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From Cacao in Ghana to Geopolitics in the Baltic Sea: Dutch Youth Advise the MFA in a New Year of The West Wing
At the start of October, a kick-off session of the upcoming year of The West Wing was festively celebrated at the Ministry of ...
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Dialogue and Impact - the Youth Advisory Committee visits the Ministry
In the week of June 2nd, The Hague set the stage for the much anticipated Youth Advisory Committee Meet-Up Week. Members of the ...
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Meaningful Youth Participation in Practice – The Rabat Process and Nigeria’s local YACs
In May 2025, the Ambassador for Youth, Education, and Work, Jurriaan Middelhoff visited Nigeria. Throughout this activity-filled ...
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Interview with Emma van Nieuwenhuizen, Dutch UN Youth Representative Human Rights and Security and Delegate to the ECOSOC Youth Forum
Between 15 and 17 April, the ECOSOC Youth Forum took place in New York, providing a platform for young people to the United ...
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Visiting Umm al-Dunya: Investing in Egyptian youth for sustainable development
In a world filled with challenges and opportunities, young people are the basis of a bright and sustainable future! Recently, the ...
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Hope, and the fight for change: Youth Ambassador visiting Bangladesh 6 months after its youth revolution
What happens when a generation refuses to stay silent? In the summer of 2024, young people in Bangladesh took to the streets in ...
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Tulip Youth Ambassador Awards in Moldova: Supporting Young People for Positive Change
Since 2016, our embassy in Moldova has been working on initiatives that support young people to make a difference in their ...
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Interview with Yasmine and Damilola from the Youth Advisory Committee
Between 2nd and 9th of November, the Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) visited the ...
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Youth Ambassador's visit to Mozambique and meetings with the Youth Advisory Board
Between 26th and 30th of August 2024, the Ambassador for Youth, Education and Work visited Mozambique for a lively and impressive ...
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The One Young World summit in Montréal
In August this year, 31 of the best and brightest young entrepreneurs from various countries in Africa and the Middle East ...
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‘Voix des Jeunes au Mali’: Giving voice to youth amidst Mali’s development challenges
Recently, the Residency of the Dutch Embassy in Mali opened its doors to over twenty-five young people from different regions of ...
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Interview with Ayomikun Kukoyi from the Youth Sustainable Development Network
Youth at Heart is all over the world, both within the work of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and beyond. This interview ...
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Introducing the Youth Advisory Committee to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for 2024-2025
The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs (NL MFA) is thrilled to announce the addition of a new cohort to its esteemed Youth ...
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Climate youth and the Dutch government
It is evident that youth is disproportionately affected by climate change. Not in the least because they will experience the most ...
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How is youth affected by climate change and why is this important?
Drought, extreme heat and a shorter wet season are evident all across the regions where the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs is ...
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Transformative youth empowerment: the YESI Initiative's role in a just transition
The Youth Advisory Council (YAC) of the Netherlands Embassy in South Africa recently launched the Youth Empowerment through ...
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From New York to Dushanbe: Youth following progress on the UN Water Action Agenda
The Third High-Level International Conference on the International Decade for Action ‘Water for Sustainable Development’, ...
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Interview with Ilias Sawadogo, Youth Focal Point at the Embassy of the Netherlands in Burkina Faso
Youth at Heart is all over the world, both within the work of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and beyond. This interview ...
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