City Walk The Hague

Walk the diplomatic talk: Discovering the power of The Hague, hallmark of modern diplomacy.

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City Walk The Hague

Den Haag, Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland 2517 JT, Netherlands

Created By: Stadswandeling Den Haag

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In this walk you will have the opportunity to discover the international zone and city centre of The Hague on your own. The locations on the route have been carefully selected, so that you can go on playfully discovering some international organisations that are located in this powerful city!

First of all, take your time to watch the summarizing video in the link below to get a brief picture of the locations you will visit todat!

Project Walk the diplomatic talk video

Relevant information will be available in the description of each location, with historic pictures of the sight and links to the webpage of each organisation! For an additional, detailed gps-tracked navigation, please use the links below.

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What You'll See on the Tour

  The Embassy of the People's Republic of China deals with the interests of China in the Netherlands. On August 29, 2009, the embassy donated a stone called Xiuyan Jade to The World Peace Flame, a monument built on the initiative of Life F... Read more
  The headquarters of Europol is stated in The Hague. Europol collects and analyzes information about criminal activities to prevent international crime in the European Union. Europol supports and works with the national police services by... Read more
  The World Forum is an international congress building. The municipality of The Hague has been since 2013 the owners of The World Forum. The World Forum is a location where international tops are organized. In 2009 the United Nations orga... Read more
  OPCW is an organization that prevents the use of chemical weapons and that chemical weapons are destroyed. The OPCW works together with the UN. OPCW is an implementing agency of the Chemical Weapons Convention. This convention states tha... Read more
  The Embassy of the Republic of Iraq is engaged in promoting Iraqi interests in the Netherlands. The embassy also plays an important role in development cooperation, cultural affairs and contacts with the local press. In Iraq, the Netherl... Read more
  The Embassy of Suriname has been in effect since Suriname's declaration of independence. The diplomatic post in The Hague became active on 25 November 1975, after the building that was previously used by the Cabinet of Suriname was conve... Read more
The IPSF is the leading advocacy organization for 500,000 students undergoing a pharmaceutical study. 92 countries are members of the IPSF. IPSF promotes better public health by providing information, education and networking opportunities.... Read more
  The embassy of the Russian Federation has been engaged in promoting Russian interests in the Netherlands since 1945. The embassy also plays a role in development cooperation, cultural affairs and contacts with the local press. The buildi... Read more
  The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia stands up for the interests of Indonesians. The embassy also supplies visas for visiting Indonesia. Indonesia has a rich history with the Netherlands and cooperation ties have been strengthened si... Read more
  Numerous organizations that operate on a global level are located in the Bertha von Suttner Building. The main organization is the Bertha von Suttner Peace Institute, named after the woman who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1905. At the ti... Read more
  The embassy of France is charged with explaining France's positions on European and international issues to the Dutch authorities. She also informs the French authorities about Dutch domestic and foreign policy. The embassy of France als... Read more
  The Peace Palace was founded in response to the idea of ​​Tsar Nicholas II. In the second half of the 19th century, nations spent a lot of money on the military and navy. In 1898, Tsar Nicholas II considered it important that all nat... Read more
  The Order of Freemasons originated in England in 1717. The Dutch branch of Freemasonry (Grootloge) became independent in 1756 and is one of the oldest associations in the Netherlands. Freemasonry is based on everyone's right to independe... Read more
  The Netherlands recognized Ukraine on December 31, 1991, together with other EU member states. On April 1, 1992, diplomatic relations were established through an exchange of diplomatic notes. There is cooperation between Ukraine and the ... Read more
  Canada has had very good relations with the Netherlands for a long time. These are based on good political and business ties and contacts that originated during the Second World War. Both countries have a strong parliamentary democracy a... Read more
  The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in The Hague is engaged in promoting Afghan interests in the Netherlands. The embassy also plays an important role in development cooperation, cultural affairs and contacts with the loca... Read more
  The Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco deals with Moroccan interests in the Netherlands. This amdassade thus represents the interests of one of the largest ethnic minority groups in the Netherlands and is assisted in this by four consulat... Read more
  The British Embassy in The Hague manages the British government's relations with the Netherlands and international institutions in The Hague. The embassy's work is diverse. For example, the policy goals of the British government are repr... Read more
  The first embassy of the second president president of the US John Adams was established at the Fluwelen Burgwal. John Adams had arrived in 1780 for political and financial support for the American Revolutionary War. In 1782 John Adams w... Read more

 

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