Permanent Representation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands 🇳🇱🇦🇼🇨🇼🇸🇽 to the UN, WTO & other intl. organisations | Ambassador: Erica Schouten
Geneva, Switzerland
Joined January 2013
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🎓Connecting academic knowledge with diplomacy in action!
Our Dutch diplomats welcomed students from Erasmus University at the @UNGeneva to exchange ideas and explore the Kingdom of the Netherlands’ role in international diplomacy and multilateral cooperation.
🎉 Celebrating 25 years of @ACWLOfficial today!
👏 25 yrs of empowering developing countries & LDCs through legal advice, training & WTO dispute settlement support.
🇳🇱WTO Amb. Audrey Goosen had the honour to chair this milestone event.
🙏 Thanks to all speakers & ACWL sponsors
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#Aid4Trade Global Review starts TODAY!
Join leaders and experts to reflect on 20 years of Aid for Trade, explore evolving trade and development needs, and forge partnerships to help developing economies realize their trade potential.
More: bit.ly/47rUpuG
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De veiligheid van Oekraïne is ook onze veiligheid. Juist nu Rusland de aanvallen opvoert, moet Europa laten zien dat Oekraïne op ons kan rekenen. Nederland blijft zich samen met onze partners inzetten voor de steun die Oekraïne nodig heeft.
Oekraïne verdedigt zich al jaren met alles wat het heeft tegen de Russische agressie. Niet alleen voor de eigen vrijheid en veiligheid, maar ook voor die van de rest van Europa.
Op het Catshuis in Den Haag ontving ik president @ZelenskyyUa, samen met de @DefensieMin Yeşilgöz-Zegerius en @ministerBZ Berendsen om te spreken over wat Oekraïne nu het hardst nodig heeft. Hierbij sloot @ministerBHOS Sjoerdsma vanuit Kiev digitaal aan.
Rusland voert de aanvallen op burgers en kritieke infrastructuur verder op, juist nu de winter nadert. Daarom breidt het kabinet de steun uit: met een militair wintersteunpakket met onder meer luchtverdediging en drones én met een meerjarig pakket voor energie, drinkwater en gezondheidszorg.
Ik roep alle bondgenoten op om ook hun verantwoordelijkheid te nemen. Want er is meer nodig, juist nu. Op Nederland kan Oekraïne blijven rekenen.
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What do maritime security and AI have in common? Both call for international cooperation.
Our Kingdom works with partners at the UN to solve global challenges together. On #UNday, we look back at the UN General Assembly and why this work matters.
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What do maritime security and AI have in common?⤵️
What do maritime security and AI have in common? Both call for international cooperation.
Our Kingdom works with partners at the UN to solve global challenges together. On #UNday, we look back at the UN General Assembly and why this work matters.
government.nl/latest/weblogs…
On #UNday we emphasize the need to work together on challenges that affect us all. 🌎 ⤵️
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The #ICC thanks the European Parliament @Europarl_EN for awarding the Court and its officials the 2026 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, at a time when the Court and its officials face unprecedented challenges.
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There is growing pressure on global food security as climate change puts harvests and livelihoods at risk. The Netherlands works with partners on resilient crops, better water management and healthy soils. Food, water and climate belong on the same agenda. #WorldFoodDay
Facts matter, especially in times of war.
When international humanitarian law is violated, who establishes the facts?
The International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission #IHFFC: independent, impartial, neutral.
✔️Vote Prof. Dr. Marten Zwanenburg, election 20 Nov 2026, Bern.
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NL is making €15 million available this year for the recovery and reconstruction of Syria. @ministerBHOS announced this during the @worldbankgroup Annual Meeting. The contribution will go to a World Bank fund in which various countries are joining forces.
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Today, King Willem-Alexander was presented with the findings of the independent study into the role of the House of Orange-Nassau in the Netherlands’ history of colonialism and slavery.
The study was conducted by @UniLeiden. ⬇️
Warm congratulations to the 15 newly elected members of the UN Human Rights Council for 2027–2029! 🇧🇷🇧🇮🇩🇴🇩🇪🇬🇭🇮🇪🇯🇵🇯🇴🇰🇼🇳🇵🇳🇬🇲🇩🇺🇦🇺🇾🇿🇲
As an outgoing member and candidate for 2029–2031, the Kingdom of the Netherlands 🇳🇱 looks forward to working with you to advance human rights. #HRC
🇳🇱 Recap 🇺🇳#HRC63:
As a member of the Human Rights Council, #KingdomNLinHRC worked across regions to protect human rights and uphold our shared commitments.
The outcomes on #Sudan and #Russia reaffirm the importance of independent monitoring.
🙏Thank you to all who supported.
Congratulations to #NobelPeacePrize winner Navi Pillay🕊️.
Her lifelong commitment to justice, accountability and human dignity reminds us: there can be no lasting peace without human rights and the rule of law.
#HumanRights #Peace
BREAKING NEWS
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2026 #NobelPeacePrize to Navanethem “Navi” Pillay for her efforts to promote peace and international law.
#NobelPrize
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Every girl and every woman has the right to be safe.
We cannot accept a world where violence is a risk they are expected to navigate.
It's time to prevent violence, hold perpetrators accountable and put an end to violence against women and girls.
— via @UNICEF
On WorldMentalHealth Day, we reaffirm the knowledge & ownership of people with lived experience of #mentalhealth challenges.
Addressing psychological & social needs is essential for sustainable peace: healing the conflicts within us helps resolve the conflicts around us. #MHPSS
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The Netherlands will continue to stand up for the @IntlCrimCourt. As host state and as a signatory to the ICC’s Rome Statute, we will continue to do everything in our power to ensure that the Court can function effectively.
ALT Text on visual: "The sanctions that have been announced against the International Criminal Court mark a new and unwelcome escalation. This is a deeply regrettable step. We will stand firm in defence of the Court. At the same time, it’s important to note that the sanctions will not take effect immediately and that service providers can continue to work for the ICC. The six-month period before the sanctions take effect creates scope for dialogue. We welcome this and will make a serious assessment of the options available, in partnership with the other members of the ICC. " Tom Berendsen, Minister of Foreign Affairs.