States have an obligation to address climate change that derives from independent and cumulative legal sources, including the 2015 Paris Agreement. More recently, on 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) released its Advisory Opinion on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change. This case represents the highest example of climate […]
Overview This event will be held in Dutch. How can we achieve peace in our own city? What scope is there for dialogue as an instrument for peace, amid increasing tensions in Dutch society? Come to the upcoming edition of Fireside Peace Chats, where we will talk to Jakob de Jonge, chair of The Hague […]
In this next edition of FPC, we will discuss the unique perspective and position that youth can and should play in advancing peace from the local to the global level. Our guest speaker for this FPC edition is Jonathan van Varik, youth worker, freelance peace-builder, and the lead coordinator of the 2026 Youth Peace […]
Join us for an informal conversation with Wangechi Grace Kahuria on defending the human rights of youth movements in Kenya. In this edition of the Fireside Peace Chats (FPC) series, we welcome Wangechi Grace Kahuria, a Kenyan civil rights activist and the Executive Director of IMLU, a Health, Governance and Human Rights Organisation involved in […]
UN report on Israel’s deliberate targeting of Palestinian children in the Occupied Palestinian Territory since 7 October 2023 Background The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel (Commission of Inquiry) has published a new report on violations against Palestinian children since 7 October 2023. The report presents grave findings concerning […]
A historic moment for Leiden University This year we are making history. For the first time in over 451 years of Leiden University’s existence, we will open the academic year in The Hague: for 25 years now our second university city, where a quarter of our students study and more than five hundred colleagues work. […]
On the International Day of Peace, Hope Box, The Hague Humanity Hub, Leiden University College and Amare come together for an evening of art and dialogue as part of Hope Box – Piece for World Peace. The programme opens with the hoisting of a Hope Box Kite for World Peace and artistic action by Hope […]
An ethnography of Islamic Relief (IR), the largest Islamic NGO based in the West, Racializing the Ummah explores how a Muslim organization can do good in a world that defines Muslimness as less than human. In this talk, Rahman begins and ends with the place and meaning of Palestine for US Muslims. Along the way […]
UPDATE: You can join the event online, at this link. Join us for a dialogue on Household Conflict, Polygamy, and the Limits of Malawi's Peaceful Reputation. Peace and conflict studies has traditionally organised itself around conflict between states, ethnic groups, or religions, with the household treated as a separate, private sphere outside its scope (Cockburn, […]
This event is part 1 of a 3-part Studium Generale program series organised between Leiden University and the Humanity Hub. On three Wednesday evenings we bring together academics and practitioners, and delve into the world of critical raw materials. How did resource extraction build empires, and how much has really changed since? In this opening session […]
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