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Earth Day 2026: together we fight for the climate
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Movies that Matter Festival 2026: 6 recommendations by Just Peace
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Orange the World 2025: there are still girls who don’t make it home
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From local struggles to global change: the people behind Impunity Watch
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Climate justice is no longer optional: countries have an obligation to protect the climate
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Hidden Stories: the colonial past of The Hague (Dutch video series)
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Just Peace Festival: we need each other to imagine a more peaceful future

Save the date: Just Peace Festival from 12 to 26 June 2025
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How I experienced the Just Peace Open Day
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Community as a Counterforce: Voices from the City
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Awards - ..and the winner is..!
Democracy

Vote for a Woman: from smart voting tip to systemic change
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The invisible crisis: homelessness among queer youth in The Hague
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Youth Push Climate Crisis to The Hague's ICJ
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The personal journey of Elizabeth Spehar: UN’s role in peacebuilding
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Kartini Prize winner Joan Biekman: "Our freedom cannot be taken for granted, we must cherish and cr…
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Working at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) is cool
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From Bunkers to Boardrooms: The Hague's International Zone as a Peace Hub
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The Hague: The Center of International Justice
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You don't wake up as a ‘status holder,’ you wake up as a human being.
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Bigger, more concrete and effective: The Second Hague Peace Conference
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From Words to Action: How The Hague Became the City of Peace and Justice
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Who were the leaders of the First Hague Peace Conference?
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The Dream of The Hague: How the City Became a Beacon of International Law
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A history of the First Hague Peace Conference
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Maak van je textiel geen troep!
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Working Together towards the Future The Haag
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Read, Watch, Do: Earthday
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Step by step to a better future: soap as a source for - and byproduct of - empowerment
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Participate in deciding the future of the Netherlands, even outside the voting booth?
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125 Years City of Peace and Justice
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HUMAN RIGHTS AS A SOURCE OF HOPE AND INSPIRATION
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Marlies Stappers Impunity Watch: "Putting victims at the centre is crucial to improving human right…

Read, watch, listen: Dag van de VN
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Rolien Sasse from PAX: "We are the bridge builder where possible, but the activist where necessary."
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Humanitarian Heroes: A Conversation with Tomas de Mul of UNOCHA about World Humanitarian Day and th…
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Youth Peace Ambassador Rhea Mahanta looks back on the past two years
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World Refugee Day: What to read, watch, listen and do...
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Betsy Schouten from Wereldhuis: "Not being able to feed your children can be just as threatening as…
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75 years of UN in 75 stories: Marieke van der Velden
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75 years of UN in 75 stories: Gizem Kilinç
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Neighborhood agent Chiel Lentz: "People feel so comfortable with us that we sometimes have to remin…
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Hike in the Hague: "Openness is the power here"
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Deze dingen kun jij doen, kijken, lezen en luisteren om meer te leren over (inter)nationale rechtva…
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Pieter-Bas Beekman has worked at the Council of State for more than 25 years: "We are the guardian…
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Creative action at PlanetJams
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Dit was de Just Peace Bevrijdingsdag 2023

Europadag: deze dingen kan jij doen, kijken, lezen en luisteren
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"We hope that in the future the Freedom Meal will become as much of a tradition as going to a Liber…
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75 years of UN in 75 stories: Çigdem Yüksel

75 years of UN in 75 stories: Uğur Ümit Üngör

75 jaar VN in 75 Verhalen: Patrick Cammaert
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75 years of UN in 75 stories: Marjolijn van Heemstra

75 years of UN in 75 stories: Leila Prnjavorac

75 years of UN in 75 stories: Harriet Anena
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75 years of UN in 75 stories: Steven van Lummel

75 jaar VN in 75 Verhalen: Sinan Can

75 years of UN in 75 stories: Alexis Demirdijan

75 years of UN in 75 stories: Marcel de Haas

75 years of UN in 75 stories: Hans van Leest

75 years of UN in 75 stories: Eran Nagan

75 years of UN in 75 stories: Henry Duijvestijn

75 years of UN in 75 stories: Miel Andriesse and Tanja Wolterbeek

75 years of UN in 75 stories: Peter van Balkom

75 years of UN in 75 stories: Nasser Kalantar

75 years of UN in 75 stories: Wiesje Elfferich
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“We picked up more than 1,000 baby wipes”: Ralph Groenheijde and TrashUre Hunt have spent the last…

75 years of UN in 75 stories: Jozias van Aartsen

75 years of UN in 75 stories: Fleur Ravensbergen

75 years of UN in 75 stories: Zainab Osman

75 years UN in 75 stories: Eliot Higgins

75 years of UN in 75 stories: Ahmed Saleh

Be together here in the Hague
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75 years of UN in 75 stories: Krista van den Berg
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75 years of UN in 75 stories: Erwin Kamp
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Zabib, balancing motherhood and activism in South Sudan
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Federica Risi on (re-)designing gender-inclusive cities
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Free to be and become who you are
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The first ‘tree huggers’ were brave women
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‘I am still a human rights believer’
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How will facial recognition shape our society?
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Beyond the Sand and the Peat: Towards a Localized Human Rights Culture in The Hague, International…
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How do we talk about peace and justice?
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Nurturing talent for peace and justice
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The Hague: The first Shelter City for human rights defenders at risk
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“Hope in Times of Adversity”: Hope Lives in Stories Shared
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Solidarity for Change: Building Grassroots Movement for Justice