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Situation Middle East: updates from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Blog post | 20-03-2026 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Due to the situation in the Middle East, many Dutch travellers have become stranded. The Dutch government is organising ...

Assistance to Dutch nationals in the Middle East: a look behind the scenes

Blog post | 02-03-2026 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The situation in the Middle East is also having consequences for Dutch nationals. Whether you are on holiday in Dubai, on a ...

The Netherlands is helping Ukraine locate children abducted by Russia

Blog post | 19-02-2026 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Since Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea in May 2014, thousands of Ukrainian children have gone missing. The Netherlands is ...

Winner of the Human Rights Tulip: how Ayin Network is building a memory for Sudan

Blog post | 10-12-2025 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs

In Arabic, Ayin refers to the eye. In Sudanese dialect it means ‘to look’. It is a symbolic name for the media platform that ...

‘Finnish people have a lot of trust in the government and in each other’

Blog post | 10-12-2025 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Every Finn knows what to do in a crisis like a major power outage or a cyberattack. Resilience and defence will be important ...

Women keeping human rights alive

Blog post | 27-11-2025 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Women Human Rights Defenders Day is a moment to recognise the women who, often at great personal risk, stand up for justice, ...

Working together to end violence against women and girls: a global challenge

Blog post | 25-11-2025 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Violence against women and girls is a worldwide problem. The Netherlands is working with other countries to combat it. But the ...

2025 Human Rights Tulip: the 10 nominees

Blog post | 14-11-2025 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs

There are 10 candidates for the 2025 Human Rights Tulip. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands awards this annual ...

Taking international enterprise to the next level through trade promotion

Blog post | 12-11-2025 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Last week, the heads of the economic affairs sections (HEAs) of many Dutch embassies and consulates-general came to the ...

Women needed for peace: 25th anniversary of UN resolution 1325

Blog post | 05-11-2025 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Peace is about more than just ending war. The whole of society must take part in reconstruction, reconciliation and ensuring that ...