Permanent Delegation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to UNESCO

Vandaag is het de Internationale Dag van Multilateralisme en voor Vrede. Op deze dag wordt de waarde van en internationale belicht. Internationale samenwerking is fundamenteel om de drie van de United Nations, zoals aangegeven in het Handvest van de VN, te bewerkstelligen: & veiligheid, ontwikkeling en . Nederland hecht grote waarde aan multilaterale samenwerking en de op regels gebaseerde internationale orde.

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Heute ist der internationale Tag des Multilateralismus und der des Friedens. An diesem Tag wird die Wichtigkeit des sowie der internationalen Zusammenarbeit betont. Internationale ist von grundlegender Bedeutung um die drei Säulen der Vereinten Nationen, festgelegt in deren Charta, zu erreichen: & Sicherheit, Entwicklung und . Die Niederlande schätzen multilaterale Zusammenarbeit und die regelbasierte internationale Ordnung.

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We would like to introduce our new intern Mara Kamerling. Mara studies Cultural History and Comparative Literature at the Utrecht University.

"During my internship my focus will be on freedom of speech, world heritage and emancipation. I am looking forward to support the delegation with their work!"

We welcome her to Paris and wish her the best of luck!

Stop online harassment of women journalists and come to UNESCO on the 18th of June!

We were invited to visit one of our beautiful nominations to the World Heritage List! The New Dutch Waterline made use of our best ally to defend the Netherlands: a layer of water of 50 cm - too shallow for ships and too deep for men on horses - would keep the enemy at bay. Forts reinforced vulnerable points. Nowadays they are a beautiful example of living heritage.

Today is ! Freedom of expression is one of the Dutch Human Rights priorities, and UNESCO is an essential partner to protect journalists, internet freedom and access to information. This year, World Press Freedom Day is celebrated in Ethiopia, with a focus on the role of media in elections and democracy. Ambassador Wesseling is in Addis Ababa on behalf of the Netherlands (Follow him on Twitter!: www.twitter.com/hcwesseling). The Netherlands is looking forward to host the next World Press Freedom Day in 2020.

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"Secundary education increases the chance of sustainable peace by fifty percent", said Kate Radford, Programme Director of War Child Holland. Yesterday, she and dr. Faiza Haissain received the UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Alkhalifa Prize for the use of ICT in Education.

War Child Holland's winning "Can't Wait to Learn" programme is currently operating in Sudan, Jordan, Lebanon and Uganda and makes it possible for children in conflict areas to learn with educational games on tablets. Even in areas where there are no schools and no electricity! For more details, see: https://www.warchildholland.org/news/unesco-prize-education/ -donation

"Few geologists have been introduced to the concept of sustainability during their studies" said Brigitte Vlaswinkel, the Chair of UNESCO's International Geosciences Council (IGCP). Last Thursday, she presented a new vision for UNESCO's geoscience projects. Ambassador Hans Wesseling opened the meeting with some concrete examples of the impact of climate change on peoples livelihoods.

This year 2019 is the International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements, which was inaugurated at UNESCO last Tuesday. 150 years after the discovery of the Periodic System by Dmitri Mendeleev, world-renowned scientists were invited to speak about the prospects of current scientific endeavours. Among them was prof. Ben Feringa, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands.

Sometimes UNESCO World Heritage Sites can change a little. Yesterday, the Netherlands presented an extension of the already listed Defense Line of Amsterdam. Built between 1815 and 1940, The Dutch Water Defense Lines form a complete defence system that extends over 200 km along the edge of the administrative and economic heartland of Holland. The Lines contain unique, well-preserved military management structures like the very first ‘fan sluice’ in world history. More explanations here: https://nieuwehollandsewaterlinie.nl/en/