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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?

In november 2020, the World Press Freedom Conference (WPFC) Digital Edition took place in The Hague. Since 2012, a Youth Newsroom has been a part of the conference. As WPFC 2020 co-host, the Netherlands provided Youth Newsroom participants with perparatory coaching for the first time.

For centuries, the Netherlands has been famous for its dykes and reclaimed land, now the country is giving its polders back to the water.

As the world population grows so does demand for high quality, nutritious food. Farmed fish satisfies growing demand and meets environmental criteria.

To raise awareness about the great urgency required to address water-related challenges, the Netherlands had launched the We Value Water campaign.

Water as Leverage is a Dutch-founded public-private partnership (PPP) programme which is inclusive and multidisciplinary, but what makes it stand out is the involvement of financial institutions right from the start.

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.