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Fighting AIDS restores hope
Worldwide, 37.5 million people are living with HIV and AIDS. For more than 20 years, Els Klinkert has been committed to fighting ...
Evening closures and stricter measures during the day
The number of people testing positive for coronavirus has never been as high as during the past few weeks. Access to healthcare ...
Gender-based violence is the biggest pandemic of all
Violence against women and girls is a huge problem. Both in the Netherlands and abroad. One in every three women worldwide ...
Ridding the world of landmines
Every year landmines claim thousands of victims, often long after a conflict has been resolved. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ...
Netherlands continuing to push for greener export finance
The Netherlands is working together with a coalition of countries to make global export finance even greener. This is the outcome ...
High number of shell companies detrimental to the Netherlands, says Committee
Shell companies contribute little to the Dutch economy, impose a disproportionate cost on developing countries in terms of lost ...
More high-security facilities and stringent regimes for serious criminals
The approach to tackling organised crime has led to an increase in arrests of an ‘exceptional category’ of serious crime ...
‘We need to rid the world of landmines’
Most victims of landmines are ordinary civilians, and children are particularly vulnerable. This week the Netherlands is hosting ...
Grapperhaus announces urgent measures and an in-depth investigation into Working Under Cover in the police force
Today, Minister Grapperhaus of Justice and Security submitted the public conclusions of the Brouwer Committee report to the House ...
New legal instruments for the confiscation of criminal assets
The Dutch government will introduce legislation to provide additional legal means to confiscate criminal assets. Today, Minister ...