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SEPTEMBER 2024 - FIRST TESTIMONIALS BY 3 DUTCH UPEACE STUDENTS WHO RECEIVED 2024-2025 SCHOLARSHIPS

26 Sep 2024 | These three Dutch students qualified for the scholarships provided by Upeace The Hague. They travelled to Costa Rica in August and started their academic studies at Upeace in September. Their first experiences below - NB for privacy reasons we don't mention their names.  Read more ›

WELL-RECEIVED WEBINAR ON STUDYING AT UPEACE

26 Feb 2024 | In line with the interests of the many participants the webinar focussed on: 1. what studying at Upeace brings the student, 2. the perspective of an alumna, 3. the admission process and 4. the funding. It included presentations of Juan Carlos Sainz-Borgo, vice rector, Marjolein Schaap, professor, Angela Willis, Registrar, and Board members of Upeace The Hague. View the full webinar or view the most important parts. Read more ›

UPH chairman and ambassador of Costa Rica discuss cooperation

07 Jun 2021 | 7 June 2021 – Chairman Robert Serry of UPEACE Centre The Hague (UPH) was received today by the ambassador of Costa Rica in the Netherlands, Arnoldo Brenes Castro, to explore possible fields of cooperation. Surprisingly, it appeared that the ambassador was already well acquainted with the work of the University for Peace in Costa Rica. Read more ›

UPH holds successful webinar on Quiet Diplomacy for prospective UPEACE students

04 May 2021 | 4 May 2021 – Linking The Hague with Costa Rica, Brussels and Geneva, UPEACE Centre The Hague (UPH) held a successful webinar to present the University for Peace to prospective Master students. The online event included a debate on the role of quiet diplomacy in international relations as a means to (try to) resolve conflicts through informal contacts. Read more ›

Meet UPEACE at our Webinar on quiet diplomacy, 22 April 2021

06 Apr 2021 | Interested to spread your wings and study at the United Nations-established University for Peace in amazing Costa Rica?

 

Please join us in a webinar discussion on the role of quiet diplomacy in international relations and get to know UPEACE.

 

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EU Member States can still avert Israel's annexation plans, says UPH chairman in op-ed

27 May 2020 | 27 May 2020 – It is not too late for Member states of the European Union to unite against Israel’s planned annexation of Palestinian territories on the West Bank. This was argued by Robert Serry, chairman of UPEACE Centre The Hague, in an op-ed published in Dutch daily NRC Handelsblad. Read more ›

UN's credibility in conflict resolution in danger, UPH chairman warns Moscow audience

27 Feb 2020 | 27 February 2020 – At an academic meeting in Moscow, chairman Robert Serry of UPEACE Centre The Hague (UPH) presented the work of the United Nations in international conflict resolution, stressing that the UN’s efforts are too important to be marginalised. Serry also highlighted the possibilities of Track II Dialogues to overcome conflicts. Read more ›

UPEACE Centre The Hague chairman teaches campus students on UN

10 Nov 2019 | UPEACE students of the Class of 2019 were treated to a special guest at the university campus in the first weeks of their study year. Chairman Robert Serry of UPEACE Centre The Hague joined them during the month of October for a course on the United Nations.

 

 

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A Model UN connection stretching from Leiden to Costa Rica

25 Apr 2019 | All across the world, students are training and engaging in Model United Nations meetings, where they take up the role of a national delegation at the UN Security Council to debate current international issues. At a recent discussion with UPEACE Centre The Hague, members of LeidenMUN from Leiden University in the Netherlands were able to learn about their counterparts on the other side of the globe: the MUN of students at the UPEACE University for Peace in Costa Rica. Read more ›

UPEACE The Hague chairman joins former EU leaders' call for Israel-Palestine two-state solution

15 Apr 2019 | The chairman of UPEACE Centre The Hague, Robert Serry, has issued an open letter together with 24 European politicians and former leaders, expressing concern over the present US policy on the Israel-Palestinian conflict. The letter, that was published by the UK newspaper The Guardian on Monday, urges the European Union to reaffirm its support for a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians. Read more ›

Projects

UPH presents study on confederal proposals for Israeli-Palestinian conflict

28 Apr 2022 | UPEACE Centre The Hague (UPH) is proud to present a study on proposals for more inclusive or confederal arrangements in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. With this initiative, we hope to contribute to further efforts and studies to revive prospects for peace between Israel and Palestine on the basis of a two-state outcome.

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Planning for peace in Ukraine: UPEACE Centre The Hague presents scenario for UN Blue Helmets in Donbas

08 Oct 2018 | UPEACE Centre The Hague (UPH) presented a report in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Wednesday, October 17th, 2018, on the options and possibilities for deploying a UN peace-keeping force in the Eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas.  Read more ›

Two new publications on Justice and Reconciliation in South Sudan

07 Oct 2016 | Two new reports are published within the research project “Intersections of Truth, Justice and Reconciliation in South Sudan”. The project is carried out in cooperation by the University for Peace (UPEACE) Centre The Hague, the South Sudan Law Society (SSLS) and PAX. Read more ›

New publication on access to justice in South Sudan

25 May 2016 | A new policy brief is published within the research project “Intersections of Truth, Justice and Reconciliation in South Sudan”. The project is carried out in cooperation by the University for Peace (UPEACE) Centre The Hague, the South Sudan Law Society (SSLS) and PAX. Read more ›

Two new publications on South Sudan's process towards Reconciliation and Justice

28 Apr 2016 | Two new policy briefs are published within the research project “Intersections of Truth, Justice and Reconciliation in South Sudan”. The project is carried out in cooperation by the University for Peace (UPEACE) Centre The Hague, the South Sudan Law Society (SSLS) and PAX. Read more ›

New publication on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in Unity State, South Sudan

21 Mar 2016 | A new policy brief is published within the research project “Intersections of Truth, Justice and Reconciliation in South Sudan”. The project is carried out in cooperation by the University for Peace (UPEACE) Centre The Hague, the South Sudan Law Society (SSLS) and PAX. Read more ›

Three new publications on conflict, justice and reconciliation in South Sudan

12 Nov 2015 | Three new reports have been published within the research project “Intersections of Truth, Justice and Reconciliation in South Sudan”. The project is carried out in cooperation by the University for Peace (UPEACE) Centre The Hague, the South Sudan Law Society (SSLS) and PAX. Read more ›

University for Peace presents its Tri-annual Report before the UN General Assembly

23 Oct 2015 | On 19 October 2015, the Rector of the University for Peace (UPEACE), Dr. Francisco Rojas-Aravena, presented the Secretary-General’s Tri-Annual Report before the Fourth Committee of the UN General Assembly. Read more ›