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Published on December 1, 2022 - 12:06 GMT

Registration now open for REAIM Summit 2023: AI experts and other interested parties are invited to attend REAIM 2023

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 …

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Published on November 28, 2022 - 15:33 GMT

Human Rights Tulip 2022: top three candidates

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 …

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Published on November 18, 2022 - 15:56 GMT

Solar energy in Nigeria: necessary for the climate, an opportunity for business

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 …

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Published on November 18, 2022 - 15:56 GMT

Feminist foreign policy explained

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 …

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Published on November 13, 2022 - 00:11 GMT

Ministers for quality adaptation finance under the spotlight at COP27

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 …

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Published on November 8, 2022 - 16:21 GMT

Take part in Human Rights Week

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 …

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Published on October 25, 2022 - 12:06 GMT

Dutch Design Week: putting the Netherlands on the map

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 …

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Published on October 21, 2022 - 20:11 GMT

Human Rights Tulip 2022: this is the shortlist

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 …

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Published on October 14, 2022 - 20:14 GMT

Psychosocial support for Ukrainian refugees: more than trauma counselling alone

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 …

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Published on October 1, 2022 - 21:49 GMT

Nicaragua breaks diplomatic ties with the Netherlands in exceptional and unusual move

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 …

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Published on September 26, 2022 - 10:15 GMT

Pakistan: catastrophic flooding triggers multiple disasters

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 …

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Published on September 23, 2022 - 16:46 GMT

Launch of tender for design and construction of Netherlands Pavilion for Expo 2025 Osaka

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 …

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Published on September 22, 2022 - 04:00 GMT

More support to fight HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis

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 …

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Published on September 21, 2022 - 18:33 GMT

The Netherlands to host international summit on artificial intelligence

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 …

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Published on September 17, 2022 - 21:06 GMT

Additional Dutch funds to help salvage oil tanker off the Yemeni coast

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 …

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Published on August 22, 2022 - 23:09 GMT

Extra Dutch support for Ukrainian war effort and reconstruction

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 …

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Published on August 16, 2022 - 21:39 GMT

An interview with our ambassadors to Afghanistan and Pakistan: one year after the fall of Kabul

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, …

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Published on August 5, 2022 - 11:46 GMT

Dutch efforts to curb nuclear weapons: the Non-Proliferation Treaty

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 …

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Published on August 4, 2022 - 17:24 GMT

‘My government, my pride’ – Foreign Affairs joins canal parade for LGBTIQ+ rights

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 …

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Published on July 26, 2022 - 15:03 GMT

The war in Ukraine: Dutch support for investigations into war crimes

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 …

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