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Netherlands to intensify military mission in Afghanistan and end involvement in Mali
The Dutch Cabinet today agreed to step up the Netherlands' contribution to the NATO mission in Afghanistan and to extend it by...
Tender procedure starts for Dutch Pavilion Dubai Expo 2020
The EU tender procedure for the Dutch Pavilion at the World Expo 2020 Dubai has officially started. The tender document was...
Government invests in fight against child labour
The government and business community and civil society organisations are joining forces in the Fund Against Child Labour...
Statement by Minister of Foreign Affairs Stef Blok on the summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un
Minister of Foreign Affairs Stef Blok reacts on the Singapore summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader...
Dutch initiative: UN sanctions against human traffickers in Libya
Criminals who are responsible for human trafficking and people smuggling in Libya are to be put on an international sanctions...
SDG Facility for public-private partnerships launched
Foreign trade and development minister Sigrid Kaag officially launched the Sustainable Development Goals Partnership Facility...
Dutch government invests in human rights
The Netherlands is known as a place where people can be themselves, but unfortunately, there are many countries in the world...
Trade mission to India generates €170 million
This week’s trade mission to India has already generated an estimated €170 million in contracts between Dutch and Indian...
MH17: The Netherlands and Australia hold Russia responsible
The Netherlands and Australia hold Russia responsible for its part in the downing of flight MH17. The government took a...
UN Security Council votes unanimously on Dutch initiative to ban starvation as a weapon of war
On 24 May the UN Security Council voted in favour of a resolution to ban the use of starvation as a weapon of war. The...