How to adapt to climate change? Ad Jeuken from the Dutch company Deltares presented CRIDA, a tool for climate risk assessment, to UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳’s intergovernmental water council IHP unescoWATER. Coming up tomorrow: 26th session of the IHP Council. 👉 unesco-floods.eu/26th-session-o…

🏔️ Discover UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳’s 213 Global Geoparks that tell the story of our geological common heritage. 🇳🇱 Like the Hondsrug (Dog’s back), sculpted by moving land ice during the Ice Age 2.5 million years ago. 👉 A book by UNESCO and gestalten unesco.org/en/articles/un…

During the GA of the 2003 UNESCO Convention for Intangible Cultural Heritage, 🇩🇪made a statement on behalf of 42 MS on Russia’s war against 🇺🇦

Aujourd'hui nous célébrons la Journée internationale des femmes dans la #diplomatie. Leur expertise, leur résilience et leurs idées novatrices nous inspirent à œuvrer pour une politique internationale plus inclusive et égale #feministdiplomacy #internationaldayforwomenindiplomacy

At ⁦UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳⁩ Poland is taking over a chairmanship of the Group of Friends of 🇺🇦 from the Netherlands. Kudos to ⁦Netherlands at UNESCO⁩ for its excellent work! We #StandWithUkraine as we stand for safeguarding values and principles enshrined in ⁦UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳⁩ Consitution.

🌏 A new icon for sustainable development in the Benelux: 🗣️ UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳’s UNESCO Biodiversity Council meeting in Agadir (Morocco) adopted Kempen~Broek as Man and Biosphere reserve. Congrats also to 🇧🇪 for this Dutch-Belgian nomination! 🎉 📸 (2) E. Christis 👉 unesco.org/en/articles/un…

On today’s International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade & its Abolition we reflect upon a painful and significant chapter in world history. Following the Slavery Memorial Year in #KingdomNL, we stay committed to structurally commemorate the slavery past.

To prepare the “rentrée”, Ambassador Monique van Daalen had an inspiring meeting with Gabriela Ramos. Busy agenda and lots of opportunities: ✅ New programme on safety of scientiststs ✅ New Recommendation on Ethics of neurotechnology in the making ✅ Youth forum ✅ and much more!

🌍 To create a culture of science and feed sustainability policy with knowledge, UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 leads the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development (2024-2033). 🎤 The inaugural meeting of the Executive Committee elected Ambassador Monique van Daalen as Co-Chair.

🔬Not all governments have a Chief Science Advisor. Why not? And how to create a culture of science and promote science based policy? 🇳🇱 @wiebebijker on behalf of NWO and G. Verheuvel from Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap participated in G20 Chief Science Advisor Roundtable w/Lidia Arthur Brito at UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳.

🎉The Dutch scientist @MarileenD joined UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳’s International Bioethics Committee. Congrats to her! 👉She is the president of De KNAW but is nominated in her capacity of bionanoscientist. 🔬IBC plays a key role in the development of a global norm regarding neurotechnology.

👏 Warm welcome to @MarileenD to UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 where she just joined the International #Bioethics Committee. 🔬She introduced the topic synthetic biology, the ethics of which IBC will address. Other topics are the ethics of space 🚀, quantum computing 📱 and mental health ☺️.

😍There’s no better way to imagine a career at the United Nations than to experience it first hand. 🇳🇱The Dutch Delegation to UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 welcomed a large group of young professionals from Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap to learn how #KingdomNL and UNESCO promote and protect culture, education and science.

⚖️ How to ensure that #AI improves #gender equality instead of aggravating it? 🇳🇱 Ambassador Monique van Daalen gave a sneak preview of the Dutch Readiness Assessment Methodology report 📲 to be finalized soon by TNO Delft, addressing risks & solutions. 👉 unesco.org/ethics-ai/en/r…

🚴‍♂️ Anti-Doping and UNESCO 💊 2nd meeting of the working group of Member States to make UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳’s #AntiDoping Convention more effective. 🎤 Fundamental debate on the roles of UNESCO and WADA and on improving implementation, chaired by Bram van Houten from Ministerie van VWS.

🇳🇱 The Netherlands AI policy leader! Inspiring exchange between Cyber ambassador Ernst Noorman - Ambassador for Cyber Affairs Monique van Daalen and Gabriela Ramos UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 regarding the fast development of #AI and the roles governments must take to question and guide this development, and manage risks and opportunities.

📲 Governance of #AI 🤝 UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 🌎 and the Dutch Authority for Digital Infrastructure 🇳🇱 launch a training tool to empower supervising authorities in their critical role of overseeing AI systems. 📸 Gabriela Ramos

🇳🇱 The Dutch Forum UNESCO Global Geoparks is looking for a new Chair. 🌎 This role can prepare interesting perspectives for geoparks, such as the possibility of specific policies regarding geological heritage. 📩 Interested? React before 31 January! 👉unesco.nl/nl/artikel/gez…

The Netherlands has 2 UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 water institutes: IHE Delft 💧 Institute for Water Education & IGRAC. Both directors met w/ UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 watersciences director to discuss the future of water cooperation. 📸: S. van Oosteren Ambassador Monique van Daalen Elisabeth Lictevoet (IGRAC) Abou Amani (UNESCO) Eddy Moors (IHE)

Today marks the International Day of Education, highlighting the crucial role of human agency in a world of technological acceleration. We are fully committed to supporting UNESCO’s efforts in this regard.