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South Africa Launches First European Home Affairs Service Centre in The Hague
The Hague, 22 October 2025 — South Africa’s Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, officially inaugurated the country’s first European Home Affairs service centre in The Hague, Netherlands, marking a milestone in the government’s efforts to … Read More »
Common Fund for Commodities Celebrates 36 Years of Advancing Sustainable Commodity Development
The Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) celebrated its 36th anniversary with a reception at the Embassy of the Philippines in The Hague on 11 September 2025. The event brought together ambassadors, senior officials, and international partners … Read More »
Peru’s Tall Ship B.A.P. Unión Showcases Maritime Heritage at Sail Amsterdam 2025
Amid the grandeur of Sail Amsterdam 2025, one ship captured hearts and minds with her powerful presence and deep cultural resonance—Peru’s majestic B.A.P. UNIÓN. As part of her Midshipmen Training Deployment 2025, the UNIÓN docked in … Read More »
Africa Day 2025 Diplomatic Gala in the Netherlands: The Year of Reparations – A Call for Justice, Unity, and Progress
FRONT ROW FROM LEFT TO RIGHTH. E. Mrs Madeleine Liguemoh Ondoua / Ambassador of the Republic of CameroonH.E. Ms Caroline Kitana Chipeta / Ambassador of the United Republic of TanzaniaMs Omaima Alsharief / Chargée d’ Affairs … Read More »
Embassy of Panama in The Hague Organizes Conference on 25 Years of Panamanian Administration of the Panama Canal
Engineer Ilya Espino de Marotta, Deputy Administrator and Chief of the Sustainability Office of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP); H.E. Carlos Guevara Mann, Vice Minister for Multilateral Affairs and Cooperation of Panama’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs; … Read More »
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima Attend 80 Years of Freedom Commemoration
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima attend the national launch of the 80 Years of Freedom commemoration in the Netherlands, held in Mesch, Limburg. This event marks the start of the liberation of the Netherlands in 1944 and is … Read More »
The Hague: 125 Years of Peace and Justice – a Beacon for Global Governance
BY THE MAYOR OF THE HAGUE, MR. JAN VAN ZANEN The Hague describes itself as the ‘international city of peace and justice’. Anyone who is interested to discover how that came about, sooner or later, will … Read More »
Celebrating Africa Day 2024 in the Netherlands with the Theme “Education Fit for the 21st Century”
FRONT ROW FROM LEFT TO RIGHTH.E. Mr. Diarrassouba Mifougo Yousouf, Ambassador of Côte d’IvoireH.E. Mrs. Isabelle Ndahayo, Ambassador of BurundiMs. Oumaima Sherif, Chargé d’Affaires a.i. SudanH.E. Mrs. Salima Abdelhak, Ambassador of AlgeriaH.E. Mrs. Maria Isabel Encoge … Read More »
Ambassador François ALABRUNE Addressing Global Challenges at the Alliance Française in The Hague: Insights from Franco-Dutch Collaboration on Ecology and Water Management
© Leslie Hondebrink-Hermer, Embassy of France in the Netherlands H.E. Mr. François ALABRUNE, French Ambassador to the Netherlands, attended a reception hosted by the Alliance Française in The Hague on June 10th, 2024 on the occasion of … Read More »
Celebrating 242 years of Dutch-American friendship
Dutch-American Friendship Day is annually celebrated on April 19 to commemorate the start of diplomatic relations between the United States and the Netherlands. BY H.E. MS. SHEFALI RAZDAN DUGGAL, U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS … Read More »
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