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 …
NETHERLANDS, October 25 - Dutch Design Week 2022, currently being held in Eindhoven, will bring together designers and entrepreneurs from all over the world. What’s on this year’s programme? And what’s the significance of this annual event for the …
NETHERLANDS, October 21 - News item | 21-10-2022 | 09:27 Each year the Ministry of Foreign Affairs awards a human rights defender somewhere in the world a prize: the Human Rights Tulip. In 2022 the award ceremony will take place on 8 December during Human …
NETHERLANDS, October 14 - News item | 14-10-2022 | 08:00 The war in Ukraine has prompted the largest refugee flows Europe has seen since the Second World War. Millions of people have fled to neighbouring countries like Poland, Slovakia and Hungary, where …
NETHERLANDS, October 1 - News item | 01-10-2022 | 18:36 Nicaragua has unilaterally severed diplomatic relations with the Netherlands. The direct cause was the Netherlands’ decision to definitively terminate its financial contribution to the Nicaraguan …
NETHERLANDS, September 26 - News item | 26-09-2022 | 09:28 As a result of extreme rainfall, one-third of Pakistan is under water. The floods are affecting 33 million people. Villages and infrastructure have been washed away and 700,000 cattle have drowned. …
NETHERLANDS, September 23 - News item | 23-09-2022 | 09:40 The European tender for the Netherlands Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka has officially been launched with its publication on tenderned.nl. Market parties are being asked to come up with proposals for …
NETHERLANDS, September 21 - News item | 21-09-2022 | 20:33 The Netherlands is making extra funding available to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in developing countries. This was announced by Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation …
NETHERLANDS, September 21 - News item | 21-09-2022 | 15:38 At the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Minister of Foreign Affairs Wopke Hoekstra has announced that in February 2023 the Netherlands will host an international summit on the …
NETHERLANDS, September 17 - News item | 17-09-2022 | 19:30 The Netherlands will release an additional €7.5 million for salvage operations to secure the FSO Safer, a floating oil storage vessel off the coast of Yemen. Minister for Foreign Trade and …
NETHERLANDS, August 22 - News item | 22-08-2022 | 19:30 The Netherlands will provide additional support to Ukraine for the country’s war effort and reconstruction. Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Liesje Schreinemacher and Minister of …
NETHERLANDS, August 16 - News item | 16-08-2022 | 14:13 Since 15 August 2021 Afghanistan has been in the hands of the Taliban. A year later, two ambassadors who experienced the upheaval at first hand are leaving their positions: Caecilia Wijgers, …
NETHERLANDS, August 5 - News item | 05-08-2022 | 10:51 Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the world has become more unstable and the threat of nuclear weapons has increased. Making international agreements on such weapons has become even more …
NETHERLANDS, August 4 - News item | 04-08-2022 | 16:23 This year, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is joining other ministries and government organisations in hosting the Dutch Government Pride boat during the Canal Parade, part of Amsterdam Pride. By …
NETHERLANDS, July 26 - News item | 26-07-2022 | 15:38 Since 24 February 2022, we have seen large-scale human rights violations in Ukraine: murders, sexual violence and the destruction of homes and hospitals. These war crimes cannot be allowed to go …
NETHERLANDS, July 15 - Today, Minister of Foreign Affairs Wopke Hoekstra informed the Dutch cabinet that the embassy office in Chisinau, Moldova will be upgraded to full embassy status. The embassy office currently falls under the remit of the ambassador …
NETHERLANDS, July 14 - News item | 14-07-2022 | 14:07 Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, there have been shocking reports of gross violations of international human rights law and of international humanitarian law. Today, at the …
NETHERLANDS, July 12 - The overarching theme 'Seeing the unseen. The value of water' is structured around three main perspectives: The value of water for people and development The value of water for nature and climate change The financial and …
NETHERLANDS, July 4 - News item | 04-07-2022 | 15:09 The Netherlands is helping Ukraine and its people. This includes funding aid organisations that are working to ensure people have food, drinking water, shelter and medicine, as well as psychosocial …
