In the Media
Discover how international media cover The Hague. From newspaper features to broadcast interviews, this is where The Hague’s voice echoes across borders.
Cybersecurity
Energy, Industrial Firms Must Up Their Cybersecurity Game, Experts Say
Industry experts join Dutch prime minister Dick Schoof in calling on energy and industrial firms to step up their cybersecurity efforts as attacks escalate.

How malware vaccines could stop ransomware's rampage
Feature: Security pros explore whether infection-spoofing code can immunize Windows systems against attack ...
Cybersecurity a proactive priority backed by billion dollar investment vision
Cybersecurity a proactive priority backed by billion dollar investment vision ...
Humanity
War zone sexual violence statue moves to The Hague
The piece by Andover-based artist Rebecca Hawkins is the culmination of four years work.
How New DNA Science Could Help More Families of the Missing
Emerging methods are improving the ability to identify even highly degraded human remains.

'Bird of Peace' sculpture by BiH artist inaugurated in The Hague ahead of NATO Summit
THE HAGUE/SARAJEVO, 20 June (FENA) – Organized by the Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the City of The Hague, the sculpture “Bird of Peace” by renowned Bosnian-Herzegovinian artist Mirza Morić was officially inaugurated yesterday in The Hague. ...
Impact
Ocean energy conference coming to The Hague, Netherlands in 2026
The International Energy Agency’s Ocean Energy Systems (IEA-OES) and Ocean Energy Europe, together with the Dutch Energy from Water Association (EWA), have announced they will join forces to host ICOE-OEE 2026 in The Netherlands.
The Economic Repricing Of Water Has Already Started
Water risk is reshaping global markets as companies and investors confront rising scarcity, new valuation tools and the growing financial impact of water management.

The Hague to host the European Robotics League 2026
Scheveningen, one of the eight districts of The Hague, in the Netherlands, will be the stage for the European Robotics League (ERL) next year. The upcoming edition of what is described as “a leadin… ...
Legal & Policy
Using nature, multi-use structures among solutions being studied to protect Singapore coastlines
From flexible seawalls to hybrid solutions, here’s a look at how Singapore is approaching coastal protection. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The Netherlands hosts International Conference on Nazi-Looted Art Restitution
Between 1933 and 1945, the Nazi regime in many countries, including the Netherlands, looted and confiscated an unprecedented number of art and cultural objects from mostly Jewish owners.
COP30: A Turning Point For Impact, Climate And The Ambition Gap
Impact investing and climate pledges are losing ambition. COP30 in Belém must reignite finance for resilience, or risk a new age of retreat.

Rule of Law
How Pacific students took their climate fight to the world's highest court. And won.
31 August 2025. Last week, the UN's highest court issued a stinging ruling that countries have a legal obligation to limit climate change and provide restitution for harm caused, giving legal force to an idea that was hatched in a classroom in Port Vila. Jamie Tahana charts how a group of young...

The Editor’s Post: A decade of Impact City – fuelling founders in the ‘city of peace and justice’
The Hague celebrates ten years as the self-described "Impact City", while Taipei buzzes with Social Enterprise World Forum energy. Plus, a further fall for VC investment in impact startups. The view from the Pioneers Post newsroom.
Best of Letters 2025: ICC offers a safety valve when national courts fail
Get ready to experience the dynamic energy of the THIMUN 2026 conference, taking place in the week of January 26 to 30, 2026, in the historic city of The Hague—where international diplomacy and youthful idealism come together.
More Stories of Purpose
Threats or otherwise, the cloud is facing its 5G data security moment
As previously reported, IT Europa attended this week’s cybersecurity ONE Conference in The Hague, which is the centre ...
TempoSenzaTempo
As with many of my stories, we begin with an image. What do we see? A handsome young man sits at a concert gra...
The Hague-based Weco raises €600K to “turn waves into watts”
Hague-based Weco secures €600K to continue its work on wave-energy systems and prepare for future development with support from partners.