Friday, May 1, 2015

Wilpf Centennial Congress at Peace Palace of The Hague

Mr. Steven van Hoogstraten Director of Carnegie Foundation speaks welcoming words

Peace Palace home of Peace and ABRITATRATION SOCIETY.


Since 2002 Steven van Hoogstraten is working in the Peace Palace, as host to the International Court of Justice and the Permanent Court of Arbitration. His mandate involves all the managerial aspects of the running and extending of a big national monument, and a centre stage involvement in the ambitions of The Hague as the legal capital of the World. In that connection he is a board member of the Hague Academic Coalition, a cooperative framework of academic institutions in The Hague. 

Susy Snyder, disarmament director of Pax Christi, former Wilpf general secretary  ismoderating open session of Congress, Adilia Caravaca International President presides.
Aynur Tekin, President of Duch Section, emotianally moved offers some personal remarks.

The "Peace Carpet" is being offered a present to the Palace and will be exhibited.



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