Permanent Representation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands 🇳🇱🇦🇼🇨🇼🇸🇽 to the UN, WTO & other intl. organisations | Ambassador: Erica Schouten
Geneva, Switzerland
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#HRC63: Combatting technology-facilitated gender-based violence requires a global, collective and coordinated effort
Full statement of #KNL 🇳🇱 below:
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Schools should be safe spaces.
At #HRC63 🇳🇱 raised concern about the indoctrination and militarisation of Ukrainian children in territories temporarily occupied by Russia and called on Russia to cease attempts to erase Ukrainian identity
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Let us combine efforts, networks, and form coalitions.
@ministerBHOS underlined that humanitarian diplomacy requires both humanitarian and political teams. It must focus on specific crises like Sudan, to increase access, improve safety, and strengthen respect for IHL. #HLW2026
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“Nowhere is Safe.”
At a #HRC63 side event, 🇳🇱 highlighted how Russia’s repression increasingly follows journalists, activists and other critical voices into exile.
States must work together to protect those targeted and prevent abuse of international systems.
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Russia’s external aggression and internal repression are closely intertwined.
That repression increasingly extends beyond its borders.
At #HRC63, 🇳🇱 called on Russia to repeal repressive legislation and cease all acts of transnational repression.
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Netherlands Mission in Geneva retweeted
This week, countries from around the world are gathering in New York for the UN General Assembly. 🇺🇳
With so many different interests, how do you actually get things done? Our Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Bahia Tahzib-Lie, explains ⬇️
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At #HRC63, 🇳🇱 highlighted the need to counter abusive lawsuits targeting journalists and human rights defenders.
Through our Safety for Voices programme, we support those facing legal harassment and help strengthen press freedom and resilience worldwide. (1/2)
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🇳🇱 Statement at the UN Human Rights Council #HRC63 ⤵️:
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At #HRC63, #KingdomNL spoke on behalf of 🇧🇪🇱🇺🇳🇱 to mark 60 years of the International Covenants on Human Rights.
We highlighted the vital role of treaty bodies and called on States to engage constructively, respect their independence and condemn reprisals. (1/2)
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🇧🇪🇱🇺🇳🇱 Statement at the Human Rights Council #HRC63⤵️:
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Netherlands Mission in Geneva retweeted
60 years ago the @UN adopted twin treaties, known as the Human Rights Covenants, that brought the force of law to the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, @UNHumanRights chief @volker_turk said at an #HRC63 Human Rights Council panel marking the anniversary.
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At #HRC63, 🇳🇱 co-organised a side event on the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against #Ukraine.
The Tribunal can help close an accountability gap and reinforce a fundamental principle: violations of the #UNCharter must not go unanswered.
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Budget Day is a celebration of Dutch #democracy.👇
#Prinsjesdag 🇳🇱
Today is #Prinsjesdag (Budget Day) in the Netherlands, a day on which we celebrate democracy. The King will deliver the Speech from the Throne and will officially open the parliamentary year. The government unveils its budget and plans for the year ahead.
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It's #DemocracyDay.
Democracy deserves our attention every day.
Our 🇳🇱 Ambassador is “checking in” on the important matters that keep democracy strong.
We have a shared commitment to #democracy.
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Spotlight on #Multilateralism in Geneva #HRC 👇
The @UN brings countries together to work on freedom, security, prosperity, human rights, and an international ruled based order worldwide. For the Kingdom of the Netherlands that means working with partners, for example in the UN Human Rights Council. 1/2
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At #HRC63, we underline the alarming scale & pervasiveness of human rights violations in Sudan. We also call on all States and external actors to refrain from actions that sustain and fuel the conflict and to cease any direct or indirect support to the parties to the conflicts.
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#HRC63 | 🇪🇺EU at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on human rights in #Afganistan⤵️
The Taliban stranglehold on Afghan society has only been tightening. The EU strongly condemns all human rights violations in 🇦🇫. Accountability is essential. The EU will therefore financially support the operationalization of the independent investigative mechanism. #HRC63
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