NETHERLANDS, May 30 - News item | 30-05-2023 | 10:30 The Netherlands seeks to reduce inequality, and it is committed to promoting the equality of men, women and LGBTIQ+ people all over the world. For the past year the Netherlands has sharpened its focus in …
NETHERLANDS, May 19 - News item | 19-05-2023 | 15:37 Wednesday 17 May is Accountability Day. This is the day when the Dutch Minister of Finance presents the central government annual financial report to Parliament, along with the central government annual …
NETHERLANDS, May 12 - News item | 12-05-2023 | 10:12 In 2015, 193 member countries of the United Nations agreed to 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s), to be achieved by 2030. The road to 2030 is now at its halfway point. That raises the question: are …
NETHERLANDS, April 24 - News item | 24-04-2023 | 10:54 On 24 April 2023 the European Union (EU), at the initiative of the Netherlands and other member states, adopted additional sanctions against individuals and organisations associated with the Syrian …
NETHERLANDS, April 19 - News item | 19-04-2023 | 10:11 Since the outbreak of fighting in Sudan on Saturday, staff members at the embassy in Khartoum have been confined to their homes. ‘From time to time you can hear the deafening sound of artillery fire or …
NETHERLANDS, April 19 - News item | 19-04-2023 | 14:48 Today the Netherlands is opening a new embassy in Chișinău, the capital of the Eastern European country of Moldova. Why has the Netherlands decided to open an embassy here in particular? And what does …
NETHERLANDS, April 17 - News item | 17-04-2023 | 15:01 The 2023 edition of the Movies that Matter festival took place in The Hague from 24 March to 1 April. Each year during the festival, a film focusing on human rights is presented with the Activist …
NETHERLANDS, April 17 - News item | 17-04-2023 | 16:27 On 15 April violent clashes between government forces and militias began in the Sudanese capital Khartoum. Fighting is also taking place at various locations outside the capital. On this page you can …
NETHERLANDS, April 13 - News item | 13-04-2023 | 11:21 Every year landmines claim thousands of victims worldwide, sometimes long after a conflict has ended. On the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, 4 April, we spoke with …
NETHERLANDS, April 6 - News item | 03-04-2023 | 15:49 The Netherlands is to provide Ukraine with extra support. On Monday, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Liesje Schreinemacher and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wopke Hoekstra informed …
NETHERLANDS, April 5 - News item | 05-04-2023 | 07:49 Russia’s aggression against Ukraine is destroying the lives of millions of Ukrainians and severely impacting stability around the world. Russia’s actions must not go unpunished, and the Ukrainian …
NETHERLANDS, April 3 - News item | 03-04-2023 | 10:00 The security of our Kingdom is not to be taken for granted. It requires our continuous attention, to make sure we are secure and stay secure. Because without security, we cannot live in freedom. …
NETHERLANDS, March 29 - News item | 29-03-2023 | 14:45 On 29 and 30 March 2023 the Netherlands will be one of the co-hosts of the second Summit for Democracy’, organised by the United States. The other co-hosts are Costa Rica, Zambia and South Korea. As co …
NETHERLANDS, March 30 - News item | 30-03-2023 | 09:15 One of the themes of the UN 2023 Water Conference, which was held from 22 to 24 March in New York, was drinking water. The Netherlands sets a global benchmark for drinking water and wants to share its …
NETHERLANDS, March 30 - News item | 30-03-2023 | 10:44 The Netherlands has been battling water for centuries. And we want to share our expertise with countries worldwide. One of those countries is Pakistan, which in 2022 faced the most severe flooding in …
NETHERLANDS, March 21 - News item | 21-03-2023 | 14:35 In the Netherlands, the water authorities ensure that we can keep our feet dry, have enough drinking water and don’t experience water shortages in dry periods. This water management also inspires other …
NETHERLANDS, March 20 - News item | 20-03-2023 | 10:06 Too much, too little, too polluted: virtually every country faces problems with water. What’s more, water supplies around the world are coming under increasing pressure. The Netherlands has a wealth of …
NETHERLANDS, March 17 - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) have selected a consortium of Dutch and Japanese companies to design and build the Dutch pavilion for World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan. The consortium ‘A New …
NETHERLANDS, March 10 - News item | 10-03-2023 | 16:41 On Wednesday 8 March we celebrated International Women’s Day. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is committed to political participation by women, the economic empowerment of women, combating violence …
NETHERLANDS, March 7 - News item | 07-03-2023 | 10:30 On the eve of International Women’s Day, the European Union (EU) is imposing sanctions against persons and entities guilty of sexual violence and large-scale violations of women’s rights. Since the …
