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Human rights are the cornerstone of human dignity, freedom and development, and form the basis for open and free societies all over the world. The Netherlands supports human rights defenders and organisations, and awards one of them each year with the Human Rights Tulip award. This year the award went to Armenian LGBTI activist Lilit Martirosyan.

How can we increase access to justice for all? And how can we create greater impact at the local, national and international levels? Those are the topics of discussion for the second annual Hague Justice Week, to be held between 3-9 June  2023 in the Hague. During this event, actors from various sectors will…

Inspired by the successful Investing in Women Code in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands today launched Code-V, an alliance spanning the government, the financial industry and the advocacy sector. All 64 parties involved are committed to promoting equal opportunities in entrepreneurship by means of data-driven…

In 2025, it will be exactly 80 years since the end of World War II. The Netherlands has been a free country for a lifetime now. This calls for a celebration at various times and places throughout the land. But what does freedom mean and how is it valued in the Netherlands?

Water and Maritime Top Sector figurehead Thecla Bodewes gives us her vision of the Martime Future: "As a delta, the Netherlands has developed solutions and we want to share them with the world."

How can we tackle the challenges of too much, too little and too dirty water. Many water challenges are man-made and the problems arising from it can only be tackled collectively. This is why we want to take action on and around World Cleanup Day, with our NL Waterway Cleanup.

The Maritime Masterplan sets out a roadmap towards smart and zero-emission shipping. Taking decisions today helps us achieve our global goals for 2050: The maritime future is NOW.

Our maritime sector has set out its vision for a sustainable blue economy in its Maritime Masterplan. The Maritime Future is NOW supports this masterplan for healthy and productive oceans and calls on the world to join in.

Delegates from almost 200 countries have reached a historic agreement on the UN Treaty of the High Seas to protect 30 percent of the ocean by 2030.