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In November 2020, the online Week Of Indonesian Netherlands Education And Research (WINNER) kicked off. This was the first time that the plethora of forward-looking sustainable development initiatives in various fields of research and education came together on one platform.

On the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, we put the #WhiteCard initiative in the spotlight which symbolises inclusion, tolerance and peace in sports and beyond.

To get a good start in life, every child needs an education. However, poverty and a lack of good quality education mean that this is simply not a given for millions of children in the world. Circumstances force them into labour which compromises their own opportunities later in life. Child-labour-free zones could turn…

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…

Selling shea nuts they gathered themselves is how many women in Mali and Burkina Faso earn a living. It's a precarious, season-dependent livelihood – but thanks to a public-private partnership (PPP), a Facility for Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Food Security (FDOV) programme sponsored by the Dutch Ministry of…

As the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the world, it has forced schools to close on a massive scale. Past epidemics have shown that when schools close, adolescent girls are at higher risk of sexual exploitation, female genital mutilation, pregnancy and forced marriages.

The Netherlands is proud that the city of Rotterdam can host the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest – live! – from 18 to 22 May. Jeangu Macrooy will represent our country with his song, ‘Birth of a New Age’. With the theme ‘Open Up’, Eurovision fans are invited to delight in the uniting power of music and open up to each…

The 2021 Eurovision song contest came to a spectacular finale on 22 May in Rotterdam as Italy’s band, Måneskin, won the contest and people’s hearts. The event’s theme #OpenUp was brought to life through rock and roll, a high-tech stage and flamboyant costumes, locking the attention of…

Every year in October, the city of Eindhoven hosts the biggest design event in Northern Europe: Dutch Design Week. With ideas from over 2,600 designers, the event showcases the practicality and culture of Dutch design. Each year more and more solutions for solving global challenges are on display under a specific…