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5 May: the bells of liberation ring out
The Netherlands Carillon has returned to the US.
Ban on incoming flights from India as of 18.00 on Monday 26 April
From Monday 26 April 2021 at 18.00 there will be a ban on all incoming passenger flights from India. This was decided by the ...
Bangladesh and the Netherlands discuss further strengthening of ties
In april 2021, Bangladesh and the Netherlands held a round of virtual consultations to strengthen economic ties and exchange ...
King’s Day 2021: no celebrations at the embassies
Foreign minister Stef Blok has decided that due to the coronavirus pandemic there will be no King’s Day gatherings at the ...
Circular cooking in Kenya: poop becomes clean fuel
Poop-fired cooking? It doesn’t sound very appetising. But Kenyans have found a way of transforming human waste into clean ...
Circular business in Kenya: from waste to cattle feed
‘People call them beasts, we call them beauties.’ Talash Huijbers (25), founder of Insectipro, breeds black soldier ...
‘Over the next five years we’re going to recycle 150 million plastic bottles’
Victor Boyle-Komolafe’s goal is crystal clear: to rid Nigeria of plastic waste. Victor is the founder of GIVO (Garbage In Value ...
18 European Foreign Ministers: "War criminals and torturers in Syria must not go unpunished"
18 European Foreign Ministers, in a joint statement, call for Syrian war criminals and torturers from going unpunished. Their ...
Climate resilience: sunflowers for a better life
‘Solutions for climate adaptation come from people, not from protocols’, says Dr Mithika Mwenda, Executive Director of the Pan ...
The Netherlands announces intention to earmark €2 million to combat impunity
At a digital event dedicated to fighting impunity, which was organised in collaboration with International Commission of Jurists ...