The United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law was established to contribute to a better knowledge of international law "as a means for strengthening international peace and security and promoting friendly relations and co-operation among States".

Op verzoek van het Internationaal Gerechtshof wordt al geruime tijd gewerkt aan een plan tot modernisering van de Grote Rechtzaal. Dit is de zaal waar het IGH haar publieke zittingen houdt.

The Carnegie Foundation is building a facility in front of the palace, close to the main entrance, where a broad public can find information on the Peace Palace and the institutions it houses.