Peace Prize Awarded
03-11-2022
Swiss-based peace mediator “The Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD)” received the 2022 Carnegie Wateler Peace Prize today at the Peace Palace in The Hague. The Carnegie Foundation Peace Palace awards this prize to HD for its more than 20-year track record in ending armed conflict and for its patient, creative and discreet approach. “The Prize […]
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Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue receives 2022 Carnegie Wateler Peace Prize for conflict mediation worldwide
21-09-2022
The Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue – a private diplomacy organisation based in Geneva – will receive the 2022 Carnegie Wateler Peace Prize. Every two years, the Carnegie Foundation-Peace Palace awards the prize to an individual or an institution furthering the cause of international peace. The laureate For more than 20 years, the Centre for Humanitarian […]
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The Peacebuilding Project, winner of Carnegie Youth Peace Prize 2021 attends CSPPS Annual Conference 2022 in Berlin
05-07-2022
The CSPPS Annual Conference The Peacebuilding Project (PBP), a member of the Civil Society Platform for Statebuilding and Peacebuilding (CSPPS) network since 2019, was represented by Founder President Rhea Mahanta at the 2022 CSPPS Annual Conference in Berlin in May 2022. Under the theme ‘Safeguarding Peace, Shifting Priorities’, delegation members including the CSPPS Secretariat, Executive […]
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Mrs. Karin Lodder new manager of the Peace Palace Library
01-06-2022
As of the 1st of June 2022, Mrs. Karin Lodder will start as the new manager of the Peace Palace Library. The library specializes in professional literature on public and private international law, comparative law and jurisprudence from all parts of the world. Since its opening in 1913, the Peace Palace Library has grown over […]
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In remembrance of H.E. Judge Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade
30-05-2022
The Peace Palace mourns the loss of H.E. Judge Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade who passed away on 29 May 2022. Judge Cançado Trindade had been a Member of the International Court of Justice since 6 February 2009, and was re-elected in 2018. His term of office was due to expire in February 2027. Before being […]
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Unveiling of the Armenian Khachkar
11-05-2022
When the Peace Palace was built, the participating countries of the Peace Conference were asked to contribute to this “Temple of Peace” by donating building materials or works of art. Many gifts were received during the building of the Palace between 1907 and 1913 in order to emphasize that the Peace Palace is a Court […]
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New documentary about unique 17th century paintings in the Peace Palace
07-04-2022
Ferdinand Bol (1616-1680) and Gerard de Lairesse (1640-1711) are among the most important artists of the 17th century. There are unique painting ensembles by both artists in the Bol Room of the Peace Palace in The Hague. Art historian Margriet van Eikema Hommes has undertaken extensive research into these ensembles. This beautiful room and the […]
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Blog by “The Peacebuilding Project”
31-03-2022
At the end of 2021, “The Peacebuilding Project” was awarded the Youth Carnegie Peace Prize. It is an international volunteer-led youth organization founded by Rhea Mahanta. In order to get more acquainted with the organization and its work, they wrote a blog which showcases what peacebuilding looks like in practice. In the blog, the young peacebuilders […]
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