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UPEACE and Hague
In January 2012, UPEACE created a new Centre at The Hague, Netherlands ( UPEACE The Hague ), which is housed at the Academy Building of the Peace Palace, next to The Hague Academy of International Law.
UPEACE The Hague will initially advance three fields where it can be innovative and complementary: Peace & Conflict Studies, Water & Peace, and Urban Peace & Security.
In addition, UPEACE The Hague will strengthen peace education in The Hague region by organising professional trainings, lectures, seminars, and workshops.

UPEACE and will
The work related to this UNESCO Chair will be carried out at the newly constructed ' Earth Charter Center for Education for Sustainable Development ' at the UPEACE main campus.

UPEACE and focus
Students at UPEACE receive a high quality education in a unique atmosphere with a focus on multicultural perspectives, rigorous theory and practical applications.

UPEACE and on
The UN General Assembly maintains a constant interest in the activities of UPEACE, and in periodic resolutions calls on the UN Secretary-General to report to it on its activities.
Accordingly, the UN Secretary-General reports to the General Assembly of the UN periodically on the progress of UPEACE.
The Headquarters and main campus of UPEACE also hosts the International Secretariat of the Earth Charter Initiative, whose stated mission is " to promote the transition to sustainable ways of living and a global society founded on a shared ethical framework that includes respect and care for the community of life, ecological integrity, universal human rights, respect for diversity, economic justice, democracy, and a culture of peace.
In 2012, the Earth Charter Initiative and UPEACE were jointly awarded the UNESCO Chair on Education for Sustainable Development and the Earth Charter.
The University for Peace ( UPEACE ) established its Africa Programme in 2002 on the basis of extensive consultations in the continent which aimed at developing a programme that responded to the true needs, aspirations and obstacles for education for building peace in Africa.
Africa Peace and Conflict Journal is an academic journal focused on African issues related to peace and security and is published by the UPEACE Africa office.

UPEACE and education
The University for Peace ( UPEACE ) was established in Costa Rica in 1980 “ to provide humanity with an international institution of higher education for peace with the aim of promoting among all human beings the spirit of understanding, tolerance and peaceful coexistence, to stimulate cooperation among peoples and to help lessen obstacles and threats to world peace and progress, in keeping with the noble aspirations proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations .”
The University has also established the UPEACE Human Rights Centre which was created within the contours of the broader mission of the University to provide humanity with an international institution of higher education for peace and with the aim of promoting among all human beings the spirit of understanding, tolerance and peaceful coexistence, to stimulate cooperation among peoples and to help lessen obstacles and threats to world peace and progress, in keeping with the noble aspirations proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations.
UPEACE / US projects include DCPEACE, an initiative to empower teachers, youth, and families with the skills and knowledge necessary to effectively serve as peacebuilders in their communities and PeaceRooms, a program that connect classrooms of middle school students from Costa Rica and Washington D. C. through the use of innovative virtual networking technology for the purpose of developing core concepts of global citizenship and peace education. UPEACE / US website

UPEACE and at
In addition to the activities at the Costa Rica Headquarters Campus, UPEACE works with an increasing number of partners in various parts of the world to ensure that the UPEACE mission is extended to reach as many individuals and institutions as possible.
UPEACE has been offering Master ’ s Degree Programmes at its Costa Rica campus for students from all parts of the world since its establishment.
The University maintains a strong alumni network, all of whom get equipped with the necessary skills to pursue their chosen career paths at UPEACE.

UPEACE and peace
UPEACE alumni are working in peace related activities in their home countries and internationally, often in the front lines of conflict situations, for non-governmental organizations, academic and intergovernmental institutions, including the UN system.
UPEACE aims to instill in their students a ‘ sense of hope ’ that forever ‘ changes their lives ’ and world vision in order to transform conflicts and promote sustainable peace and security.

UPEACE and with
Thereafter, by Resolution 35 / 55 of 5 December 1980, the UN General Assembly approved the establishment of the University for Peace by adopting the International Agreement for the Establishment of the University for Peace ( UPEACE ) along with the Charter of the University for Peace.
UPEACE has inherent links with the UN, while maintaining its independence in academic, financial and management matters.
The European Centre for Peace and Development ( ECPD ) in Belgrade, Serbia ; the World Centre for Training and Research in Conflict Resolution ( WCCR ) in Bogotá, Colombia ; and the World Centre for Research for Peace ( CMIP ) in Montevideo, Uruguay, have developed close links with their respective governments while being key UPEACE partners in areas of common interest.
UPEACE keeps operational agreements with them and lends its logos when necessary in order to undertake joint activities within the framework of UPEACE's and the Centres ’ mission.

UPEACE and academic
Apart from its online MA in Sustainable Peace in the Contemporary World, UPEACE also offers a series of individual online courses that can be taken for both academic credits or for certificates.

UPEACE and institutions
UPEACE offers graduate and advance undergraduate students from other institutions the opportunity to enrol in UPEACE ’ s Study Abroad Programme ( SAP ) in three different ways:

UPEACE and .
The UN Secretary-General is the Honorary President of UPEACE.
the Rector, two representatives designated by the UN Secretary-General and by the Director-General of the UNESCO, the Rector of the United Nations University, two representatives designated by the Government of the host country and the Chancellor of UPEACE.
The UPEACE Centre for Executive Education delivers dynamic training courses to leaders from around the world.
In particular, the work of the UPEACE Human Rights Centre seeks to promote understanding, respect and enjoyment of universal human rights.
The website of the UPEACE Human Rights Centre states that the Centre takes a practice based approach to the respect, protection and fulfillment of human rights and promotes the integration of theory and practice.
Over the last few years, the UPEACE Human Rights Centre has conducted several training courses for policy makers, staff members of the UN and other inter-governmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, practitioners, academics and civil servants.
As a result of extensive international consultations, which have underlined the importance of according a high priority to activities in Africa, the University for Peace ( UPEACE ) officially launched its Africa Programme in January 2002.
The Geneva Office of UPEACE, established in 2001, has continued to support the development of the overall activities of the University, in particular its regional programmes in Africa and Central Asia.
In 2010, the UPEACE Asia Pacific Centre ( UPAPC ) was established in Seoul, The Republic of Korea.

Hague and will
The Croatian Prime minister declared that full cooperation with the Hague Tribunal will continue.
In July 1999, the then-Conservative leader William Hague said that " English MPs should have exclusive say over English laws ... People will become increasingly resentful that decisions are being made in England by people from other parts of the UK on matters that English people did not have a say on elsewhere ...
The London home of the current Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, has not yet been confirmed but he will share Chevening House with Foreign Secretary William Hague.
After its completion, the Thalys will no longer call at The Hague and will instead travel from Amsterdam to Schiphol, to Rotterdam and via Breda to Antwerp in Belgium.
Millions must wonder how the International Court of Justice in The Hague will celebrate this anniversary ".
Hayk Makuchyan, whom Safarov unsuccessfuly planned to kill on the same night as Margaryan, stated that he will petition to all judicial instances and possibly The Hague, since the murder was committed on ethnic grounds, adding: " I had no doubt that Ramil Safarov would not have served his sentence in the case of an extradition.
Major Ryan, in command of the Alexander, wonders what he will find to say to the wives of the captain of the Clarkstown and of General William Hague, who also died in the battle.
The 2014 tournament will be held in The Hague, Netherlands from June 2 – 14, 2014.
The project will endorse and support the efforts to bring national authorities and warmakers to national courts ( like the complaints filed in various state courts under the doctrine of Universal Jurisdiction ) and to international courts ( like the International Criminal Court in the Hague ).
It was founded in 1949 by leading European figures and founding fathers of the European Union such as Salvador de Madariaga, Winston Churchill, Paul-Henri Spaak and Alcide De Gasperi in the wake of the Hague Congress of 1948 to promote " a spirit of solidarity and mutual understanding between all the nations of Western Europe and to provide elite training to individuals who will uphold these values " and " to train an elite of young executives for Europe.
* this choice will be respected under the Hague Convention provided that the chosen law is of a place where the relevant intermediary has an office that is involved in the maintenance of securities accounts ( a " qualifying office ").
It is the basis for the Hague Securities Convention, which if ratified, will supersede the look-through approach globally.
this choice will be respected under the Hague Convention provided that the chosen law is of a place where the relevant intermediary has an office that is involved in the maintenance of securities accounts ( a " qualifying office ").
The winner of the Hague Prize is given the honour of selecting the fundamental principal of law on which the Hague Colloquium will be organized.
During a debate on the Queen's Speech on 26 May 2010 Foreign Secretary William Hague reiterated that the UK has no more than 160 operationally available warheads, and announced that the total number will not exceed 225.
In his will made at the Hague in 1650, he stipulated that the Lady Anne was his heir, over and above his own children, ( all daughters, his only son having died in childhood ).
For example, since the United Kingdom ( like the USA ) signed the original Hague Convention in 1954 but did not signed either the First Protocol of 1954 or the Second Protocol of 1999, the UK government has announced that following the May 2004 announcement that the Britain will adopt all three.
It is likely that a State will need to be selective in identifying cultural property for designation for the purposes of the Hague Convention, and that existing national measures or classifications may be far too wide-ranging to be practicable for this purpose.

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