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1. ‘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 ...

   News item | 03-10-2024 | 10:29

2. 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 ...

   News item | 22-08-2024 | 11:37

3. 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 ...

   News item | 21-08-2024 | 16:49

4. 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 ...

   News item | 15-08-2024 | 08:22

5. 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 ...

   News item | 13-08-2024 | 17:14

6. 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 ...

   News item | 05-08-2024 | 09:00

7. 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’, ...

   News item | 01-08-2024 | 08:24

8. 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 ...

   News item | 25-07-2024 | 15:17

9. The Struggle for Youth Employment in Iraq

   After years of conflict and political turmoil, the economy of Iraq is once again growing and its international position is ...

   News item | 24-07-2024 | 15:00

10. Youth, Intergenerational Trauma and Peace Building: Stories from Rwanda

    The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a historic resolution in 2015 which recognized the positive role of youth ...

    News item | 10-07-2024 | 11:16