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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…

“Listening to refugees is key towards designing solutions that will most directly meet their needs”: Upinion and the Norwegian Refugee Council combine for insightful research into displaced Ukrainian people’s lives 

By Thomas Ansell ​​​Upinion, the online research platform intended to help aid actors to engage with people, and a Humanity Hub member organisation, has recently released a report looking into the lives of displaced Ukrainian people…

Coalition of NGO’s and Lawyers ask ICC to investigate human rights abuses in Turkey

By Thomas Ansell A panel of international legal experts and investigators have jointly submitted a ‘communication’ to the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC, asking that the court open an investigation into crimes against humanity committed…

A Call for Drastic Action to Achieve a Green, Inclusive and Equitable World for All – The Dutch SDG Barometer 2022

By Sarah Bumberger “Humanity is on a highway to climate hell with its foot on the accelerator”, stated UN Secretary-General António Guterres at COP27. The adoption of the 2030 Agenda by all 193 UN Member States in 2015 was intended…

The Hague Humanity Hub is hiring! Just Peace Communications & Project Officer

Vacancy Just Peace Communications & Project Officer  Start date: as soon as possible -  until 31-12-2023 (with possibility of extension)   16-24 hrs per week on a freelance base   Are you the key part…

TMC Asser Institute and KABK team up for photo exhibition ‘The Daily Life of Human Rights’ at The Hague Humanity Hub

By Thomas Ansell Human rights, universal human value, and equality before the law are all rooted in principles, which have been alternately developed, codified, debated, and held up as the peak of human intellectual achievement at various…

Digital Art Exhibition: “Exposure, Solidarity, Resistance: Photographing the Daily Life of Human Rights” 

By Sarah Bumberger The Hague Humanity Hub is honoured to be working with the TMC Asser Institute and the Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague (KABK) on the opening of "Exposure, Solidarity, Resistance", a thought-provoking series of images…

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peace&justice café: Towards Climate Equity

“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…