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BLOG - Germany’s successful G20 presidency

17-07-2017 | 00:00

Noe van Hulst, Ambassador of the Netherlands to the OECD, Chair of the IEA Governing Board How should we assess the German...

Explanation of vote of the Netherlands on text of Nuclear Ban Treaty

07-07-2017 | 19:02

Madam Chair, Let me first thank you for all the efforts by you and your team over these past three weeks. We all know that...

Call for Papers: Measuring the Impact of Business on Well-being and Sustainability

06-07-2017 | 14:39

The OECD Statistics Directorate, together with HEC Paris/SnO Center, has recently published a call for papers to develop and...

Council Resolution 2166 / MH17 / JIT

06-07-2017 | 00:20

OECD: Public-private agreements have been highly effective at tackling agricultural emissions in the Netherlands

23-06-2017 | 14:55

Recently the OECD published a study assessing whether existing policies in the Netherlands create synergies or trade-offs...

Press Release, 8 June 2017 - LAUNCH NETWORK FOR OPEN ECONOMIES AND INCLUSIVE SOCIETIES

08-06-2017 | 13:48

A group of countries announced the formation of a new Network for Open Economies and Inclusive Societies. The announcement was...

UN Security Council Membership 2018

24-05-2017 | 23:36

Last year we were very grateful for the broad support for the Split Term of Italy (2017) and the Netherlands (2018) in the UN...

BLOG - Commentary: The untapped potential of energy efficiency

11-05-2017 | 00:00

Noé van Hulst Ambassador of The Netherlands at the OECD and Chairman of the IEA Governing Board What is the world’s single most...

BLOG - Smartphones are child’s play, but what about the child labour?

11-05-2017 | 00:00

Roel Nieuwenkamp, Chair of the OECD Working Party on Responsible Business Conduct Digital technology depends on energy, and...

Successful kick-off of the Roundtable on Financing Water

26-04-2017 | 22:27

On April 12-13 the first Round Table on Financing Water was held at OECD's Headquarters.  

National statement of the Kingdom of the Netherlands at the 201st Executive Board

24-04-2017 | 00:00

National Statement of the Kingdom of the Netherlands at UNESCO’s 201st Executive Board by Mary Kachavos, Youth Representative...

Dinner on Responsible Business Conduct and Labour Related issues

10-04-2017 | 00:00

On the 10^th of April, the Permanent Representation (PR) of the Netherlands to the OECD, hosted a dinner on Responsible Business...

Workshop on international cooperation in STI (Science, Technology and Innovation)

03-04-2017 | 14:42

On 22 March 2017 the OECD held a scoping workshop on international cooperation in STI (Science, Technology and Innovation), ...

BLOG - Addressing the imbalance between investment protection and people protection: Making globalisation work for all

14-03-2017 | 00:00

Roel Nieuwenkamp, Chair of the OECD Working Party on Responsible Business Conduct (@nieuwenkamp_csr)  

UNESCO PERSIST: How long will our digital heritage remain accessible?

02-03-2017 | 00:00

We can still read the clay tablets that were made 2000 years ago with our eyes. But the words we wrote in WordPerfect not so ...

The Netherlands invest in strengthening women's organizations in the Global South

03-02-2017 | 12:05

New Dutch funding facility ‘Leading From the South’ open for proposals.

BLOG - A Responsibility Revolution in the Fashion Industry: How OECD’s new Due Diligence Instrument can transform the global garment industry

31-01-2017 | 00:00

The collapse of the Rana Plaza factory in 2013 with a loss of over 1,130 lives was a jarring reminder that though much has been...

Minister Ploumen launches 'SHE DECIDES'

28-01-2017 | 11:00

Dutch government makes first donation.