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NL FMS seeks 2 interns for Africa Day 2022
Do you possess organisational and/or creative talent? Then apply now for one of the two internship vacancies available at Foundation Max van der Stoel for the organisation of the Africa Day 2022. After a two-year absence, the Africa Day will be back on 9 April 2022 as the biggest event in the field of Africa and international cooperation in the Netherlands. The FMS is looking for two interns to organise this day.
Afghanistan Lecture: Dr Massouda Jalal
The Max van der Stoel Foundation, together with the Amsterdam Labour Party, is organising a lecture by Dr Massouda Jalal, former Minister of Women's Affairs of Afghanistan. She has been staying in the Netherlands since the Taliban took over.
"The climate crisis is essentially an injustice."
In the run-up to the publication of our report Climate Justice: African Perspectives, the FMS interviewed several activists, politicians and experts working on climate justice (climate justice). For what does climate justice mean to them? And how are they committed to it? The second in this series is Bertram Zagema, policy advisor and researcher at Oxfam Novib.
"It's time we stopped worrying so much about ourselves, and also looked around us."
In the run-up to the publication of our report Climate Justice: African Perspectives, the FMS interviewed several activists, politicians and experts working on climate justice (climate justice). For what does climate justice mean to them? And how are they committed to it? The first interview in this series is with Joris Thijssen: Member of Parliament on behalf of the Labour Party (PvdA) and former director of Greenpeace.
Letter to the informateur: International solidarity in the coalition agreement
The Hague, 23 June 2021
The corona crisis has once again demonstrated our global dependency. This calls for our solidarity. We must now commit to a sustainable global recovery. That means tackling growing inequality with the aim of a better future for future generations. This requires ambitious international policies. OS has a crucial role in tackling climate change and promoting democracy, human rights and fair trade systems. The UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) guide this nationally and internationally.
Let Me Say This - Evgenija Janakieska
Video: EU integration
Meet Evgenija Janakieska! Watch the fourth video in the Let Me Say This series, this month with Evgenija Janakieska.
A minimum tax rate for businesses: is this G7 plan the right one?
"A tipping point", "historic agreement", and a "sweeping overhaul of global tax system": last weekend, on 5 June, the finance ministers of the G7 countries reached an agreement on a minimum tax rate of 15% for companies. For years, the risk of a 'race to the bottom' has been lurking, with countries competing with ever lower taxes and ways to evade tax. All for a good business location climate for companies. Such a minimum tax rate is likely to stop this development. Yet not everyone is reacting positively to the agreement.
Let Me Say This - Milka Yemane
Video: Migration & Diaspora
Meet Milka Yemane! Watch the third video in the Let Me Say This series, this month with Milka Yemane.
Belarus a country to live in
Following the falsified 9 August 2020 election results, people in Belarus took to the streets en masse to demonstrate against Aleksandr Lukashenko's autocratic regime. Due to extreme police brutality and numerous arrests, demonstrations with hundreds of thousands of participants slowly turned into smaller local protests. Yuri Stylski, musician from Brest: 'I was invited to play in a residential area in the autumn. There were many families with children. In the afternoon, a theatre group performed a play. In the evening, I was playing a few songs when someone shouted, "The beachcombers are there, quick away!" One of the residents hid me in his flat just until they had left again. Of course, they knew where to find me anyway. The police organised crime department forced me to sign a protocol stating that I would no longer act. Since then, we have only done live streams.'
Let Me Say This - Hend Mgaeith
Video: Youth Empowerment
Meet Hend Mgaieth! Watch how Hend Mgaieth brings about change for a more equal and just society in the second "Let Me Say This" video.
Produced in cooperation with Makmende Media each video starts with the words "Let Me Say This...".
