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The Archives of the Dutch East Indian Company (VOC)

The interest in the archives of the Dutch East India Company Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie VOC has grown steadily in recent years

Netherlands' education response to the influx of Ukrainian students

UNESCO and the Kingdom of the Netherlands renew their partnership for the International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre (IGRAC)

December 9, 2021

Monitoring threats and attacks against journalists in North Macedonia

Interview with Dragan Sekulovski Executive Director of the Association of Journalists of Macedonia AJM

September 16, 2021

Director-General condemns killing of journalist Peter R. de Vries in The Netherlands

North Macedonia

Empathy through education is key to address antisemitism

Parashqevi Qiriazi, "morning star" of women's emancipation

December 17 2020 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Parashqevi Qiriazi born in Bitola now North Macedonia on June 2 1880 one of the key figures of the Albanian Enlightenment of the late 19th and early 20th centuries Her pioneering role in the education and emancipation of women in the Ottoman Empire can be only compared to the achievements of Marianne Hainisch in Austria Annestine Beyer in Denmark or Maria Montessori in Italy Parashqevi Qiriazi was the first woman to write a textbook in Albanian and the only woman to participate in the Bitola Congress which codified the Albanian alphabet in November 1908 Holder of two diplomas Robert College Istanbul and Oberlin College Ohio USA she attended the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 There is a long list of outstanding roles that Parashqevi Qiriazi played on the womens education scene and more broadly in the Albanian national movement for independence from the Ottoman Empire Nothing could undermine her determination neither the harsh working conditions nor political pressures two Balkan wars and two World Wars nor even the difficult moments spent in a concentration camp where she was deported in 1943 with her sister Sevasti and other members of her family as a result of their antifascist activity The magazine she ran in her youth as well as the womens association she was one of the founders of bore the name of Morning Star which wonderfully suited this woman whose contribution to the emancipation of the Albanian people was invaluable Tribute to Parashqevi Qiriazi video by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of North Macedonia The diary of Parashqevi Qiriazi published by the Institute for Intellectual and Cultural Heritage of the Albanians Skopje North Macedonia information in Albanian Source National Commission for UNESCO of the Republic of North Macedonia

December 14, 2020

Amanpour, Cadwalladr, O’Brien and Maalouf are participating at World Press Freedom Conference

Renowned journalist Christiane Amanpour is one of the prominent figures who will be speaking in the digital World Press Freedom Conference which will be transmitted from The Hague on 9 and 10 December Ms Amanpour a BritishIranian correspondent has been an established name in international journalism for decades As a CNN host and news anchor she has reached audiences of tens of millions with her reporting from crisis and war zones and interviews with world leaders She has been awarded multiple prizes and distinctions for her work At World Press Freedom Conference WPFC 2020 Ms Amanpour will be speaking about the importance of press freedom and answer prior questions from participants in the conference hosted by UNESCO and the Kingdom of the Netherlands

October 29, 2020

Ressa, Aristegui, Attalah and Caruana Galizia among confirmed speakers at World Press Freedom Conference

A number of prominent figures from the world of journalism and the media will take the stage at the digital World Press Freedom Conference WPFC which will be held on 9 and 10 December 2020 and broadcast from the World Forum in The Hague

October 9, 2020

UNESCO supports awards given for professional coverage of COVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia

Global conference on press freedom postponed due to COVID-19

In light of the COVID19 outbreak the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands in close consultation with UNESCO has decided to postpone the World Press Freedom Conference 2020 The organizers main concern isto guarantee the health of everyone involved and ensure a high level of attendance from stakeholders around the world