you a young person? And do you have ideas on how we can best tackle climate change in our city? On March 14th at Museon (Stadhouderslaan 37) there will be conversation, pitches, and speed dating focused on youth perspectives of The Hague's climate change approach. Come speak with local […]

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. […]

The Institute of Security and Global Affairs in cooperation with the Royal Netherlands Society for War Studies (KVBK) on Thursday, 16 March organises a lecture by Michael Mazarr on 'Deterring China: Challenges and Opportunities'  While the conflict in Ukraine deservedly receives much (academic) attention, it is important not to lose track of other rising geopolitical tensions. China […]

What are your ideas for a more peaceful and just world? How do you find The Hague? What are you currently working on? What are your hobbies?  Each month, The Hague Humanity Hub invites all of its members to Community Drinks in the Humanity Hub City Centre café! This is the perfect opportunity to meet new and […]

Join us in hearing Fr Dionysius Mintoff from Malta on how to work for peace at the global level. Fr Mintoff will share his thoughts on how to address the key challenge faced by the world. He will announce the International Laboratory for Peace in The Hague that will focus on dialogue, education and practical […]

The Global Terrorism Index (GTI) is a timely research product developed by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP) that provides a comprehensive summary of the key global trends and patterns in terrorism over the last decade.  The European Launch of the GTI will bring together the European Union, RUSI-Europe, Europol, the Institute for Economics & […]

Activist is one of the main programs of the Movies that Matter Festival and is entirely devoted to (films about) human rights defenders. The program presents eight documentaries about activists, all of whom are guests at the festival for Q&As and meetings. In addition, a personal impact and network program is organised for each of […]

KUNO is hosting a roundtable at Cordaid to discuss the status of the localization of humanitarian aid in Ukraine, access to humanitarian financing, and the quality of the partnerships between Ukrainian and international humanitarian actors. Why is it so difficult to cut the bureaucracy? How can local civil society actors be involved with setting the […]

On March 28, 15:00, join us at the Humanity Hub for a lecture and Q&A with Babloo Loitongbam, a human rights defender from India. Babloo is the Director of Human Rights Alert and has been fighting to defend human rights in Manipur, a conflict zone in the north east of India, for 30 years now. […]

On April 20, 2023, Professor Fakhri will deliver the 8th Annual T.M.C. Asser Lecture in the Peace Palace in the Hague. The title of his lecture is: ‘The right to food, violence, and food systems’. To allow for a better understanding of how food systems operate and to reframe how the right to food is addressed in […]

Cinema Without Borders is a workshop and networking programme organised by Movies that Matter. The five day interactive programme brings together 12 (starting) human rights film festival organisers from Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Georgia, Iraq, Lebanon, Myanmar/Thailand, Nigeria and Tanzania. During this pitch event the 12 participants will present human rights film festival/mobile […]

#DemocracyDrinks special edition: Summit for Democracy Join us on 29 March for our monthly #DemocracyDrinks. This edition of #DemocracyDrinks coincides with the opening of the second global Summit for Democracy. Therefore our event will be a special edition, in collaboration with the US Embassy in the Netherlands and the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs. While […]

Every year, the League for Human Rights awards the Clara Meijer-Wichmann Medal to a person or group that has made a special case for human rights in the Netherlands. Because human rights are not self-evident in the Netherlands either. The surcharge affair is an example of this. In 2022, the medal was awarded to Chermaine Leysner, Renske […]

Join us this Thursday (30 March) for a Knowledge Sharing session with Fedir (Freddy) Dunebabin, Programme Manager in Ukraine with the Dr Denis Mukwege Foundation. Reflecting on his experiences in Ukraine, Freddy will share challenges of coordinating and delivering care to survivors of sexual violence in an ongoing conflict and how humanitarian workers and other […]