Thank you ICARDA and CGIAR for your excellent work in safeguarding the world's public goods, the gene bank in Lebanon holds the genes of 1000s of varieties of plants. Compliments to the high quality experts: Mariana Yazbek, Hassan Machlab and Fouad Maalouf. NL Global Issues NL in Jordan

#Lebanon 's private sector leads green and sustainable transition. greenessencelebanon.com (renewable energy) and gobaladi.com (ecological diary products) receive support from Water and Energy for Food 2.0 MENA, which is co-financed by NL. Inspiring visit! Berytech Hans Peter vd Woude NL Global Issues #SDGs

On this International Mother Earth Day, we should remind ourselves that a shift to a more sustainable economy is crucial for both people and the planet. 🌱 Let’s promote harmony with nature and the Earth: un.org/en/observances…

Very grateful to the Jordanian government and my dear colleague Ayman Safadi for hosting our Ambassador Irma van Dueren, and staff from Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs 🇳🇱 and Ministerie van Defensie. Thanks to your hospitality, they are able to monitor the difficult situation in #Sudan. 🇳🇱🇯🇴

The situation in #Sudan remains concerning. Important to coordinate with international colleagues on this. Thank you, Egypt FM Sameh Shoukry, for sharing your assessment of latest developments and for your efforts to advocate a ceasefire to ensure safety of people in Sudan.

Had a good conversation with FM عبدالله بن زايد of the United Arab Emirates. Grateful for the help of my dear colleague and his insights on the deeply concerning situation in #Sudan. Deescalation and a durable ceasefire are now of utmost importance. We agreed to keep in close contact.

Er is een operatie van verschillende landen bezig om landgenoten te evacueren uit Sudan. Ook Nederland doet hieraan mee met een team van Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken en Ministerie van Defensie in Jordanië. Zij gaan hun uiterste best doen om Nederlanders zo snel en veilig mogelijk op te halen. 1/2

Nederland doet vandaag mee met een internationale evacuatieoperatie. Samen met Ministerie van Defensie proberen we zo veel mogelijk mensen zo snel en veilig mogelijk op te halen. 1/2

"Wij zijn er helemaal klaar voor, we staan in de startblokken", aldus de detachementscommandant. Op dit moment wordt gewerkt aan een evacuatieoperatie om mensen uit Soedan te halen. Lees meer: defensie.nl/actueel/nieuws… #Sudan

Every year on May 4 🇳🇱 commemorate all 🇳🇱 civilians and soldiers who have died serving the Kingdom of the Netherlands in war situations and in peace keeping missions. In 🇱🇧 the 🇳🇱Embassy commemorates May 4 at the UNIFIL monument in Tyr together with Dutch UNIFIL veterans.

#LiberationDay is a national holiday in the Netherlands that is celebrated on May 5th every year 🎆 It marks the end of the Second World War and the country’s liberation from occupation. 📸: Ben Houdijk #LiberationDay

Extremely honored to welcome President William Samoei Ruto, PhD to the GCA Floating Office today to join forces to double down on climate adaptation finance through the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program #AAAP ahead of the Africa Climate Action Summit Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, CON, CGH Moussa Faki Mahamat

Looking forward to welcoming Minister Wopke Hoekstra to Jordan 🇯🇴

Yesterday the 1st Wetskills #Jordan started in #Amman. 22 participants from 10+ countries will work together to CoCreate new solutions #Water #Sustainability. 22 August Finals! Good luck to group & supervisors. Enjoy! NL in Jordan Acacia Water World Waternet Arab Countries Water Utilities Association (ACWUA) GIZ

During her visit to 🇯🇴, 🇳🇱 Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius Kajsa Ollongren met with Prime Minister & Minister of Defense, Bisher Al-Khasawneh to discuss cooperation in the defense sector. She also toured the Military Women’s Training Center & attended part of a training session for women officers.

Today is #Prinsjesdag (Budget Day) in the Netherlands! King Willem-Alexander opens the parliamentary year with a speech from the Throne. It's a celebration of Dutch democracy. ‘Where there is debate, democracy flourishes. Where views clash, the truth emerges.’

#Gender equality remains important challenge in #MENA. Important to include gender effects as key consideration in accelerating climate action. ECDPM 🔎 🌍 Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs 🇳🇱 NL Global Issues Cities Alliance #SDGs #ClimateAction

The Embassy & Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation launched Phase 2 of the Prospects Partnership with ILO Prospects, IFC Middle East, UNHCR Jordan, UNICEF Jordan - يونيسف الأردن, & World Bank MENAAP. 🇳🇱 is investing an extra $98M to support education, employment, protection, & now water in 🇯🇴. ➡️shorturl.at/0hET8

أطلقت وزارة التخطيط والتعاون الدولي والحكومة الهولندية المرجلة الثانية من برنامج شراكة ("آفاق" Prospects) التفاصيل: tinyurl.com/2xhehmzn NL in Jordan Prime Ministry of Jordan RHC World Bank MENAAP WorldBank مجموعة البنك الدولي IFC Middle East UNICEF Jordan - يونيسف الأردن UN Jordan 🇯🇴 UNHCR Jordan

In #Lebanon: IFC signs an agreement with the country's largest technical and vocational training provider to help increase employability of youth, women and vulnerable groups in Lebanon and #Iraq. pressroom.ifc.org/all/pages/Pres…