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Government gives more aid to Rohingya refugees
The government is to provide a second package of emergency aid for refugees fleeing Myanmar. The decision by development...
Government to continue sending expert water teams worldwide
The special teams deployed worldwide by the Netherlands to advise countries on how to protect themselves against flooding will ...
Koenders: resolution on Yemen inquiry finally adopted
At the urging of the Netherlands and a coalition of other states, an international and independent inquiry is to be held into...
Koenders welcomes temporary ceasefire with ELN and progress in Colombian peace process
Foreign minister Bert Koenders met with his Colombian counterpart María Ángela Holguín Cuéllar in The Hague on Tuesday to...
Money to support women’s rights and fight hunger
The Dutch government is giving an additional €4 million to She Decides. She Decides is the international initiative launched by...
The Netherlands to make additional contribution to Syria war crimes database
The Netherlands will contribute €1.5 million to the United Nations’ mechanism to collect evidence of atrocities committed in...
JIT countries confirm their support for Dutch prosecution of MH17 suspects
On Wednesday in New York the Netherlands, Australia, Belgium, Malaysia and Ukraine confirmed their political support and...
New focus on role of families of returning ISIS fighters
Today in New York foreign minister Bert Koenders said that stronger international cooperation is needed with regard to the...
Strong foreign policy remains essential
At the State Opening of Parliament, foreign minister Bert Koenders emphasised that, if the Netherlands is to occupy a strong...
Koenders requests UN support for reconstruction of St Maarten
The foreign ministers of the United Kingdom, France and the Kingdom of the Netherlands met on Monday with representatives from...