Justin Colvard: Strengthening Communities, Building Resilience, and Lessening Inequalities with Mercy Corps
By Sarah Bumberger
From being the Country Director in Haiti to the Global Strategic Response Manager, Justin Colvard has now been with Mercy Corps for 10 years, using his acquired expertise to help people build safe, productive and just…
The Hague Humanity Hub joins consortium that aims to develop ‘Better Conflict Resolution Capabilities’ for the Netherlands
The Hague Humanity Hub is excited to be working on a new initiative to provide better ways to solve pressing conflicts in Dutch society. The 34-partner consortium proposing the initiative have developed a unique systemic plan and have applied…
A Million Solutions on the Head of a Pin: Utilising Microbes for Peace
As part of the Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS) Congress this July, FEMS2023, Prof. Kenneth Timmis will be giving the prize lecture on the uses of microbes within the pursuit of a more peaceful, just, and sustainable…
Movies that Matter Festival 2023: The Hub’s Top Picks
By Hannah Terry
Camera Justitia is a competition for films focused on international struggles for justice supported by Gemeente Den Haag and vfonds. The films highlight the highs and lows of activism and tell the important stories…
Movies that Matter Festival to Celebrate Activism Through Film
By Hannah Terry
Movies That Matter is a Human Rights-focused organisation (and member of The Hague Humanity Hub) that believes in visual media as a vital tool for expanding support for human rights issues and raising awareness of injustices…
Unlocking climate finance can prevent a ‘vicious cycle’ of conflict risks: an interview with Adrianna Hardaway of Mercy Corps
By Thomas Ansell
It is becoming ever clearer that in the coming years the intersection of climate and conflict will form a combined threat to states and regions that already have fragile security situations. Building resilience and capacity…
How to Stand up to an Army: Stichting The London Story invites Human Rights Defender Babloo Loitongbam to share his experiences at The Hague Humanity Hub
On March 28, (from 15:00), Stichting The London Story will be holding a dialogue with Indian Human Rights Defender, Ashoka Life Fellow, and former Fullbright Scholad Babloo Loitongbam at The Hague Humanity Hub. Sign-up is open now for this…
(Re-)designing gender-inclusive cities: How can we make urban life work for everyone? With Federica Risi of EUKN
By Thomas Ansell
March 8 is International Women's Day, a day when everyone everywhere can take a step forward to make #EmbraceEquity a reality. Part of this is recognising and reforming what we might think of as things we have no ability…
Bijay Dhungana, Making Better Life Chances Through Access to Basic Education with Windle
How can we fight poverty and inequality by increasing access to and improving the quality of online education for communities affected by conflict or discrimination? If you want to find an answer to this question, listen to this week's Humans…