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Netherlands seeks seat on UN Human Rights Council
On Tuesday the Netherlands officially launched a campaign to sit once again on the Human Rights Council of the United Nations. ...
ILO, the Netherlands to take joint action against child labour
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Netherlands intend to work together to help eliminate child labour in Africa, ...
High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein to receive 2018 Human Rights Tulip
2018 Human Rights Tulip
Brighter prospects for displaced Iraqis
The Dutch government will support displaced Iraqis returning to towns and villages recently occupied by ISIS. Sigrid Kaag, the ...
Minister Blok to visit Indonesia
On Tuesday 3 and Wednesday 4 July 2018 foreign minister Stef Blok will visit Indonesia. In Jakarta he will speak with the ...
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 (FBK), ...
Dutch government invests in human rights
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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 resolution ...
Netherlands to sound alarm on Syria in UN Security Council
On Tuesday Dutch foreign minister Stef Blok, as UN Security Council President, will sound the alarm on the situation in Syria. ...
Netherlands working in Security Council to help people of Yemen
Under the Netherlands’ presidency, the UN Security Council has spoken out about the humanitarian crisis in Yemen. ‘By doing so,’ ...