NETHERLANDS, February 13 - News item | 13-02-2023 | 11:42 Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, is located less than 35 kilometres from the Russian border. The area was occupied by Russian forces for many months and sustained heavy damage. With the …
NETHERLANDS, February 9 - News item | 09-02-2023 | 07:27 Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Liesje Schreinemacher has released €10 million for emergency aid to the victims of the earthquakes in northwestern Syria. Of this amount, €7 …
NETHERLANDS, February 1 - News item | 01-02-2023 | 18:54 The Netherlands and Niger plan to work together more closely on tackling irregular migration, improving border management and combating people smuggling. They will also hold more frequent …
NETHERLANDS, January 31 - News item | 31-01-2023 | 10:13 Daria Zhydkova from Ukraine was due to go to Angola to work for the HALO Trust mine clearance organisation. She posted her visa application in Kyiv in the afternoon. That night Russia invaded Ukraine …
NETHERLANDS, January 24 - News item | 24-01-2023 | 12:37 The war has left many people in Ukraine without access to electricity or running water. The need is especially great in areas that have recently been liberated. The Dutch embassy in Kyiv supports …
NETHERLANDS, January 23 - News item | 23-01-2023 | 11:56 On 25 January 2023 the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) will issue a decision on whether it will consider the merits of the Netherlands’ inter-State application against Russia regarding the …
NETHERLANDS, January 19 - News item | 19-01-2023 | 14:14 Artificial Intelligence (AI) is essential for technologically advanced and future-proof armed forces. At the same time, it brings dilemmas and risks if the deployment of AI leads to a lack of human …
NETHERLANDS, December 23 - News item | 23-12-2022 | 10:45 In 2023 the Netherlands will make €2.5 billion available to support Ukraine. The government expects that this amount will be necessary to provide military aid, support essential repair and …
NETHERLANDS, December 16 - News item | 16-12-2022 | 16:55 Since 16 September 2022 there have been widespread protests in Iran and the Iranian authorities have used force against peaceful protesters. As a result, the European Union (EU) has imposed human …
NETHERLANDS, December 13 - News item | 13-12-2022 | 13:18 The global Black Lives Matter protests were one of the reasons the Ministry of Foreign Affairs commissioned an investigation on racism within its own organisation. The conclusions of the …
NETHERLANDS, December 8 - News item | 08-12-2022 | 17:24 The Human Rights Tulip for 2022 is awarded to the Viasna Human Rights Center in Belarus. Minister of Foreign Affairs Wopke Hoekstra presented the prize at a ceremony in the Peace Palace. ‘The work …
NETHERLANDS, December 8 - News item | 08-12-2022 | 18:02 This winter the Netherlands is supporting Ukraine by providing a shipment of materials so the country can repair crucial energy infrastructure. It includes transformers, switch components and cables …
NETHERLANDS, December 6 - News item | 06-12-2022 | 11:58 It is estimated that one in three women will experience physical or sexual abuse in her lifetime. ‘That’s got to stop,’ says Pascalle Grotenhuis, Ambassador for Women’s Rights and Gender Equality. …
NETHERLANDS, December 1 - News item | 01-12-2022 | 15:41 The global Orange the World campaign raises awareness of violence against women and girls. The campaign takes place each year from 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence …
NETHERLANDS, December 1 - News item | 01-12-2022 | 11:12 In collaboration with the Republic of Korea, the Netherlands is organising a summit on Responsible Artificial Intelligence in the Military Domain: the REAIM Summit 2023. The international conference …
NETHERLANDS, November 28 - News item | 28-11-2022 | 09:36 There are three candidates left in the running for the Human Rights Tulip 2022, the prize awarded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs each year to international human rights defenders. Foreign …
NETHERLANDS, November 18 - News item | 18-11-2022 | 09:00 Working for a pharmaceutical company in the 1980s, pharmacist Bolade Soremekun went in search of a source of energy to keep medicines and vaccines cool. ‘I discovered that solar energy was by far …
NETHERLANDS, November 18 - News item | 18-11-2022 | 13:13 The Netherlands is keen to reduce inequality and to achieve gender and LBGTIQ+ equality all over the world, so the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working on a feminist foreign policy. But what does …
NETHERLANDS, November 12 - News item | 12-11-2022 | 18:12 At the COP27 Resilience Hub on 12 November 2022, the Champions Group on Adaptation Finance and climate vulnerable countries hosted a ministerial event. At the event, members jointly pushed for …
NETHERLANDS, November 8 - News item | 08-11-2022 | 09:48 In 2022 a new Dutch initiative is being launched: Human Rights Week will take place from 5 to 10 December. What are human rights? And why are they important? Those are the questions that the …
