Investing in mental health will help us move forwards together
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health issues are compounded by the effects of lockdown. By putting our minds to it, we can help people to become more resilient and united to weather the future challenges we face.
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Promoting education and sexual health for girls
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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.
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Alexandria’s early warning flood system
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Ninety percent of all the world’s disasters are water related. Egypt's largest flood in recent memory in 2015 led to the Anticipatory Flood Management in Alexandria (AFMA) project, a public-private partnership involving Dutch and Egyptian parties.
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Making mouth masks from waste to fight unemployment, poverty and COVID-19
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Early in the pandemic the International Labour Organization predicted half the world’s workforce stood to lose their jobs immediately. In Uganda social enterprise Eco Brix teamed up with Dutch high tech company TMC to produce mouth masks to fight unemployment, poverty and COVID.
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UN75: Shaping our future together
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In 1945, the world united in laying the foundations of the United Nations (UN), in an endeavour to create international solidarity and a shared commitment to peace and security. Today, the organisation still plays an important role in fulfilling these two principles and the Sustainable Developments Goals (SDG16) that are tied into them. The Netherlands is proud to be a member of the UN and works closely with other countries to defend peace and justice worldwide.
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Changing the game together
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Sport is an important enabler of sustainable development. With the aspiration of leaving no one behind and its promotion of tolerance and respect, it can be used as a platform to continue advancing economic development, encourage social inclusion and embrace environmental protection.
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Smart Cities and the valuable role of communities
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As our cities change rapidly, it is difficult to predict how to meet citizens’ needs in the next 30 years, considering the multitude of challenges currently facing the world. Today, the impact of COVID-19 has affected cities around the world. Local communities play an important role in supporting governments to keep people safe and maintain economic performance in some industries.
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