Press Releases
The International Criminal Court in The Hague on 14 March handed down its first-ever verdict. Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga was found guilty of conscripting and enlisting children under the age of 15 and using them to part ...
Last modified: 15 March 2012 - Press release
Mayor Jozias van Aartsen of The Hague officially opened the new global centre of the International Baccalaureate (IB), the world’s leading organisation for international education, on 31 October.
Last modified: 6 February 2012 - Press release
The OPCW Director-General, Ambassador Ahmet Üzümcü, addressed a high-level meeting at the United Nations in New York on 24 September that was convened by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on “Revitalising the Conference on Dis ...
Last modified: 27 September 2011 - Press release
As part of its responsibility to monitor developments in the threat from organised crime and terrorism in Europe, Europol in The Hague has recently identified a major expansion in the activity of the Hells Angels and other ou ...
Last modified: 27 September 2011 - Press release
The destruction of chemical weapons that have been declared to the OPCW by States Parties under the provisions of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) has surpassed 60% of global stockpiles, according to data reported by the ...
Last modified: 27 September 2011 - Press release
Judge Thomas Buergenthal will resign as member of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) effective 6 September 2010. His term would have expired on 5 February 2015.
Last modified: 14 September 2010 - Press release
Sherlock Holmes, an English pub in The Hague’s Archipelbuurt, was named a winner in the category 'The Best Pub/Bar in the Netherlands' of the 2010 Best of British awards. The awards were launched in 2009 by The Daily Telegrap ...
Last modified: 15 July 2011 - Press release
The European Patent Office (EPO)'s branch in The Hague and its staff spend more than € 885 million per year in the Dutch economy and generate some 5,800 jobs, according to a study by Bureau Louter commissioned by the EPO.
Last modified: 27 September 2011 - Press release
The OPCW Director-General, Ambassador Rogelio Pfirter, visited the United Nations Headquarters in New York City on 8 January 2010 for a meeting with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, together with the Director General of the ...
Last modified: 27 September 2011 - Press release
The Secretary General of Interpol, Ronald K. Noble, visited Europol on 16 December to discuss the enhanced cooperation between the two organisations.
Last modified: 27 September 2011 - Press release