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Click here for peace: International Day of UN Peacekeepers

Blog post | 29-05-2024 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Observed annually on 29 May, the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers honours all the people who have served or are ...

UNESCO Hague Convention: protecting cultural property at times of conflict

Blog post | 14-05-2024 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Netherlands, together with other countries, wants to ensure that cultural heritage is not lost through armed conflict. That’s ...

World Bank 2024 Spring Meetings: coordinated support for crucial early recovery in Ukraine

Blog post | 19-04-2024 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Financial support for Ukraine is among the topics on the agenda at the World Bank’s 2024 Spring Meetings, taking place in ...

Behind the scenes at the Dutch embassy in Dar es Salaam

Blog post | 12-04-2024 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Netherlands has about 150 diplomatic missions around the world, from large to small. Today, we take a look behind the scenes ...

Two years since the liberation of Bucha: ‘The youngest victim was two, the oldest 99’

Blog post | 04-04-2024 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs

In 2022 the Ukrainian city of Bucha, located just outside Kyiv, was occupied by Russian forces for more than a month. Following ...

International conference in The Hague on conflict-related sexual violence

Blog post | 27-03-2024 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Sexual violence – sexual abuse, sexual assault and rape – occurs in almost all wars. Often these crimes go unpunished. That is ...

The Netherlands and South Sudan: development cooperation under challenging circumstances

Blog post | 25-03-2024 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Pascalle Grotenhuis, Director-General for International Cooperation (DGIS) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, paid a visit to ...

Water: a source of peace and conflict

Blog post | 22-03-2024 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Freshwater supplies worldwide are shrinking, while demand for water is greater than ever, resulting in a growing number of ...

Mangrove Living Lab the result of ‘flourishing partnership’ between Vietnam and the Netherlands

Blog post | 21-03-2024 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Vietnam and the Netherlands are working jointly to restore the mangrove forests that play a key role in preventing coastal ...

Two years of war in Ukraine