Newsflash: Dutch liberals want to cut € 3 billion in foreign aid
The Dutch liberals (VVD) want to cut three billion euros in development aid, from € 4.4 billion euros to € 1.4 billion per year. The money which stays available for foreign aid, must be spent on emergencies and typical Dutch areas like flood protection, agriculture and the fight against HIV. Earlier this year, PVV leader [...]
Pressure increases to deny Dutch bus contract to Israel settlement profiteer Veolia
Pressure is growing on the Dutch regional administrative council of Haaglanden — whose major city is The Hague — to end its business with Veolia Transport because of the deep complicity of Veolia Environment with grave Israeli violations of international law. Veolia is involved in projects that strengthen Israel’s illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank [...]
Palestinian, Dutch groups tell The Hague: don’t give contract to Israel settlement profiteer Veolia
Dutch and Palestinian human rights organizations are calling for the Dutch regional administrative council of Haaglanden — whose major city is The Hague — to exclude Veolia Transport from bidding for a bus contract, because of the firm’s role in projects that strengthen Israel’s illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank such as the Jerusalem Light Rail [...]
Dutch government will cut € 1 billion on development cooperation: the missing link according to NL-Aid
The Netherlands spends 0.7% of its GNP on development cooperation (foreign aid), resulting into € 4 to 5 billion annual. To compare: Spain and Italy spend € 2,5 billion, Australia and Switzerland € 1,5 billion, Sweden € 2,7 million, the UK € 7,8 million and the USA € 19 million (see Millennium map where the [...]
IRAQ: LGBT community faces serious human rights abuses
Mr. U. Rosenthal, Minister of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands Dear Minister Rosenthal, I am writing to you regarding the section in your December 2011 Netherlands Country Report on Iraq about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. While I appreciates your government’s discussion of Iraqis identifying as LGBT in the report, I am concerned that the [...]
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