The Hague is a city on the North Sea coast of the western Netherlands. It is a city with a worldly sophistication, excellent art museums and the beach of Scheveningen.  Most foreign embassies in the Netherlands and 150 international organisations are located in the city, including the International Court of Justiceand the International Criminal Court, which makes The Hague one of the major cities hosting the United Nations, along with New York, Geneva, Vienna, Rome and Nairobi.